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10 Tips to Record Instructional Videos
If you’re used to teaching a room full of students, recording your lecture or lesson to an empty audience might feel strange. But, recording video instruction actually gives educators the opportunity to edit content and add visuals — without any classroom interruptions! In a
by Clara Galán
ipped classroom model, students watch recorded lesson “playlists” at
their own pace and use live virtual classroom time for interactive discussions and projects.
POSTED ON 03-30-2020
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Ge ing started: Video lessons in distance learning With schools transitioning to distance learning environments in light of COVID-19, many educators now have to record instructional videos.
If this is new for you, get started by
taking this Flipped Classroom introductor y course on The Adobe Education Exchange. Then, create a simple video in Adobe Spark or Premiere Rush. As you’re getting started, tr y these tips for
lming your
rst video:
1. Determine your camera: Luckily, most laptops and mobile phones have a builtin camera. You can easily record your video without having a separate highpowered video camera. However, if you do have one and a tripod, feel free to use them!
2. Eliminate background noise: Be sure to record your video in a quiet place without background sound. Sometimes using headphones or an external microphone can be helpful, as it can be challenging to record in a busy home environment.
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3. Ensure steady lighting: Tr y and record your video in one place with a lamp for front-facing lighting. Tr y to position your camera away from a window or other
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light source. Make sure you are clearly visible and well-lit. Also, clean your camera lens for the clearest image!
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surface so that you have a steady image during recording. Before you record, make sure that ever ything
ts into the frame of the camera and will be captured.
5. Incorporate video clips and images : In Adobe Spark and Premiere Rush, it’s easy to upload additional video clips or images to break up talking heads. Just
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like a lesson in the classroom, your video should be visually engaging for
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students.
6. Incorporate question prompts: Tr y and make your speaking/lecture por tion shor t to allow your students to interact with the instructional content. Incorporate questions in your video for ongoing formative assessment with tools like
Edpuzzle. This will allow students to pause and re
ect, and it will keep them
engaged.
7. Screencast: Easily record directions or processes on your computer screen with tools like Camtasia or Screencastify. Once you record these clips, you can upload them to your video. This is especially helpful if you want to walk your students through a speci
c online resource or process.
8. Be explicit and allow pauses: Be speci
c about instructions to help your
students follow along. If it helps, make notes beforehand to focus the content of the lecture or lesson . If you have a point in instruction that requires students to respond to a prompt, ask them to pause the video to give them some time to answer it.
9. Use captions / subtitles: If possible, create subtitles for your video so that it is easily accessible to all students. If you upload your video to YouTube, you can easily add subtitles / closed captioning to your video in any language for free.
10. Review and upload your video: Before you upload your video,
review it for
lighting , sound quality, and pacing. Upload your video in a place that is easy for students to access like your LMS (Learning Management System) or Google Classroom. You can even provide a larger audience for your instructional video by uploading it to YouTube.
With your
rst video recorded, watch it and make notes regarding student responses. What
worked? What you would like to change for the next time? Over time, you will learn how to adjust content and your style to best meet your unique group of students’ needs.
Know that you are not alone in this process. In order to share with the larger community of educators navigating distance learning , we encourage you to share your instructional videos on Twitter or Facebook with #AdobeEduCreative. We look for ward to seeing and sharing your work to support students ever ywhere!
Resources to get started:
Video: Zoom to Rush: Create quick videos using your video conferencing tool
Video: Make high-production instructional videos quickly and easily with Premiere Pro
Video: Create a podcast for your students
Resource: Using lecture or explainer videos in your
ipped classroom with Spark and
Rush
Be sure to stay tuned to our Distance Learning page for even more resources, live and ondemand vir tual events, and more to suppor t your journey in the vir tual classroom.
As the situation with COVID-19 unfolds, Adobe is commi ed to giving you the
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