This week's assignment was rather difficult for me. I struggled to find a topic that fit the criteria (working example and screencasting) as well as one that could be useful for my ESL students. One topic that I continually have to train my students on is how to more effectively use a learner's dictionary. Many of them continue to use google translate and other programs although they are well beyond a beginner's level.
I would have to make a series of videos on using a learner's dictionary, as it can get rather complicated. So I decided to first record "Part Four" which is about finding similarities between the different definitions provided by the online dictionary and making one generalized definition based on the similarities. The point is to be able to formulate one slightly more abstract definition that can be more easily remembered than several specific ones. The abstract definition will help them to be able to figure out the specific meanings in context. It's something new I'm working on with a couple of students of mine, so I decided to work on it as a test. It's intended for intermediate and advanced ESL students.
I used Captivate, as it's one of my goals to become as much of an expert as possible with the relevant Adobe Suite software. It was my first time using it, but I found it really intuitive, especially if you are already familiar with other Adobe products. I've used Camtasia in the past and I tried out Jing, but I decided to go with Captivate in the end.
Hope you enjoy it!
I would have to make a series of videos on using a learner's dictionary, as it can get rather complicated. So I decided to first record "Part Four" which is about finding similarities between the different definitions provided by the online dictionary and making one generalized definition based on the similarities. The point is to be able to formulate one slightly more abstract definition that can be more easily remembered than several specific ones. The abstract definition will help them to be able to figure out the specific meanings in context. It's something new I'm working on with a couple of students of mine, so I decided to work on it as a test. It's intended for intermediate and advanced ESL students.
I used Captivate, as it's one of my goals to become as much of an expert as possible with the relevant Adobe Suite software. It was my first time using it, but I found it really intuitive, especially if you are already familiar with other Adobe products. I've used Camtasia in the past and I tried out Jing, but I decided to go with Captivate in the end.
Hope you enjoy it!