New teaching and learning technology - Camtasia Relay

"If only the professor could explain that one more time..."

This is a common sentiment among students struggling to comprehend new and complex concepts.  Unfortunately, class notes and text books are sometimes limited and static.  Now, however, Oxford professors have a new tool in their toolbox that dynamically explains new and complex concepts as many times as a student needs.  This tool is called Camtasia Relay.

Camtasia Relay records a professor's voice synchronously with the video display of a computer screen to create online modular videos to communicate repetitive and complex concepts.  The students play-back the video on a computer or iPod as often as desired.  Camtasia records anything being displayed on a computer screen along with the audio captured by a microphone connected to the computer via cable or wireless and automatically publishes for viewing.  After the recording occurs, an email is sent to the professor supplying the web link that plays the video.   This link can be posted on Blackboard, LearnLink or forwarded to the student's email.  There are no technical decisions required by presenters; all heavy lifting is done by the Oxford Media Server.

Oxford has a site license for Camtasia and it is installed on all technical classroom computers.  It can also be installed on Mac or PC personal computers.   To effectively begin using Camtasia Relay, OCIT recommends a 60 minute appointment to install the software on your computer and to offer an introductory lesson on how to get started.

Please complete an AskIT request to schedule your Camtasia Relay appointment.

To see a sample Camtasia video, please click here.