It began by engaging via email with Michelle Warn, and letting her know what the expectations were for the interview; discuss one technology that she likes to use in adult education curriculum. We were to include success stories and failures. Well, the technology failure began with the recording of the interview crashing... no recording! No worries, I took notes and was fully prepared to use them to create my presentation. Michelle had another plan. She recorded a presentation for me that covered the topics we discussed in the interview. The final project is far from what I envisioned in the beginning, but it was a great learning process! I found MovieMaker during a search and figured out how to use it to create video clips from Michelle's presentation. I then created a PowerPoint presentation and embedded those clips. I recorded the presentation, but the videos echoed because my speakers were on. Then I tried to do with my speakers off, but I couldn't hear when the video ended...😜 Headphones became the answer to that dilemma and I got through the recordings (take, who knows what!!?). That is when I realized the recordings were difficult to see, so I went back in and formatted so they would play in full screen and then completed the final recording. It's far from perfect but hopefully, offers enough information to pique interest with links to additional information. I believe the goal for learning about technology was definitely met, and I look forward to the learning ahead!
Additional links (embedded in the presentation):
- Course Sites: www.coursesites.com
- Michelle’s YouTube tutorial: https://youtu.be/vJdxb1aqWGM
- Camtasia Suite: https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.htm
- Camtasia alternatives: https://elearningindustry.com/top-10-free-camtasia-studio-alternatives
I would love to hear from you if you have experience with any of the technology listed!
When interviewing my teacher, she noted that her one tip was to always have a backup plan! She and I both noted similar experiences when technology has failed and we had to be prepared with other options. We concluded having a printed lesson plan or printed materials to uphold the lesson plan. It appears you learned a lot through this experience and showed your ability to overcome and adapt! Well done, doing what can be done with what is given!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I appreciate your comments. I did learn a lot and I got to explore several new technologies!
DeleteSometimes our best learning comes from our failures! Nicely done, particularly with the changing of plans on the fly. I think it is an important skill, as well as having a back-up plan, as Jennifer noted. Because things do go wrong, and it’s how you adapt that is important. I like the mixed format, with the narrated PowerPoint and the embedded video. I appreciate your sharing of the links, so that we could follow up and learn more of what we choose. And as I mentioned in Jennifer’s post, I am always checking out new technology, and want to learn about Camtasia. I need to make a video about an instructor, and may try the free trial and compare it to moviemaker.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments! I would love to hear about your experience with Camtasia if you get a chance to try it!
DeleteMy professors also mentioned having a back up plan--technology is great as long as it works :-). I guess in the long run the experience was helpful, even if it gave you some moments of frustration.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment! A backup plan is always a good idea! I think I learned more by having to go to a back up plan than if the interview had gone as we planned. I think I was more creative than I would have been otherwise.
DeleteI echo what you all have discussed that having a back up plan is an important practice in this field. It's not that the technology does not have the capacity to do what we want them to do but that nothing is perfect and technology is not an exception. Otherwise, you wouldn't see a lot of push updates to the computers we use everyday...
ReplyDeleteGlad you've learned several different technologies from this assignment and from Dr. Warn. I can tell you from my own experience that captivate, moviemaker, and Camtasia are all good multimedia softwares that can produce very professional audio/video podcasts.
Out of curiosity, did Dr. Warn address other potential issues besides being prepared for tech's failure? Or have you noticed any drawbacks of using these technologies in adult learning context?
Very done interview, Janet!
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One of the things she talked about was related to a learning curve for different technologies; she mentioned that she switches depending on purpose, audience, etc. and sometimes if it's been awhile, she has to spend time relearning the platform or learn new aspects if it has been updated since she last used it.
ReplyDeleteOne of the failures we have experienced is when we have embedded video into webinars on Readytalk, some of our customers cannot view them, we think maybe because of their bandwidth, so we have to use really short clips, or leave them out. I feel like our platform for webinars is fairly limited regarding options for expanding technology, but for now, it's what we have to work with.