Introduction to Screencasting

Course details

Discover the principles and tools companies around the world use to share and record their screens and create engaging elearning content. Get an overview of screencasting and elearning, design considerations for your screen-capture training, and the most popular tools on the market, including Captivate, Articulate Studio, Articulate Storyline, Lectora Inspire, and Camtasia Studio. David Rivers will not only help you capture what's on your screen, but also show you how to add interactivity, heighten visual interest, and build quizzes with each program. Watch now to compare these applications and decide which one is right for you.

Learning objectives
What is screencasting?
Choosing the right tool
Starting new projects from scratch
Using characters in Articulate Studio and Articulate Storyline
Adding interactivity
Creating quizzes
Exporting projects to various formats

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Using the exercise files

1. About Screencasting

03 - What is screencasting
04 - Screencasting examples
05 - A look at the tools of the trade
06 - Choosing the right tool
07 - Screencasting design considerations

2. Camtasia Studio

08 - About Camtasia Studio
09 - Exploring the Camtasia user interface
10 - Starting a new project from scratch
11 - Recording from PowerPoint
12 - Editing your project
13 - Adding elements and using themes
14 - Creating interactive quizzes
15 - Producing and sharing your project

3. Articulate Studio

16 - About Articulate Studio
17 - Exploring the Studio apps
18 - Starting new projects from PowerPoint slides
19 - Adding narration to a project
20 - Using characters for visual interest
21 - Adding interactions with Engage
22 - Capturing screens with Replay
23 - Creating quizzes with Quizmaker
24 - Exporting projects to various formats

4. Articulate Storyline

25 - About Articulate Storyline
26 - Exploring the user interface
27 - Starting a new project from PowerPoint
28 - Adding interest with themes
29 - Creating interactivity with interactions
30 - Using characters for visual interest
31 - Adding a screen recording
32 - Creating quizzes
33 - Exporting projects to various formats

5. Lectora

34 - About Lectora
35 - Exploring the user interface
36 - Adding interest with themes
37 - Starting a new project from PowerPoint
38 - Creating interactivity with interactions
39 - Using characters for visual interest
40 - Recording your screen with Camtasia
41 - Creating quizzes
42 - Exporting projects to various formats

6. Adobe Captivate

43 - About Adobe Captivate
44 - Exploring the user interface
45 - Adding interest with themes
46 - Starting a new project from PowerPoint
47 - Creating interactivity with interactions
48 - Using characters for visual interest
49 - Inserting a screen capture
50 - Creating quizzes
51 - Exporting projects to various formats

Conclusion

52 - Next steps