A Beginner's Guide to Creating Short Instructional Videos

A few years ago, we began creating short instructional videos for an introductory geology course. While we had little prior experience in making videos, previous research provided us with some principles for effective multimedia design. Based on our experiences, we offer some suggestions for instructors who are considering creating their own short videos. We provide guidance on research-based design elements and key steps in the process including writing a script, building a storyboard, and balancing the use of visuals, narration and text. We focus on the use of relatively basic tools for organizing information, non-professional tools for capturing images (phones, cameras), and introduce participants to some accessible software (Camtasia) for video editing and production.

[joshgalster]

Thanks for this! As useful and helpful as all your other videos, and especially timely these days.

[relaxmusicguy]

Thanks sir
Please shear more videos it's really amazing and helpfull

[palmtreeleebythesea]

Great video. Shared in Twitter. Thanks, Best. Subscribed with the Bell on

[isabellazechariah]

These days, most of the people use OBS and ScreenRec to create short institutional videos. I do the same for employee onboarding and to create video tutorials.

[sassyjpants]

Great video! :) I’m a college student (geoscience/geology major) and I want to get into making educational videos (for fun & to help others) but I’m afraid it’s a bad idea because I’m not an actual professor...

[mrmideeye]

Thnks for u effort can you start online class 👏

[srarfidorra]

Merci beaucoup. Je suis prof de géologie et c'est actuellement mon problème de faire ces courtes vidéos