Creating educational video with Camtasia

1. Jennifer J. Chilek
eLearning Specialist

2. are you currently able to…
1. Determine if video is a sound educational method
for your learners and your content?
2. Plan and script an educational video?
3. Compose a shot, following the rule of thirds and
best practices?
4. Import video into Camtasia?
5. Edit video and audio in Camtasia?
6. Upload educational video into youtube?

3. by the end of the day you will be able to…
1. Determine if video is a sound educational method
for your learners and your content
2. Plan and script an educational video
3. Compose a shot, following the rule of thirds and
best practices
4. Import video into Camtasia
5. Edit video and audio in Camtasia
6. Upload educational video into youtube

6. and you don’t need fancy stuff
http://vimeo.com/97634383

7. but.. is video the right choice?
• Content
– certification?
– personal growth?
• Audience
– connectivity
– attention span
– tech-saviness
– learning style
• What are your Learning Objectives?

8. consider microlearning
http://coursmos.squarespace.com/blog/2013/8/31/what-are-micro-courses

9. aim for 6 minutes or less
• Research at the University of Rochester, 2013
established that the optimal length for online
videos is 6 minutes or less
– Average engagement time of any video maxes out at 6
minutes, regardless of its length.
– To maximize student engagement,
chunk content into small, bite‐sized pieces.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/

10. video is not difficult anymore
http://www.authntk.com/

11. Video is not difficult anymore
When Richard Dunn found himself alone overnight in Vegas, he made a video with Celine Dion’s 1996 “All By Myself.”
Dunn really did produce the five-minute video all by himself, creatively using moving walkways, escalators and
strategically placed luggage tape.
As Dunn explained on his Vimeo page, “I got a person behind a ticket counter to give me a roll of luggage tape before
she left. I then found a wheelchair with a tall pole on the back and I taped my iPhone to that.
I put it on the moving walkway for a dolly shot. I also taped my iPhone to the extended handle on my computer bag.
I would tuck different things under the bag to get the right angle. For the escalator shot I had to sprint up the steps after
I got my shot so the computer bag didn't hit the top and fall back down…”
http://vimeo.com/97634383

14. video is not difficult anymore
But GOOD video isn’t easy
Get a better shot by heeding the Rule of thirds:
http://vimeo.com/14315821

19. tap first- shoot later
http://www.maclife.com/

22. angles matter
http://www.maclife.com/

23. your turn
selfie time!
take one from above
take one from below

26. remember… 6 minutes or less
• Research at the University of Rochester, 2013
established that the optimal length for online
videos is 6 minutes or less
– Average engagement time of any video maxes out at 6
minutes, regardless of its length.
– To maximize student engagement,
chunk content into small, bite‐sized pieces.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/

27. scripting
• A script will help you plan out what to say and
what to capture while recording.
– It also provides text for captioning later!
• At the very least, create an outline of talking
points and what to capture for each segment.

28. storyboarding
• Creating a storyboard – whether simple or elaborate – helps you plan your video
shot by shot.
• You can make changes before you start, instead of changing your mind later.
• You can plan to cover specific points and get specific shots as part of the planning
process- instead of kicking yourself for forgetting key points later.

29. your turn
outline or storyboard
at least two
2-6 minute video pieces

30. video 101- shooting techniques
http://vimeo.com/videoschool/101

31. capturing better audio
• Use an external mic if your subject is 10 feet away
– http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/2/capturing-good-sound
• Turn off or disable notifications that might get
captured with the recording
• Before you start recording, listen to ambient sound
– Record a little without speaking, then listen to the audio
– Minimize the ambient noise- lights and equipment humming,
wind noise etc- as much as possible

32. my equipment

33. my equipment

34. your turn
record at least two
2-6 minute video pieces

35. • cables
• wireless
• drop box
• etc
• etc
get the video to the computer

36. camtasia

37. camtasia overview
http://youtu.be/QzqkirOoMXo

38. camtasia getting started project
Workbook page 6- Explore the Camtasia interface

39. camtasia interface

40. importing media
Workbook page 40 -Add Media to Timeline

41. importing media

42. importing media

43. if using with google drive

44. getting video into camtasia

45. your turn
Import at least two
2-6 minute video pieces

46. imported media in clip bin
Right click clip bin item
to access menu

47. timeline

48. clip bin items on timeline tracks

49. clip bin items on timeline tracks
Zoom
Add a Track
Lock a Track
Adjust Heights

50. camtasia is helpful

51. selecting media on the timeline

52. choose background color in Editing Dimensions
Right click preview
window

53. separate audio & video to edit independently

54. right click menu to Edit Audio
Workbook page 75- Fade Audio in and Out

55. your turn
Adjust audio and/or
video properties

57. JMG medicine plant
http://youtu.be/Av2et7ad_GQ

58. your turn
Fade the clips into
each other or
apply some other
transition

59. captions
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handout

62. camtasia paste script
Select and copy from
storyboard or script
Paste into the text box
in the captions tab

63. camtasia speech to text
Select the audio to transcribe
Take time to train voice recognition
Edit to fix mistakes, add punctuation etc.

64. your turn
Add captions

65. saving

66. sharing

67. sharing options

68. produce and share
Workbook page 94- Produce and Share

69. produce and share options

70. camtasia produce & share mp4

71. Rendering…

72. camtasia share to YouTube
Workbook page 98- Share to YouTube

73. youtube

77. Using the YouTube video editor

78. YouTube automatic captioning

79. YouTube video manager

80. Editing YouTube auto Captioning

81. youtube

82. your turn
Share if you’re ready!
Save the project if
you’re not!!

83. on iOS you can go from i to you
• Not every video needs a lot of editing
• You can go straight from an iphone, ipad or
mini to youtube w/ no editing
Then add captions from within youtube
• You can go from an iDevice to iMovie to do
minimal edits then upload to youtube
http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/34/video-101-importing-with-imovie

84. It’s the end of the day!
Are you able to…
1. Determine if video is a sound educational
method for your learners and your content
2. Plan and script an educational video
3. Compose a shot, following the rule of thirds
and best practices
4. Import video into Camtasia
5. Edit video and audio in Camtasia
6. Upload educational video into youtube

85. Jennifer J. Chilek
eLearning Specialist