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    This short online course has been created by UCSF School of Medicine's Technology Enhanced Education (TEE) Innovations group to help you create Screen Lessons. "Screen Lessons" also known as screencasts are created on your computer and intended for online viewing by students. In this course you will be introduced to the basic pedagogical and technical principles of creating screencasts using the software ScreenFlow or Microsoft Office Mix. We will periodically be updating the course content to keep it relevant. 

    If you have further questions please email iRocket. Also, visit the TEE website to learn more about our team! 

    stages of screen lesson production

  • Essential Reading

    Take a few minutes to carefully read through each of these lesson documents:

  • Technical Instructions

    TEE supports both ScreenFlow and Microsoft Office Mix for creating Screen Lessons. ScreenFlow runs on Mac while Microsoft Office Mix runs on PC.

    The TEE Innovations team has a ScreenFlow Kit and a Microsoft Office Mix Kit available for checkout to UCSF SOM faculty instructors. You can also purchase the software yourself if your computer meets the system requirements. 

    Once you've decided which software platform you are going to use to create your screencast you can follow our directions to get started (these directions assume you are working with one of our kits, but should still be useful to you if you are using your own device):

  • Video Examples

    Inking, demonstrations, and test-your-knowledge questions make Screen Lessons more engaging. 

  • Helpful Resources

    Feel free to download and use our templates:

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      TEE Screen Lessons PowerPoint Title and End Slides template File

      For UCSF School of Medicine Screen Lessons, please use these slides as the first and last of your presentation. This will help us ensure that your materials are easy for students to find in their course materials.

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      Screen Lesson Software Solutions - Comparisons File

      This chart compares several of the many screencasting software options available. Although not comprehensive, it will give you an overview of the big competitors and help steer you towards choosing a software solution for your next screen lesson project.

      Note: This document contains some comments that are specific to UCSF faculty.

  • Test-your-knowledge Quiz (requires UCSF authentication)

    UCSF affiliates can take this short online quiz to test your knowledge. Before taking the quiz we suggest you read through all of the Essential Reading links above.