So, I'm just gonna answer them all at one time. A lot of students have been asking me these questions lately. Maybe it's even a five or even maybe 10 minute if you feel like you wanna go there, little tutorial about this week's assignment, giving them more information. It can be a five minute, here's what we're working on this week or a five minute tutorial, about how to navigate your online class. So, pick one thing, five minute, little wrap up. But whatever it is, your face needs to be in it. Sometimes it's a picture and picture where I'm talking about the next assignment and I'll show them my screen so they can see it, as well as see my face. About Friday, I'll send them a wrap up video. I do these with my classes every single week. So for example, maybe it's a weekly wrap up that's five minutes or less. So, instead of thinking, "Oh my gosh, I need to do a 30, 40 minute lecture." If you can avoid that, let's start with something a little bit smaller and work our way up to it. And I would say to do this every single week. So, let's crawl before we walk, shall we?Īll right, the first thing I want you to do is pick one video element that you can create quickly, easily for your classes. So, I'm more comfortable with it and you will too eventually. I do those, all of my lectures I record for my students, sometimes they're 30 minutes, sometimes they're 40, sometimes they're 10, but I've been doing this for a really long time. To get started with this, I don't want you to just jump right in and do a 30 or 40 minute lecture. So, you can really focus on connecting with your students in the online educational world, okay? Good, let's do it. It's the fact that you're sitting there in front of a camera lens and those nerves just start to happen, right? And it doesn't matter if no one else is around in the whole space, like right now, there's no one else around in my space, but just the idea that someone is recording, that you see that record button clicking away, that someone is going to eventually watch that and that it's happening in the moment, that can create a lot of anxiety. I know and I understand that it's more than just the technology. And I know that this can be something that's really nerve wracking. And I'm not just talking about video content where you screen record and you do audio, which is still fabulous, but for them to actually see your face, it gives them a way to know who they're talking to, put a face with a name, a face with the voice that they hear and really does bridge that gap, between what we do normally face-to-face, compared to an online education. It is the true way for you to bridge that gap, between our normal face-to-face classes and the online world, whether it's synchronous, asynchronous, kind of a mixture of both or even hybrid, the best way for you to communicate, for you to connect with your students is to have video content. Let's start off with why video content is so important in online education. And I'm so excited to help you end your frustration with talking to a camera and creating video content for your students, because it is the most powerful way for you to teach in the online world. I have an MFA in Musical Theater and I've been helping educators just like you, all over the world, transition to online teaching. Hi, if this is our first time meeting, I'm Ashlee Espinosa. If you haven't subscribed yet, go ahead hit the Subscribe button, turn on the bell notification, so you don't miss any more videos in the future, all about online education. If you're avoiding filming videos for your online classes, because you're nervous or you're worried that they just won't be good enough, let's solve that problem together right now. Video content is the most important elements of online teaching and I can’t wait to show you how to record video lectures without feeling nervous along with tips and tricks to help connect with your students.īest FREE Programs to Record Videos for your classes You’ll learn how to appear confident on camera and how to record great video lectures. These tips for new online teachers really does help alleviate anxiety on camera and reduce stress and fear before filming video content. This step-by-step guide will walk you through how to record videos for your online classes like lectures, tutorials, lessons, welcome videos, or even just a weekly check in video message. This 15 minute process will help lower your anxiety and calm your nerves so that you can connect and communicate with your students in an authentic way through your video content. If you’re avoiding recording videos for your online classes because you’re nervous about being on camera or worried that they won’t be good enough, let’s solve that right now.
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