EDLD 5363 Video Project Created by Tonya Avery, Diann Brodnax, Dimples Jones, Rosie Sellers

Week 5 Reflection

I did not have any experience with video production or editing before this course.  I made a simple Animoto clip for a previous course that is the extent of video production experience.

This course taught me how to collaborate with others to produce a video.  I have learned the production process from start to finish.  I also learned to use Creative Commons to copyright my work.

While I was learning the steps to producing videos, I was thinking of all the ways I can use my new found knowledge in the workplace.  I now have the experience to create and produce training videos for colleagues.  

I can create and produce tutorial videos to share with students.  I will help students create and produce their own peer tutorials.

Our team collaboration worked out smoothly.  We divided up the responsibilities early on and each team member kept up with their parts.  Google documents were a key component to our team collaboration.  We were able to share all updates to documents through Google documents.  The team worked together, brainstorming and planning, until we agreed on a final video.

Week 5 Web Conference Reflection

I enjoyed the web conferences. A few that I tried to attend were not available, but I was able to get in three at least.  The first web conference I joined was a great help.  I learned you need 640x480 resolution to upload a video on YouTube.  We learned that Jing and Google Screencast are good choices to use for tutorial videos.  I had not heard of either program.  I later researched both and I like the programs.  In the second conference, we talked about submitting assignments for week 3.  We were told every member of our group must turn in the exact same documents to earn credit.  We must each turn in all documents.  I learned during that conference another component to Audacity has to be downloaded for the program to function correctly.  The component is LAME encoder.  Audacity will not work without it.  In the last conference I attended, I learned that you should always shoot too much video when creating a video or movie.  This trick will ensure you have enough video to use and enough to slice up if needed. 

I have learned a big lesson, overall, during this course.  This degree is teaching me the tools I need to collaborate and help others in the future.  The more I learn of different techniques and creative procedures, the more knowledgeable and helpful I will be to colleagues and students.  I learn so much listening to my classmates talk about their experiences with software and programs.  As soon as a classmate mentions a program I have not heard of, I immediately research and find out all I can about the topic.  I try to implement each new found program into a daily project.  I am keeping a journal of all the programs I am learning about for future use in my job setting.

Week Two Podcast Assignment

A Podcast: Windows Movie Maker Tutorial

This week's assignment didn't seem so hard at first glance. The script writing was a little challenging but not too bad. The audio recording was ok since I learned all about audio recording last week. The challenge I faced this week was figuring out which website to upload the podcast to. Another challenge was embedding or uploading the podcast as a playable file to my eportfolio and blog. But, I finally figured it all out. Phew! :)