Joe Deegan – Building an Elearning Course with Camtasia Studio 8

What you will learn from this video course

This is the course for you if you are an instructional designer, teacher, corporate trainer, or anybody who wants to take learning beyond the walls of the classroom by creating e-learning courses using Camtasia. Whether you are a beginner or have experience developing e-learning courses, you will take away valuable lessons that will help you get the best out of Camtasia Studio 8.

Camtasia Studio 8 is the industry leading tool in the e-learning industry, and is the most powerful due to its cutting edge features, making it easy for even first-time users to create an effective e-learning course quickly.

This tutorial shows you how to create interactive e-learning courses by making the most out of Camtasia. Follow along with detailed video demonstrations covering everything you need to know to use Camtasia to create screencasts, record presentations, and develop interactive e-learning courses.

This course goes beyond the basics to teach you how to overcome challenges specific to e-learning. It starts off by introducing you to Camtasia and then digs deeper into its potential by showing you how to use its features to create compelling content for your courses. The tutorial guides you on how to plan an e-learning project with the help of storyboards, and configure default project settings. You’ll also learn how to add interactivity to your course by including quizzes, hotspots, and using SCORM to track results. Finally, you’ll learn how to “flip the classroom” to record presentations and make them available online.

Table of Contents

Getting Started with Camtasia [11:01 minutes]

• The Course Overview
• A Tour of Camtasia Studio 8

Planning Your E-Learning Project [14:05 minutes]

• Creating a Storyboard
• The Project Workflow
• Configuring Project Settings

Camtasia Fundamentals [15:58 minutes]

• Importing Media
• Creating the Title Clips
• Using Transitions
• Recording Narration

Creating Screencasts [15:33 minutes]

• Preparing to Record
• Recording Your Screen
• Trimming and Cutting
• Using Callouts

Capturing Lectures [13:15 minutes]

• Recording Yourself
• Recording PowerPoint Presentations
• Applying the Green Screen Effect

Adding Interactivity [12:57 minutes]

• Creating Quizzes
• Creating Scenario-based Assessments Using Hotspots
• Creating a Table of Contents

Publishing Your Project [16:20 minutes]

• Publishing Your Project
• Customizing the Player
• Publishing to YouTube
• Publishing a SCORM Package

Putting Camtasia to Extra Use [07:48 minutes]

• Using Camtasia with Other E-Learning Authoring Tools
• Embedding Camtasia Videos in a Web Page

The Author