Why Camtasia
Why Camtasia Tutorials
Creating video tutorials for all my software training both with staff and students has totally transformed the way I teach.
- Individualized Instruction: It has allowed me to individualized learning by giving control of my demonstrations over to the user. Students can pause the demo, fast forward or watch a section as many times as they need to get the information. Students don’t have to wait for me to start the lesson and they don’t have to wait while I help a slower student.
- Never Miss a Lesson: If someone is late to a workshop or a student is absent, they will have access to the same demonstration as all the students. When I teach the same class/workshop multiple times in a day the lesson is consistent.
- Focus Attention: Bringing the demonstration to their desktop and through their headphones allows students to focus on the lesson with fewer distractions. This also benefits students with vision, hearing and ADHD/ADD issues.
- Structured Lesson: By recording the lesson outside of class I am able to prepare and use an outline, smoothly bring in other resources, edit out mistakes, and enhance the presentation in multiple ways. The bottom line is the demonstration is better than what I could deliver in a classroom setting.
- Improved Tech Support: I am often called to explain how something works. It is often easier to record a quick Camtasia demo and post it online than to try to walk someone through a technical issue. The same question is often asked more than once so once it is made I can refer the next person to the tutorial saving me time and .