I have been making videos for my course - K200 - for several years. I use primarily screen capture because when you teach a tech course you must have a way to show what to click. Hence, screen capture.
This summer, thanks to help from other instructional designers, I started using Camtasia. I do like it very much. The Camtasia publishing company, TechSmith, now likes to send me emails. Today's email: 7 Videos That Help You Build Effective Online Courses. I do like this article. It is general, giving broad strokes on what types of videos to make. I must admit I was pleased that I was making or had made some of these videos already. Phew! There were also several videos I don't make. I don't know if I am ready to make project feedback videos; time to reconsider. Also this semester I got my first video from a student for an introductory discussion post. Made my day.
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It's probably just me, but I really loathe it when people say "pedagogy" like it is precious. Like the whole concept and word are delicate crystal that must be preserved. Oh good grief. The definition is: Noun plural ped·a·go·gies. 1. the function or work of a teacher; teaching. the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods. (Thank you Dictionary.com.) People, just do it, ok? Stop clutching your chest and placing your hands to your head and wailing "but the pedagogy!"
Oh for goodness sake if someone isn't a good teacher or the instructional design is off, just say so, fix it, and move on. Pedagogy is not the Holy Grail. It doable, actionable, and is mixed with logic, social, and emotional intelligence. Just do it. Please Note: If it is precious to you, then love it, enjoy it, and keep it precious. Do what helps you. I just had to write this and now I am done. Let's go back to being awesome teachers. IMHO. Ah the word Website or website or Web site or, well you get the idea.
I am updating my CV and had to take a good hard look at how I spell Website. I decided about 10 years ago that I would always proudly type it as one word and capitalized: Website. However, as a technologist I know I must always update so off to the the Web I went! What is the proper way to spell this. The below listed sources all agree, website shows an up date in term. Interesting that they also talked about how tech terms change just like technology. So today I mark a change. I shall now update myself, just like my OS, and type website. SOURCES: |
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