Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020.
Everyone is going to have a different set-up that they are teaching from. This post, with ideas from AJ Barse, is here to help you think through how to best optimize the space that you have for teaching without spending a lot of extra money. See AJ’s full presentation.
Video Tips:
- The “best” camera is the one you have
- Use a riser : #NoNoseCam
- Windows belong in front of you; not behind
- Record in chunks
Audio Tips:
- Use some kind of external microphone
- Need a sound booth? Use your closet.
- Microphones to check out
- Shure MV5
- Rode SmartLav+
Doc Cam:
You can use your phone as a document camera by signing in into Zoom on your computer and on your phone. Just make sure you are muted on your phone!
Image Attribution: “This work”, Need Pix is in the Public Domain, CC0