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Screencasts are short screen captures of material with narration by an instructor. Students view these videos outside of class. They present detailed problem solutions, explanations of concepts, mini-lectures, software tutorials, exam reviews, and provide learners with alternatives to lecture notes and textbooks. These can also help to teach students a systematic approach to solving engineering problems. Some recently posted screencasts are to the right.
Developed at the University of Colorado Boulder
John Falconer: Mel and Virginia Clark Professor, President's Teaching Scholar
Janet deGrazia: Senior Instructor and Associate Chair
Will Medlin: Associate Professor and ConocoPhillips Faculty Fellow
Garret Nicodemus: Project Coordinator, Web-master
Katherine Hoeferkamp: Project Associate
Screencast & ConcepTest Contributors:
Charles Nuttelman: Screencasts Creator
Marina Miletic: Screencasts Creator
Catherine Youngblood: Screencasts Creator
Daria Kotys-Schwartz: Screencasts Creator
Jeffrey Knutsen: Screencasts Creator
Scott Fogler: ConcepTests Author
Curt Connor: ConcepTests Author
Victor Ugaz - Texam A&M: Screencasts Author
Michael Holmberg, Zachary Gibbs, Isabella Funke, Xiao Ba, Cuining Liu, Audrey Schaiberger
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers (NSF DUE 0920640) and (NSF DUE 1322300)
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.