Creating Sharable Sakai Screencasts for Your Institution Amy Neymeyr, Carol Rhodes Indiana University University Information Technology Services
May 17, 2015
Creating Sharable Sakai Screencasts for Your Institution
Amy Neymeyr, Carol RhodesIndiana University
University Information Technology Services
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Screencasts, Oncourse CL and IU
• How do screencasts fit into our online support offerings?
How Users Find Screencasts
2007 2008
Screencasts: The Good
Screencasts: The Bad
Branding
Size
New Directions:What We Needed to Do
• Screencast Requirements:– Sharable with [editable by] Sakai Partners
• What Technologies?– What is accessible by many?– What will allow us to update easily?
– Generic Sakai content only– Able to be played on portable devices– Exchangeable audio and other assets– Accessible
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How We Responded• Experimentation with PowerPoint
Using Sakai-only Content– http://www.indiana.edu/~edclass/Sakai08/WeightedCategory_PercentCSR.ppt– http://www.indiana.edu/~edclass/Sakai08/Regular_PowerPoint_Messages_Tool_POC.ppt– http://www.indiana.edu/~edclass/Sakai08/csrMergeSiteContent_1_.ppt
– Pros:• Most have PowerPoint• Screen snaps in grayscale can reflect most Sakai environments• Master pages enable swappable content• Imported audio is exchangeable• Accessible• Wondershare or other conversion software converts to MP4
– Cons:• Timeline is difficult to manage• No savings in development time compared to Captivate
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How We Responded• Experimentation with Captivate
Using Sakai-only Content– http://www.indiana.edu/~ittrain/oncourse/feature_demos/
qs_gdbook_change_grade_type.htm
– Demonstration of customizing skins– Pros:
• More focused, Sakai-only content mostly reflects various Sakai environments
• Library objects enable swappable content• Imported audio is also exchangeable• ByteScout SWF to Video conversion software converts to
mp4
– Cons:• Captivate does not record in Grayscale• Editing requires investment in Captivate• SWFs are not accessible, necessitating scripts. Example:
http://www.indiana.edu/~edclass/Sakai08/gdbook_change_grade_type.doc 9
Your Turn
• What do our Sakai partners need?• Your input• Questions?
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