Comments on: Screencasting? Finally something I can get behind! http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/02/28/screencasting-finally-something-i-can-get-behind/ A librarian, writer and educator reflecting on the profession and the tools we use to serve our patrons Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Meredith http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/02/28/screencasting-finally-something-i-can-get-behind/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Meredith Tue, 01 Mar 2005 17:19:50 +0000 /?p=173#comment-1360 That's a very good point, Graham, and ideally we will see more interactive IL tutorials in the future. Camtasia does not offer that sort of functionality as of yet. But I still think tutorials created with programs like Camtasia are <em>far</em> more engaging than a static HTML page with a written narrative (and perhaps a screen shot) or a list of instructions. I guess it's all about taking baby steps into the technology until it becomes easier to create more interactive tutorials. That’s a very good point, Graham, and ideally we will see more interactive IL tutorials in the future. Camtasia does not offer that sort of functionality as of yet. But I still think tutorials created with programs like Camtasia are far more engaging than a static HTML page with a written narrative (and perhaps a screen shot) or a list of instructions. I guess it’s all about taking baby steps into the technology until it becomes easier to create more interactive tutorials.

]]> By: Carol Cooke http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/02/28/screencasting-finally-something-i-can-get-behind/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Carol Cooke Tue, 01 Mar 2005 16:22:35 +0000 /?p=173#comment-1359 <!-- spamk : Waaaay too many links: 1 --> <!-- spamk : Comment on VERY old post. --> <!-- spamk : CAPTCHA:sent-1-times:1109697756 --> <!-- spamk : KARMA: -4 --> <!-- spamk : Treatment: captcha --> Thanks for the compliment Meredith and for the additional information about Camtasia. With some of the other products I mentioned my main concern is ease of use. I may be a bit of a technogeek but I am absorbing so much these days that the easier a new software is the better! :)




Thanks for the compliment Meredith and for the additional information about Camtasia. With some of the other products I mentioned my main concern is ease of use. I may be a bit of a technogeek but I am absorbing so much these days that the easier a new software is the better! :)

]]> By: Graham Spooner http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/02/28/screencasting-finally-something-i-can-get-behind/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 Graham Spooner Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:42:18 +0000 /?p=173#comment-1358 <!-- spamk : Waaaay too many links: 0 --> <!-- spamk : CAPTCHA:sent-1-times:1109630539 --> <!-- spamk : KARMA: -1 --> <!-- spamk : Treatment: captcha --> Capturing moving screens and recording commentary sounds great and very useful. Some learners just need this "look and see" approach to get them started. On the other hand, tutorials that are quite passive in that the users just sits and watches are not enough for other learners. Does Camtasia allow to build some interactivity into tutorials so that learners are actually undertaking activities, interacting and participating rather that just watching? Graham Spooner Library Manager The College of Nursing NSW Australia



Capturing moving screens and recording commentary sounds great and very useful. Some
learners just need this “look and see” approach to get them started. On the other hand,
tutorials that are quite passive in that the users just sits and watches are not enough
for other learners. Does Camtasia allow to build some interactivity into tutorials so that
learners are actually undertaking activities, interacting and participating rather that
just watching?

Graham Spooner
Library Manager
The College of Nursing
NSW Australia

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