Post on 17-May-2015
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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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