Screencasts, video screen capture with audio narration, are not new ( Meier 2007), but now they are more readily accessible, lower in cost, much easier to use ( Farkas 2009 Kroski 2009 Rethlefsen 2009a Slebodnik & Fraser Riehle 2009) and could be used to reach students, faculty and researchers. Online tutorials need not be a daunting task, though.
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Software must be purchased, staff must be trained in using the software, have knowledge of instructional design and multimedia guidelines, have time to develop, plan and execute the tutorials, and finally, there must be server space on which to store and access the tutorial files. The cost of creating tutorials, however, may prohibit their development by those that need them the most, librarians in understaffed libraries, with large student bodies, or with many online courses to serve. Online tutorials are used to introduce information to classes with large groups of undergraduate students ( Scaramozzino 2008) and distance learning students ( Blake 2009).
Recently developed screencasting services make online tutorial creation both free and easily done by science and engineering librarians. Unfortunately, professional-looking tutorials take time, money and expertise to develop these are commodities that our underfunded and understaffed libraries may not have available.
LibGuides, and course management resources, i.e. Used with permission.Ībstract Online tutorials provide an alternative to in-person or in-class library instruction and can be indispensable for reaching large student bodies, especially when combined with existing web-based guides, i.e. Tips from the Experts Five Minute Screencasts - The Super Tool for Science and Engineering Librarians Olivia Bautista Sparks
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