How to Record and Edit Teaching Videos Effectively

With technology where it is today, using video in teaching is extremely important. This article covers MONA Media will guide you through how to film teaching videos and edit them effectively. With a little time and care, you can do it easily.

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Learn about filming teaching videos and video editing

Before you practice filming teaching videos you need to understand the basic concepts. The first step in learning how to film and edit teaching videos effectively is to know the following basics:

What is filming a teaching video?

Quay video is recording footage of the teaching of any subject. When your lecture materials are ready, you start recording. Teaching videos serve to deliver information to students as effectively as possible. Many people find that learning from video improves memory.

What is video editing?

Video editing means the work of editing the video you filmed so it is polished and complete. You can use professional software to make a video fresher. For example, you can adjust lighting and sound, insert text and effects, or add more content to the lesson.

Some popular online teaching videos

To build quality lessons, learn about the online video formats used in Education 4.0. Here are 4 types of online teaching video today.

Slide-based teaching video

If you have already built a PowerPoint or Keynote lesson, filming a teaching video is simple with the Record Slideshow feature. It is a familiar tool used in many fields. To keep the lecture video engaging, remember to add images, maps and specific data.

Teaching video with a live instructor

This format needs the teacher on camera. It is commonly used for lessons that need to be shown through movement and body language, such as lecture videos with a teacher, scripted videos, and performances or demonstrations by the instructor.

Screen recording

This format is the best choice for subjects that need on-screen demonstrations or technical walkthroughs. You can use popular screen recording software such as OBS Studio, Bandicam, VLC Media Player, ShareX and Icecream Screen Recorder. Instructors can also edit flexibly, adding subtitles, trimming clips and adding effects.

Animated teaching videos

Animated video is an interesting format to consider for your teaching videos. It suits children's courses and primary school lessons especially well. The teacher can also add their own knowledge on top of the ready-made cartoon characters, which makes the lesson livelier and more engaging for learners.

Why teaching videos and video editing matter

You need to understand the role and importance of teaching videos to make them work well. Here are some of the benefits of recording teaching videos:

Makes lessons lively and engaging

Traditional teaching with a whiteboard, or PowerPoint slides full of text, bores learners quickly and they stop paying attention. As a result, they take in less of the material.

Video makes it easier for learners to absorb knowledge. Instead of sitting down to copy long notes and then forgetting where they put them, learners only need to listen to the teacher's explanation and analysis. That helps them understand and remember information more easily, and learn to pick out what is worth noting down.

Control over the lesson and its timing

When using video, the teacher writes a lesson script that contains only the essential content, and fits it into a set running time. The knowledge still has to be shared in detail. The teacher can stress and analyze the important points more. Learners can listen again and again to remember them better.

Knowledge is concise, easy to follow and easier to reach

A lesson usually runs no more than 20 to 30 minutes, yet it still delivers the main content. Learning goes on without interruptions or outside distractions, so learners can focus better on the material.

Edited videos can be reused many times

A finished teaching video can be used again and again, especially if you sell courses or teach several classes. Combined with an online learning website, these videos are distributed in an organized way, saving the teacher time and effort to spend on other work.

No problems with lost or weak internet

A big advantage of having recorded and edited videos ready is avoiding the risk of losing your connection, since a weak connection interrupts live lessons. With video, learners just download the file and study anytime, anywhere, whichever way suits them. They can also replay a video whenever they need to review.

How to film teaching videos and edit them effectively

To attract students and grow your online learning website, your videos must hold learners' attention. That means investing carefully in both the content and how it is presented. Below, MONA walks you through how to record and edit teaching videos in full detail.

Prepare the lesson content and the video format

The lesson content should cover the core of each lesson. But how well learners take it in depends a lot on how you deliver it through video. You can make lesson videos in many ways, such as:

• Recording with slides
• Recording your screen
• Animated video
• Quay video

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Download software or prepare equipment for recording teaching videos

To support recording and editing, you need some basic equipment for online teaching and course recording, as follows:

• Camera: you can use a camera, a camcorder, or a phone that records video.
• Tripod: holds the camera steady in one position.
• Lighting equipment: for filming spaces that do not have enough light for the video.
• Microphone standalone to capture clear, good-quality sound for the video.

Set up the scene, lighting and sound

Space and lighting are extremely important for every frame. This is the next step to prepare so that you can record teaching videos effectively.

Decide on the setting and the frame you want students to see. You can use the rule of thirds: one third of the frame is the teacher and the other two thirds are the lesson content. The background behind you is usually left empty so students can focus on the lesson.

Record a test to check video quality

Once the steps above are set up, you can record a test video. Set up your camera's features such as sound, placement and recording orientation. If you use a phone, it is best to use third-party software so you can produce good lesson videos and edit them easily.

Record the teaching video and edit it with video software

Raw recordings usually contain many unneeded parts. The sound, lighting and effects of the original footage are mostly not good enough. That is why you need to edit the video before it reaches students. For course videos made for business, editing is especially important to make your lessons engaging.

There is plenty of post-production software for computers and phones. We recommend Adobe Premiere for its advantages. People new to Adobe Premiere Pro often find it confusing at first, but once you get used to it, editing goes very fast.

Share your lesson video on your system

After your lesson recording has been processed, you can share the link with students or upload the video to your language center management system. You can easily upload videos to an LMS platform at the best video quality. If the software that recorded your lesson includes video analytics, it can also assess how well the recording performs.

Learn more about learning management systems (LMS):

• A learning management system (LMS) is a system designed to provide online features. It supports teaching and learning activities at educational institutions. LMS has made learning smoother, faster and cheaper.
• An LMS runs in a web browser or an app, so both students and teachers can access it easily, wherever they study. The center can also track students' progress and adjust accordingly.

If you are looking for a provider of professional course video production services, MONA Media is the top choice. MONA has worked with many centers and education providers, and has delivered many successful courses with online teaching methods. So MONA is confident it can help you create high-quality "products" to start selling and to grow bán khóa học online (selling courses online) of your own.

What does MONA's course video and content recording service include?

• Support for every field and lesson type (lecture videos, practical guide videos, webinars, etc.)
• Advice on the most effective content and visuals for lesson videos
• Custom shooting scripts
• Publishing and distribution across multiple channels and platforms
• Modern recording equipment and technology, keeping cost and production time down

Whether you are education business or in any other field, a professional, well-made video will always attract viewers. So why wait? Contact HOTLINE 1900 636 648 for advice and a detailed quote from the MONA team.

Other tips for filming and editing teaching videos

Now that you know the steps for recording and editing teaching videos, keep the following points in mind to make them work well.

• The teacher should prepare the content thoroughly before recording, so the work goes quickly and smoothly.
• Inspire your students by imagining you are teaching them in person.
• Teachers should dress neatly and professionally, especially when the background is a green chalkboard with a desk.
• Pay attention to the color scheme of the video, the board and the background; they need to go together.
• Keep your background simple, without so much detail that it distracts viewers.
• Check your camera and other equipment carefully before recording.

In this article, MONA shared a guide to recording and editing teaching videos effectively, and you should now have a clear picture of the work involved. Keep the points above in mind to produce a quality video that keeps learners engaged.

If your budget doesn't stretch to a full shoot with staging, there is another route: making company videos with AI. Shoot the parts that must be real, and let AI handle the setting and staging; the cost is usually about a third.