Best Practices for Screencast Videos
Screencast Video
Project Overview
This client project is an instructional screencast video lesson developed for the IDOL courses Academy, focused on teaching best practices for creating effective screencast videos. I led the end-to-end design and development, including the storyboard and a downloadable quick reference guide.
Date: 2020 Format: Screencast Video Audience: Instructional Designers in the IDOL courses Academy My Role: Instructional Designer, Video Developer, & Voiceover Development Tools: Camtasia, Audacity, Snagit Client: IDOL courses Collaborator: Dr. Robin Sargent
Challenge
Many aspiring instructional designers lack experience creating screencast videos and often produce recordings that are unstructured, difficult to follow, or not instructionally effective. There was a need for clear, practical guidance on how to plan, record, and deliver high-quality instructional screencasts.
Solution
I designed and developed a screencast video lesson that models best practices while explicitly teaching them. The lesson walks learners through how to plan, set up, and record high-quality screencasts. The approach emphasizes both technical setup and instructional clarity so learners can apply these practices in their own projects.
Result
Learners are equipped with practical strategies to confidently design and develop their own instructional screencast videos. By applying these best practices, they can create clearer, more engaging, and more effective learning experiences.