Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
E-learning with Camtasia Studio

You're reading from   E-learning with Camtasia Studio A step-by-step guide to producing high-quality, professional E-learning videos for effective screencasting and training

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2014
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781849698665
Length 188 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Arrow right icon
Author (1):
Arrow left icon
David Demyan David Demyan
Author Profile Icon David Demyan
David Demyan
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with Course Development FREE CHAPTER 2. Planning the Project 3. Creating the Script 4. Creating the Storyboard 5. Recording Basics 6. Editing the Project 7. Quizzes and Interactions 8. Deploying Your E-learning Video to the Web or LMS A. Appendix Index

Chapter 3. Creating the Script

In the previous chapter, the topic of project planning was discussed. Examples of how to create your own project plan for your e-learning video were shown. In this chapter, you will learn the basics of script writing. Many e-learning videos have a running commentary to accompany the visuals shown to the learner, which is a recommended approach. The combination of visual and auditory communication is an important reinforcement that helps the learner absorb the concepts being taught. After all, do you think a silent lecture, with just pictures, would be as effective as one in which the lecturer was vocal and pointing out the importance of what was being shown?

A script represents the words that will be spoken or viewed while the visuals are played for your learners. Those words can be either audible, that is, they are recorded with a microphone and recording software, or they can be visible, such as captioning or a visual transcript; or they can be...

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at $19.99/month. Cancel anytime