Why use video?

Faculty may want to record a class:

• For distance learning or to do a flipped classroom (A flipped classroom means students watch the video of the lecture before class, so class time can be spent on exercises, discussions or simulations.)
• To use in place of a class  when the  faculty member is offsite or unavailable
• For a  make-up class or review session

Faculty can also make short videos as a means of communicating with students, such as:

• An introduction video on a course page
• Commenting on student papers or other assignments
• A short demo, such as demonstrating a research database or practice management software

Options for recording videos:

• Panopto
• Recording via PowerPoint

Your choice of lecture capture media may depend on the content you want to record (audio/video of lecturer, PowerPoint slides, Internet or database demonstration, video shown in class,  drawing on a blackboard), where you need to record, and the ability to edit the recording.

Panopto

Panopto is a lecture capture software that allows the user to include video, audio, screen capture and slides into a recording. Panopto can be used in the following ways:

• Record in-person class sessions, using a video equipped classroom
• Pre-record lectures for online classes
• Have students create a recording of an assignment
• Create video quizzes to serve as check-points while students watch a lecture
• Upload video or audio to share files with other users
• Create and share video tutorials

Content:  Panopto is a good all-around tool for recording your lectures.

Where you can record:  Anywhere

Ability to edit:  Easy to edit

Getting started:  The Center for eLearning provides an excellent page with video and how-tos for getting started.

Recording via PowerPoint

This is not a recommended method because, while you can export to video, some find the interface difficult to work with.   Recording within PowerPoint captures audio of the instructor and PowerPoint slides only.  Also, it is not easy to edit if the audio is continuous - i.e. not a seperate sound file on each slide.  But it is a quick and dirty way to record PowerPoint slides with a voice over.