This session will highlight the opportunities for using ebooks in education. We will provide an overview of the current ebook landscape, with a focus on looking at the benefits, implications of use and how to get started. The session will be of interest to anyone curious about the potential of ebooks, a technical background is not a requirement.
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Anyone who works in UK further education (FE) or higher education (HE) who would like help with digital media. If you are unsure how to create podcasts, need to improve your image capture, digitise that stack of VHS under your desk or need to use digital media for teaching and learning, then these sessions are for you.
Register for the upcoming session and we'll send you confirmation and links to join the session. On the day, once you have joined the session (allow approx 10-15mins), introduce yourself and then sit back and enjoy the session. You can ask us questions at any point using the text chat tool. You will need speakers to listen to us.
Below are previous sessions with topics covered, session recordings, notes and any resources used during the session.
An overview of the video production process, the webinar will guide delegates through pre-production, production, post production and distribution, featuring technology, tools and methods they can use to gain good results.
This 60 minute session provides an overview of the post-production phase of the video creation process. The session covered how to take your video footage, audio, slides and any other media you have produced and combine them into a finished work.
This 60 minute session starting at 1pm provides an overview of the production phase of the video creation process. It will look at requirements, tasks and problems that can be encountered while shooting a video and how to ensure that you get the best possible results.
This 60 minute session starting at 1pm provides an overview of the video production process and highlights the basic areas that should be considered before starting to shoot.
JISC Digital Media are developing a new web site (we're calling it 'EdMediaShare') that aims to take the time and stress out of sorting and finding really useful video.
This session looks at using screencasting for providing media enhanced feedback and will be of interest for anybody interested in discovering more.
We take a look at teaching and learning opportunities, highlight examples and provide guidance for getting started.
This session will introduce screencasting as a live lecture capture tool.
This session is aimed at teaching staff and will address how to use screencasting for both live lecture capture and pre-recorded teaching and learning materials. We investigate when each method is most suitable and offer suggestions for planning and building each type of screencast.
This session will address the major technical considerations required in order to produce your own screencasts. We will provide an overview of the screencast production workflow which will be of interest to the beginner and then highlight a range of technical considerations that will be of interest to the beginner and advanced user alike. The issues that will be covered, as shown below, will cover uses for support and academic staff.
This session includes a screencast discussion on the basic digital media lifecycle
This session is concerned with identifying where we can use digital media for teaching and learning. We look at potential scenarios and some of the types of activities that can be supported with digital media.
This week's session includes Gavin Brockis' screencast on microphone technique and placement.
This session includes Antony Theobald's short screencast on using Flickr to find images that are available for re-use under Creative Commons licences.
This week's session video is Zak Mensah's Introduction to Screencasting.
This week's session includes Nigel Goldsmith's short video - Introduction to Using a Copystand.
On this week's session Joel Eaton uses a screencast to take us through tips and techniques for recording audio podcasts.
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