Camtasia 6 Videos with Bluff Titler, Audacity, and Visual Communicator 3

Educators in Higher Ed in all disciplines are seeking ways to create online videos that really communicate. The
expectations of the iGeneration for digital media is high. Camtasia 6 is a common video capture tool used by
many to create online videos. Camtasia 6 can be enhanced using Bluff Titler to create introduction video,
Audacity to edit royalty free audio files, and Visual Communicator 3 to create a personal presence in any background.

The audience will be able to:
- Understand how Bluff Titler’s sample video files can be edited and imported into Camtasia 6
- Use Camtasia 6 to create custom callouts when creating videos
- Understand how Audacity can be used to edit music for inclusion in Camtasia on its time line
- Learn green screen techniques in Visual Communicator 3 to import into the Camtasia 6 video process

The techniques presented can be used by anyone using Camtasia 6 to create online content to teach. All of the
techniques are available through inexpensive or free software and inexpensive hardware. Participants from
the audience will be invited to help demonstrate how green screen technology works. The presenter will provide
all of the software and hardware for the presentation. Read the rest of this entry »

If online video is the future, will I have to put it in my online course?
We are in a time when it is commonplace for everyone to easily discover,
watch and share videos online. The objective of this workshop is to provide
an overview of basic online-video principles, compare video
solutions that integrate with Learning Management Systems and address
whether they belong in a course in the first place. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s face it: most “academic” video games are just lame. But there are important lessons to be learned from the video gaming industry to engage students in learning. PracticeZone.org is putting some of these concepts to work to teach General Chemistry online. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the challenges of teaching an online course is to get students involved with the content beyond simply reading and discussing it. When students are separated from the instructor and each other by distance and time, how can they be effectively guided in arranging, participating in, and completing service-learning experiences? The presenter will share instructional strategies he has utilized to rise above such challenges. Read the rest of this entry »

The purpose of this paper is to discuss an innovative online educational program at Purdue University Calumet School of Nursing that enhances the initiatives and probabilities of nurses pursing advanced practice education to be more likely to achieve their goals. The program was made possible by an Advanced Education Nursing Grant through the Division of Nursing (DN) Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Read the rest of this entry »