How to: Get Started with Screencasting [HPEC Fast Facts]

You might think that screencasting is one for the techsperts,

but if you’ve ever narrated a set of slides, you have created a

screencast. The term simply refers to recording your activities

at your own computer. Narrated slides are a good start, but

screencasts have many more applications, and can be used to

decrease the social distance between educator and learner.

Used effectively, screencasting can create “a ‘look over my

shoulder’ effect similar to one-on-one instruction” (Educause,

2006).