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E-learning with Camtasia Studio: A step-by-step guide to producing high-quality, professional E-learning videos for effective screencasting and training

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E-learning with Camtasia Studio

Chapter 2. Planning the Project

In the previous chapter, we started with the basics of how learners will benefit from well-crafted e-learning videos. This chapter will consider the components of e-learning project planning and explain their role. Project planning is crucial for creating high-quality videos.

There are many ways to start your project. Some methods are clearly better than others. For better or worse, many published videos are recorded with nothing more than a computer, mobile phone, and an idea. While some of these videos are entertaining—mostly through sheer luck—many others are of little educational value. This is especially true of those educational videos that did not have the benefit of a well-written project plan. We have all witnessed videos purporting to teach us the fine points of using software only to discover that it was created by someone without any understanding of the subject or how to teach it. Viewers come away more confused than when...

What is a project plan?

The project plan includes your goals, resources needed, technical requirements, and an outline. It may also specify learning objectives if you know them. A good plan will make the execution of your project much easier and will help you avoid mistakes such as going down the wrong path and having to revise the project in the middle of production. These types of mistakes can cost you time and money and may result in a project that never reaches its potential.

Let's assume you have a specific reason for creating an e-learning video. The reason or reasons can be stated as goals you hope to accomplish by creating the project. You have some goals in mind, right? Think about those reasons and goals and then write them down in the plan. This will help you understand—and perhaps modify—the scope of your project. It is normal to include many extraneous goals in the project plan. Human nature is to try to accomplish everything at once. But thinking about and...

Selecting the subject

The subject and scope of your e-learning video are intertwined. While you may feel the subject and scope of coverage are self-evident, when you examine them, you might find they need to be refined. The subject and scope sections of the project plan allow you to refine your project.

Declaring a subject is as easy as stating, for example: "I am going to create an e-learning video about using Camtasia Studio." This can be defined in your plan by simply creating a subsection called Subject and stating it. The subject statement should be general.

Tip

Review information about the sample project plan included in Appendix. The sample project plan document and template can be downloaded from your account at http://www.packtpub.com.

See Appendix for links to Google Docs version of samples and templates.

For a real-life example of the Subject section of a project plan, refer to SAMPLE-Project-Plan-Using-CuePrompter.

Defining project scope

Scope can be defined as details about the project deliverables and your objectives. Scope is related to the subject because it defines the specifics of the subject. When considering the sample of a Camtasia Studio project, you might also consider the following types of questions when refining your scope:

  • Will the training cover desktop recordings or presentation style, or both?
  • Is it intended for commercial enterprise personnel or academic staff, or both?
  • Will it include effects, transitions, callouts, and animations?
  • How many advanced software features will be covered?
  • What information should be excluded; that is, what is outside the scope?
  • What constraints are understood to limit what the training can achieve?
  • What assumptions can be made about the training and the learner at which it is aimed?
  • Will there be exercises or quizzes? Will they be scored and how will that data be utilized?

Clearly, answering these questions within the scope statement of your plan will help you...

Setting project goals

As described in Chapter 1, Getting Started with Course Development, it is important to set your project goals before starting. This will keep your work on target and aimed at accomplishing those goals. In doing so, ensure your goal statements are specific enough and targeted to your learner's needs.

Be specific

You probably also know that your goals need to be detailed. It is probably not a good goal if it does not refer to something specific you want to accomplish educationally. These goals may turn into learning objectives later.

For example, it is probably not specific enough to write a goal such as: "Familiarize students with CuePrompter." A better set of goals would be:

  • Describe the operation of the CuePrompter web application to a learner who is already familiar with using prompters
  • Explain the steps required to copy text from a script and paste it into the prompter
  • Explain the steps required to start, stop, speed up, and slow down the prompter scrolling...

Resources

The resources that are required can be anything, including information, equipment, software, images, sounds, bandwidth, or people, to name a few. They may be resources the e-learning developers require or ones the learners will require in order to view the finished learning program. In both the cases, they should be identified in the project plan.

What resources will I need?

Determining the resources required for your project involves considering the subject and scope. Once you have determined those, you will be able to identify the required resources. This aspect of your project plan is important. Having access to the proper resources is essential to fulfill the project plan and objectives. This does not imply that obtaining resources is necessarily expensive. There are ways to get access for little or no money. We'll discuss those options as they arise in the upcoming sections.

But you should try to avoid beginning work on your project only to discover you do not have everything...

What is a project plan?

The project plan includes your goals, resources needed, technical requirements, and an outline. It may also specify learning objectives if you know them. A good plan will make the execution of your project much easier and will help you avoid mistakes such as going down the wrong path and having to revise the project in the middle of production. These types of mistakes can cost you time and money and may result in a project that never reaches its potential.

Let's assume you have a specific reason for creating an e-learning video. The reason or reasons can be stated as goals you hope to accomplish by creating the project. You have some goals in mind, right? Think about those reasons and goals and then write them down in the plan. This will help you understand—and perhaps modify—the scope of your project. It is normal to include many extraneous goals in the project plan. Human nature is to try to accomplish everything at once. But thinking about and writing down all of...

Selecting the subject

The subject and scope of your e-learning video are intertwined. While you may feel the subject and scope of coverage are self-evident, when you examine them, you might find they need to be refined. The subject and scope sections of the project plan allow you to refine your project.

Declaring a subject is as easy as stating, for example: "I am going to create an e-learning video about using Camtasia Studio." This can be defined in your plan by simply creating a subsection called Subject and stating it. The subject statement should be general.

Tip

Review information about the sample project plan included in Appendix. The sample project plan document and template can be downloaded from your account at http://www.packtpub.com.

See Appendix for links to Google Docs version of samples and templates.

For a real-life example of the Subject section of a project plan, refer to SAMPLE-Project-Plan-Using-CuePrompter.

Defining project scope

Scope can be defined as details about the project deliverables and your objectives. Scope is related to the subject because it defines the specifics of the subject. When considering the sample of a Camtasia Studio project, you might also consider the following types of questions when refining your scope:

  • Will the training cover desktop recordings or presentation style, or both?

  • Is it intended for commercial enterprise personnel or academic staff, or both?

  • Will it include effects, transitions, callouts, and animations?

  • How many advanced software features will be covered?

  • What information should be excluded; that is, what is outside the scope?

  • What constraints are understood to limit what the training can achieve?

  • What assumptions can be made about the training and the learner at which it is aimed?

  • Will there be exercises or quizzes? Will they be scored and how will that data be utilized?

Clearly, answering these questions within the scope statement of your plan will help you...

Setting project goals

As described in Chapter 1, Getting Started with Course Development, it is important to set your project goals before starting. This will keep your work on target and aimed at accomplishing those goals. In doing so, ensure your goal statements are specific enough and targeted to your learner's needs.

Be specific

You probably also know that your goals need to be detailed. It is probably not a good goal if it does not refer to something specific you want to accomplish educationally. These goals may turn into learning objectives later.

For example, it is probably not specific enough to write a goal such as: "Familiarize students with CuePrompter." A better set of goals would be:

  • Describe the operation of the CuePrompter web application to a learner who is already familiar with using prompters

  • Explain the steps required to copy text from a script and paste it into the prompter

  • Explain the steps required to start, stop, speed up, and slow down the prompter scrolling

For an example...

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10 Chapters
1. Getting Started with Course Development Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Getting Started with Course Development
The power of video teaching
What are my e-learning project goals?
What are the best techniques?
How can I assemble source materials?
What is an outline?
What is a storyboard?
What is a shot list?
The sample project
The templates and samples
Summary
2. Planning the Project Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Planning the Project
What is a project plan?
Selecting the subject
Defining project scope
Setting project goals
Resources
Learner analysis
The project outline
Try it – create a project plan
Summary
3. Creating the Script Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Creating the Script
Do I really need a script?
What is the appropriate tone?
What is included in the script?
How is the script used?
Summary
4. Creating the Storyboard Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Creating the Storyboard
Why do I need a storyboard?
What to include in the storyboard?
Reviewing the storyboard
Creating a shot list
Summary
5. Recording Basics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Recording Basics
Before recording
Recording audio and video simultaneously
Should I record audio first or video first?
Using Camtasia Recorder
Using the mouse properly
Using the shot list
Using Audacity to record audio
Using a virtual whiteboard and pen tablet
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6. Editing the Project Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Editing the Project
What is NLE?
Project samples
Importing media
Placing assets on the timeline
Using the timeline
Previewing the content
Task tabs
Laying out visuals
Laying out the audio tracks
Editing for timing
Using visual effects
Adding transitions
Inserting images
Using callouts
Using zoom and pan effects
Summary
7. Quizzes and Interactions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Quizzes and Interactions
Why include learner interactions?
Creating simple hotspots
Using the quiz feature
Scoring options
Publishing and testing
Publishing non-quiz interactions
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8. Deploying Your E-learning Video to the Web or LMS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Deploying Your E-learning Video to the Web or LMS
Capturing the actions of learners
Hosting courses in an LMS
Using a Moodle-based LMS
Enterprise systems
Setting production options
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Sample Camtasia Studio project
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Are you a new or intermediate user of Camtasia Studio and want a book to keep on hand to answer your technical questions? This is a great book for you.In my view, this book is not like some that lead you through a project step-by-step. Rather, it seems to best suit the needs of those who have a project in mind and are at a loss for how to proceed once the software is installed. This book is very well detailed and covers all of the basic needs for the average user.I found that book “E-learning with Camtasia Studio” is a great book for the advanced user. I wish that the book had covered more of how to use the Visual properties. This is a powerful new feature in 8.0 and 8.1.Overall, this was a good book that should be in everyone’s library. In many respects, it complements the information that is provided by Techsmith the developer of Camtasia.
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David B. Demyan is an instructional designer and screencast producer, busy delivering courses to organizations and developing e-learning materials for clients. Using Camtasia Studio since the early days of the product's release, he was hired by TechSmith to author the help system that accompanies the software. With each Camtasia Studio release, he gained expertise in using every feature. He has hosted training classes for industry, government, and educational organizations showing how to use Camtasia Studio to teach or inform. Over the past 10 years, he has specialized in e-learning consultation. As the owner of Spectorial Corporation, he produces and guides others in the creation of software system e-learning materials using rapid development tools, such as Articulate Storyline, Camtasia, Captivate, and Audacity. The author's unique Show me, Try it, and Quiz me approach to teaching has earned high praise from both clients and the e-learning industry. He offers hands-on training in using Camtasia Studio for e-learning, with this book as the primary text and additional resource. He can be reached at http://www.spectorial.com.
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  • You can download them an unlimited number of times
  • You can print them out
  • They are copy-paste enabled
  • They are searchable
  • There is no password protection
  • They are lower price than print
  • They save resources and space
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Packt eBooks are a complete electronic version of the print edition, available in PDF and ePub formats. Every piece of content down to the page numbering is the same. Because we save the costs of printing and shipping the book to you, we are able to offer eBooks at a lower cost than print editions.

When you have purchased an eBook, simply login to your account and click on the link in Your Download Area. We recommend you saving the file to your hard drive before opening it.

For optimal viewing of our eBooks, we recommend you download and install the free Adobe Reader version 9.