Feb 27, 2010

iTunes Production hints

iTunesU Production Hints

Begin with the end in mind

Adults Learn Differently

Production Team

Develop concept
Write the "Script" and develop a story board
Produce the content

Choosing the Right Medium

For production

Use video for demonstrations
Use audio for concepts
Use documents for reference documents

iTunes U file formats are

Video - Mp4
Audio - Acc
Documents - PDF

The iTunes application will import files from other formats and convert them.

Basic Tool Set

Using Power Point or Keynote to create video podcasts for iTunes U
  • Create short segments
    • 8-10 minutes long
    • 1 concept
    • chunk content into digestible bytes ;-)
  • Record audio for each short presentation.

Power Point & Microsoft Resources

  1. PPt 2003
  2. PPT 2007
  3. PPt 2007 - convert to movie
  4. PPt 2007 compatible media files -
  5. Using Movie Maker (Office 2003 -
  6. Using PhotoStory
Keynote Resources
    1. Keynote

GoToMeeting & GoToWebinar production Tips
      1. Subscribe to GoToMeeting podcasts in iTunes (free)
      2. Tips for capturing webinars
      3. Have screen action (move the mouse, etc) to start the screen recording when the audio recording begins
      4. Use a pre-recorded presentation rather than a live presentation - the boo boos can be edited out
      5. Develop supplementary materials
      6. Break the content into short segments
      7. Use the breaks between the movie segments for discussion.
      8. After the webinar provide answers to discussion questions as a companion to the webinar.
      9. Post presentations and support materials on NC WISE and iTunes U.

Follow Up Questionnaire

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