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How To Record My Desktop?
Recording your desktop can be achieved using any number of software programs designed to do just that. These programs are called 'screen capture software'. Many applications will capture not only what is onyour screen but also what is seen through your webcam and heard through your microphone. You may have heard of…
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What's Your Audio/Visual Set Up?
I am now contemplating upgrading my current set up of webcam and mid range mic. I would like to spend some money on investing in a camera, mic and some lighting with a backdrop. What is your current set up it terms of camera and mic, plus what lighting fo you use? Really intersted to know before I take the capital…
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Course Creation Blockages
So ok you’ve had this great idea to create an online course. You were full of enthusiasm but today you’ve hit a brick wall. You just can’t seem to get going. You are procrastinating. It’s all milling around in your head but nothing is happening. Don’t worry we’ve all had those moments. I am a super procrastinator so I can…
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Lecture Effectiveness - The Research
It seems that every instructor on Udemy has an opinion about what makes an effective online presentation, but rarely do we have a discussion about evidence based research. So... I thought I would post some of the research I have found, encourage others to post additional research, and hopefully, instructors (Including…
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Course Planning Process
What process and tools do you use to create a new course from scratch? Particularly for courses that are mostly either talking heads or slideshows with a voiceover (rather than courses that are mostly screencasts of software being used). Do you, for example, sit down and script the entire course before recording your…
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What application do you use to edit videos?
See what instructors are using to edit videos! My workflow is based aroud Adobe apps. Premiere Pro is a main "work horse", I also use a bit of AfterEffects, when I need infographics (to be honest, I don't do that too often). I record videos in Camtasia, but I don't edit there, it is way simpler to organize big project in…
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What I Wear When Filming a Course
Instructors share how they dress up for when they're recording their course lectures. Read this post to get some inspiration! Most of my videos are just screencasts or slide narration where I don’t appear, so in reality I’m usually wearing a t-shirt and jeans! But when I do appear on camera, I do put some thought into my…
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A Few Tips To Get You Started
You do not need to spend a lot of money to get started. Here I share a few tips to help you. This short video was filmed using my four-year-old iPhone and its microphone. The green screen cost me $15aud for the material. I have an orange ring light - the only light I used for this from Amazon. The image at the end was free…
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Home Studio Options
Hello fellow instructors, I think that recording studio setup is one of the most difficult subjects to get your head around. Microphones, audio interfaces, lights and sound all seem to be important. However the amount of technical details and hard decision on priorities are making studio setup quite overwhelming. I've gone…
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How to stay motivated during course creation procedure?
Check out what instructors are doing to remain motivated during the course creation process! @GregReverdiau : It can be difficult from time to time to stay motivated but think about all the future students you will help with your course. It might seem like a gigantic task to create an entire course so create a little…