The Design Process

StoryBoard
Plan out and develop a storyboard for the presentation.
  • PowerPoint - gives a clear easy to use storyboard.
  • Screen Captures- know what you are going to do and what will happen.
Record Media
Create the various screen captures, images, and sound clips to be used in the presentation.
  • PowerPoint - Add pause time at the end of each slide.
  • Screen Captures- I record with out the voice over and have long pauses.
Add Media
Use Camtasia Studio to assemble the various media clips and add any special Camtasia features.
  • PowerPoint - Very little has to be done at this stage.
  • Screen Captures- Remember the 80/20 rule.
  • Avoid overkill.
Produce Tutorial
Produce the tutorial as a video clip (AVI, WMV, Quicktime formats) OR as a Flash presentation.
  • Format - What is best for your audience?
  • Output size - Consider the the screen landscape and display hardware.
Post Tutorial
Transfer the files to the web server for public internet access.

Don't Reinvent the Wheel!

Use the professionally produced tutorials if offered by the resource provider.
EBSCOhost Examples
Basic Searching for Academic Libraries
Complete list of Tutorials - These tutorials were produced using several different tools.