Pathfinder:
Video for Online Courses

bulletExamples of Possibilities
bulletTutorials
bulletConsiderations for eCollege
bulletSources of software

 

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Yes, adding video to your online course is possible. You knew that, of course, but you may have thought the technology both expensive to buy, difficult to use, and something better left to specialists.

Well, the tools readily available today make it practical for almost everyone to create video that can enrich online courses.  The following links should help you decide if video is for you, show how to use and create videos, and provide sources for FREE stuff that makes video fun and easy.

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Why should you use video in an online course, particularly, why use a “talking head” with a PowerPoint? Is there any increase in value to students over the option of using an audio-only narrated PowerPoint? This set of examples by Gary Whitt at the Institute of Distance and Distributed Learning (IDDL) at Virginia Tech may help you decide. http://www.iddl.vt.edu/fdi/2001/presenter.htm
 

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This page at the University of Washington contains several pedagogical reasons for using multimedia in your lesions, whether online on in class. Good Stuff! http://catalyst.washington.edu/catalyst/method/presentations.html
 

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This page on the University of Wisconsin ID website contains basic information about the use of both video and audio in online courses.  It contains a good needs assessment – why use video, costs and other considerations, etc.   http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/ltde/orfi/avs/Modules/instruct.htm . You might also watch an excellent online video that UW uses to market their UW Portal website to potential student users. http://www.doit.wisc.edu/myuw/media/MUM1Mbps.ram
 

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Curious about how large video and audio files may be? This page at Clayton University illustrates quick ways to calculate file sizes for various pixel dimensions (screen size), color depth (16 bit v. True color 24 bit, etc.) and frame rate (flickering images v. TV quality v. “movie” quality). http://learningcenter.clayton.edu/fidl/video/guidelines.htm
 

bulletWant more power to edit raw video footage into professional-looking custom videos? Then Ulead VideoStudio may be what you need.  http://www.ulead.com/vs/features.htm
bulletExamples
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An introduction to streaming media and the Real family of software http://www.realnetworks.com/R/PDgtstR/ramhurl.real.com/
smildemohurl.html?file=marketing/solutions/getstarted/start.smi
 

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Want ideas on what you can do with online multimedia? This Real Slide show intro has a bunch! http://service.real.com/help/library/guides/realslideshow/slideshw.htm

 
bulletVideo using PowerPoint
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Real Presenter / Presenter One offers a relatively easy way to make synchronized video/PowerPoint presentations http://uaaonline.alaska.edu/Faculty/toolbox/real.html#top

bullet Openworld Presenter Basic (free) software  http://presenter.openworld.com/samples.php
bullet Tutorials
bulletUniversity of Alaska Anchorage on streaming media http://uaaonline.alaska.edu/faculty/toolbox/streaming.html
bulletUlead Videostudio http://www.ulead.com/learning/vs.htm
 
bulletConsiderations for eCollege http://usaonline.southalabama.edu/
bulletOnly Real Media (rm) files can be uploaded
bulletUnit 6 in the eCollege Instructional Design Tutorial covers video
 
bulletSources of Software -Note all software discussed here is available for use in the OLL.
bulletSerious Magic Video Communicator http://www.seriousmagic.com/purchase.cfm
bullet Openworld Presenter http://presenter.openworld.com/download.php
bullet Real Presenter :http://www.realnetworks.com/
products/presenterone/index.html
bullet Real Producer / Helix Producer  http://www.realnetworks.com/products/producer/index.html
bulletUlead VideoStudio http://www.ulead.com/vs/runme.htm

 
     

For further information regarding online learning lab activities and resources available to USA faculty, contact Dr. Jack Dempsey by telephone (251/380-2861) or e-mail Jack Dempsey.

For questions or comments on the OLL website, contact OLL Web Team 
http://www.southalabama.edu/oll/index.htm                02/26/03