Creating video footage of materials for blended or flipped
classroom environments can be time consuming for teachers. Often the teacher is
already presenting the materials at some point and if the lecture was captured
then this resource could be available for future classes or as supplemental
materials for the class they are teaching.
One program that is growing in popularity is Screencast-O-Matic
(https://screencast-o-matic.com/).
This software allows capturing the screen from the teachers computer along with
the audio. The program supports editing the video, and posting the content.
There is a reduced pricing for available for education but it is not free.
Web conferencing programs like Webex and Zoom (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362473-Local-Recording/)
allow recording of a web presentation. The shared screen is captured along with
an image of the active speaker and the room audio. The video files can be saved
in mp4 format and then edited using industry standard programs like Final Cut
Pro or Adobe Premiere. With these programs the audio can be adjusted and the
video can be cut into topic based movies. Still images can be added to the
movies where details of the lesson are desired.
Digital media capturing and editing are great resources for
teachers and reduce the amount of time required to produce educational videos
which can then be used in the teaching environment.
Most people today have grown up with television and are
expecting media in a movie format. Guidelines are being thought through as to
how to use video effectively in education (https://www.nyu.edu/faculty/teaching-and-learning-resources/strategies-for-teaching-with-tech/video-teaching-and-learning/guidelines-for-video.html).
Research is being conducted to determine how valuable video information is in
education (http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/effective-educational-videos/).
In my experience when using web conferencing programs to
capture my own teaching, I have found it takes a bit of time to get comfortable
with being recorded and to just get back to paying attention to the students. A
great feature of the digital world is it quick and easy to edit the video
after.