3. Queries
• What is screencasting?
• Where did I first hear about it as a feedback tool?
• How can I use it for my purposes?
• When did it first really work?
• Is it effective? Why?
4. Queries
• What is screencasting?
“A digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen
capture, often containing audio narration.” – Wikipedia
• Where did I first hear about it as a feedback tool?
From Russell Stannard in IATEFL Harrogate 2010.
• How can I use it for my purposes?
Tutorials, feedback, etc.
• When did it first really work?
For peer feedback & a group project.
• Is it effective? Why?
Certainly. Spells out what I really think while I’m at it.
9. Ideas for Effective Screencasts
• Use of a tablet PC or an IWB
• Track changes & comments (Review menu)
• Inking in Word (Review menu)
• Scanning papers into pdf, adding
comments & highlights in Acrobat Reader X (10.1.5)
• Flipped classroom
• General class feedback
• Individualized feedback
13. Reflections
How far has this technique revolutionized
your thinking about providing feedback in
various contexts?
14. Conclusions
• Capturing audio, video and screens is as
easy as a keystroke.
• For a teacher to self-record multimodal
feedback could be a transformational
experience.
16. References
• Talking with Students through Screencasting:
Experimentations with Video Feedback to Improve
Student Learning: http://tinyurl.com/b4jkd9v
• The spelling Mistake: Scene One, Take One:
http://tinyurl.com/yda4dy2
• "Grading," TechSmith's e-Learning Trainers Series:
http://bitly.com/bundles/tsc/e