Video

Video has become a vital part of online education. Videos created by the instructor alongside third-party resources provide visual direction or explanation of a course, assignment, or specific topic. Watch the videos below to learn how to share third-party videos in your courses as well as how to create and manage your own video content.

BEST PRACTICES

Good audio is crucial in keeping someone watching your videos. Without audio quality, it might be impossible to get your message across. We recommend buying an inexpensive microphone headset to easily increase the quality of your audio.

While recording video of yourself isn’t strictly necessary, it engages the viewers on a personal level and increases their retention of the information presented. You probably have a high-quality camera nearby right now! Your phone likely has a better image quality than your laptop webcam or even an external webcam. Getting a small desk tripod will make filming on a smart phone much easier. Getting a tripod with a built-in light will improve the quality of your video drastically as well. We recommend using the back facing camera when filming, though this can make it difficult to tell if you’re still in frame.

USING POWERPOINT RECORDING

Creating videos for your courses adds a personal touch and ensures that the video content is relevant for your specific classes. Lectures, introductions, and explanatory videos are all engaging and valuable for online courses. PowerPoint is a good tool to record video lectures for your classes. It is already installed on your office computer and is simple to use.

Follow the instructions in this video to start recording: PowerPoint Recording Demo

More Resources:

Record a Slide Show with Narration and Slide Timings (Microsoft Help)

EDITING YOUR VIDEOS

If you want to take your video content a step further, editing them in a basic or professional video editing software can be a great way. NSU faculty and staff have access to a wide variety of options for video editing. Below are just a few of the many options available.

Adobe Premiere Pro is very advanced and best saved for large scale projects with effects and graphics. All full-time faculty and staff have access to the complete Adobe Create Cloud suite of programs. The program can be visually intimidating but very easy to use after you get to know the environment. You can also install this on your home computer or laptop.

Adobe Premiere Pro Tutorials

Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple video editor suitable for beginners that is available as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of applications that is available to all faculty and staff.

Adobe Creative Cloud: Learn Adobe Rush

This is a free video editor with multiple options for creating an account. There is a free option which supports up to 1080p quality exports without limit. Paid plans give benefits such as content backup and access to stock video, audio, and images. The program also has a mobile app available for download on your phone or tablet.

ClipChamp Tutorial

For our Mac users, iMovie comes installed on your computer by default. This is Apple’s simple video editing program, akin to Windows Video Editor. iMovie also has integration with your iPad and iPhone. By downloading the iMovie app to your mobile devices, you can edit your videos from any device!

iMovie Tutorial

USING MICROSOFT STREAM

Now that you have a video recorded, upload the video to OneDrive to share it within Moodle. Stream is the video creation and management tool through Office365. It is fast and easy to upload directly to Stream or to create videos within Stream. You can also use Stream to add closed captioning to your videos.

More Resources:

Stream (on SharePoint) Support
Closed Captioning Videos with Stream

ADDING THIRD-PARTY VIDEOS TO ONLINE CLASSES

There are two ways to share videos from an outside source: link the video using the URL or embed the video with the embedding code.

For more detailed instruction on how to share a third-party video with your students, watch this video: Connecting 3rd Party Videos to Moodle.

Electronic Learning PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE

For more information on any of the programs discussed here, as well as many of our other offered programs, check out our Professional Development Schedule.