Description: Video recordings can be streamed from YouTube and linked in Moodle for viewing.
| Widget Connector |
|---|
...
|
| Widget Connector |
|---|
...
|
Best Practices for Pre-Recorded
...
Videos
- Limit video recordings to 6-8 minutes
- Segment lengthy topics sub-points to record separately
- Write a script or outline for prepared content
- Determine key points; deliver them concisely
- Extend longevity for lecture content intended for reuse by avoiding: references to current events, dates, page numbers, the weather, etc.
...
Apps and Equipment
- Cameras
- Canon video camera available for checkout from the BU Library
- Camera apps on smartphones
- Webcam
- For webcam recordings
- Windows Camera App
- Quicktime (Mac)
- Zoom
- Webcam and VLC for in-class recording
- See Tips for Recording Audio for suggested microphones
- Editing
- Windows Video Editor (PC)
- iMovie (Mac and iOS)
...
- For pre-recorded slide presentations, audio and video faculty may reserve the Voice Over Booth (ANC265) using this calendar link. It is equipped with a PC, webcam and lighting.
- For live stream and in-class lecture capture faculty can use the Webcam and VLC on the classroom instructor workstation.
...
- Place microphone as close to the subject as possible, but at least a few inches away from their mouth
- Even light wind can negatively affect sound quality
- Microphone windscreens can help block out wind interference
- An audio recorder or smartphone may be used instead of a wireless microphone if the camera has no external microphone jack. However, this method requires syncing the audio with the video in an editing program
- Make sure audio quality and levels are good by recording a quick test and listening back to it
- Drink water before recording to avoid mouth noises
- Silence all devices
- See Tips for Recording Audio for more ideas, especially for webcam recordings
...
- Find a quiet room to record in
- Record during a quiet time of the day or night
- Avoid other voices, traffic noises, barking dogs, kitchen noises, etc.
- Mute phones and other devices with alarms or audible signals
- Select a room that has a significant amount of "softness" which will reduce echos. This includes items like:
- carpeting
- drapes
- furniture upholstered with fabric
- bedding
- clothing
- pillows
How
...
To Do It Yourself - Pre-Recorded Videos:
Step One:
- Decide what it is you are going to record
- Develop a script, outline or interview questions
- Practice your presentation
- Share interview questions with your interviewee and ask them to prepare their response
- Schedule the location and time of the recording session
- Record your content
...
- Upload your finished video file (.mp4, .mov) to Youtube. (YouTube upload tutorial)
- Once in YouTube, copy the URL or embed code and add it in Moodle using the URL resource, embedding it in a Moodle page, or by linking it in a text box
...
How To Do It Yourself - Live Stream and In-Class Lecture Capture
- Live stream and record using Zoom
- Stream the recording from Zoom in Moodle