Activity 3.3: Designing or reviewing a learning activity

We hope soon to be launching our new streaming service with Lecture and desktop capture capabilities.
My colleague and I have drafted a programme for our presentation and workshops and intend to include an activity similar to this within the launch events.

• Title of activity
• Creating video using PCAP (VStream/ Echo360)
• Intended learning outcome/s
• To use PCAP (VStream/ Echo360) to create a 2 minute video
• Upload video to VStream echo centre
• Locate the URL to distribute your video
• Activity description
• Using VStream and PCAP software, you will create a short video introducing yourself to your students;
• Refine your script/prompts/notes
• Log on to the computer
• Open the PCAP software
• Configure your webcam
• Create your recording
• Review and edit your recording
• Open your preferred browser
• Log in to VStream EchoCentre
• Upload to the VStream EchoCentre
• Once the file is processed, locate URL to share with students
• Time
• 20 minutes
• Prerequisites
• PCAP and HD Webcam installed on your computer;
• Already read PCAP user documentation 
• Prepared notes/prompts for your script.
• Link to technology used
• VStream https://vstream.victoria.ac.nz 
• Broadband connection
• Windows/Mac device
• Links to additional resources
• http://www.cad.vuw.ac.nz/wiki/images/f/f8/VStreamPCAPGuideStaff.pdf
• http://www.cad.vuw.ac.nz/wiki/index.php/VStream
• Follow up activities
• Edit your file, add closed captions, add bookmarks
• add link to specific content area in your Blackboard course