Teacher Presence and Creating a Screencast
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Getting Started
Welcome to this mini-course on Teacher Presence and creating a screencast/video with Screencast-O-Matic.
This mini-course was designed with educators that have always wanted to include a screencast/video with their course, but have been apprehensive for one reason or another. Perhaps you don't consider yourself a techie person or maybe you are apprehensive in having too much of a presence in your course. This mini-course is for you. It will give you some insight on teacher presence and will guide you in creating a screen cast that you can include in your course.
Lets get started!
Prerequisites
- A Computer (PC/Mac)
- Internet Connection (High Speed Preferred)
- Microphone (Headset Mic Preferred)
Objectives of this Course
At the conclusion of the Mini-Course, learners will be able to:
- Describe teacher presence and its importance in online learning
- Register and discover the features of the Screencast-O-Matic online recording tool (http://screencast-o-matic.com/)
- Create a video/screencast using Screencast-O-Matic
Course Units
- Watch videos on Teacher Presence
- Learn about Community of Inquiry model
Unit 2: Registration for a Screencast-O-Matic Account and Discovering the application features
- Register for an account with Screencast-O-Matic
- Discover the main features of the application
Unit 3: Create a Screencast/Video using Screencast-O-Matic
- Create/record a screencast/video using Screencast-O-Matic application
- Archive the screencast or save the video
References and Resources
Richardson, J. C., Besser, E., Koehler, A., Lim, J., & Strait, M. (2016). Instructors' Perceptions of Instructor Presence in Online Learning Environments. International Review Of Research In Open And Distributed Learning, 17(4), 82-104.
Paula Jones, Kim Naugle & MaryAnn Kolloff : Learning Solutions Magazine. (n.d.). Teacher Presence: Using Introductory Videos in Online and Hybrid Courses Retrieved December 14, 2016, from https://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/107/teacher-presence-using-introductory-videos-in-online-and-hybrid-courses
