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E-learning with Camtasia Studio

By : David Demyan
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E-learning with Camtasia Studio

By: David Demyan

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (16 chapters)
E-learning with Camtasia Studio
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

About the Reviewers

Jason R. Clemens retired from the United States Army and is now a training and e-learning/media specialist in Pueblo, Colorado, where he develops classroom and CBT courses in a specialized industrial field. His 18 years of training experience and involvement in education technology started during his time as an instructor in the Army.

While developing training for the Department of the Army, he found his passion for education technology. During this time, he was introduced to an early version of Camtasia Studio, and has spent the last decade expanding his experience creating screencasts for e-learning. Individually, over the past decade, he has tried to push the envelope of Camtasia Studio, by coming up with new methods and uses. To keep current with Camtasia Studio, he has consulted and spent many hours providing support on Camtasia Studio's online forums, freelanced with oDesk creating advertisement "How-to" videos for start-up companies, and provided one-on-one training for new users.

In December 2014, he will complete his Master's degree in Education Technology from Boise State University, Idaho.

When he is not working with Camtasia Studio and other technologies, he and his wife enjoy riding on their Harley and work to support veteran organizations and their causes.

Richard M. Garetano is a training and development leader who has built successful training organizations for companies such as Racal Datacom, NextiraOne, and Cross Match Technologies. He has over 30 years of excellent management and people skills. He is a proven leader, communicator, problem solver, and analytical/strategic business partner. He is a person who loves challenges and strives to be the best and takes pride in his work.

He has the following development training skills:

  • Instructor-led course development and technical and professional delivery

  • Computer-based training development

  • Training video development and production

  • Interactive training development

  • Web-based development and delivery

  • Training needs analysis

  • Test writing

  • Training Internet and intranet site development

  • Leadership skills

  • Training organization development

  • Biometrics: fingerprint, face, and iris

He is proficient in Windows operating systems such as 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7, and in applications such as Adobe FrameMaker, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Jasc Print Shop Pro, WebEx, Go To Meeting, Camtasia, Captivate, Cornerstone Learning/Talent Management System, Test View, Articulate Storyline, and Adobe Captivate. He specializes in the development of training organizations, the development of technical products, sales, service, and professional training, Cross Match biometric product training development and delivery, development and production of professional and product training videos, learning and development, instructional design, facilitation, and project management.

His past work experience includes the following:

  • Instructional Designer, TBC Corporation

  • Training Video Development Contractor, Spectorial Corporation

  • Learning and Development Manager, Cross Match Technologies

  • Sr. Training Consultant, Cross Match Technologies

  • Director of Training and Education, NextiraOne, LLC

  • Technical Training Manager, Racal-Datacom

  • Instructor / Sr. Training Analyst, Racal Milgo

He has written a number of product training guides for internal and customer training.

Sylvia Moessinger is a vocational teacher in healthcare, geriatric care special education, and computer science. She also works part-time for an e-learning institution that supports all universities in Rhineland Palatinate, Germany.

Since the late '80s, she has been working on computers and attends computer classes on a regular basis to keep up-to-date with new developments. In 2011, she finished her Master's degree in Online and Distance Education (MAODE) from the Open University, UK. She loves working with various web technologies such as HTML/CSS, WordPress, Typo3, and so on. Camtasia has become a great tool to create videos for her students and other learners. She is a Moodle trainer and has experience in the development of Moodle courses. Lifelong learning is her motto, and she likes to connect with people around the world to learn more about e-learning, design, and other exciting topics. If you want to connect with her, follow her on Twitter at @Sylvia_I or visit her blog at http://sylviamoessinger.wordpress.com/. She also writes articles for http://moocnewsandreviews.com/.

Erika Smith is an instructional designer at TechSmith with over 12 years of experience as an instructor, designer, and developer. She has worked in a variety of industries, including Staffing and Recruitment, Utility, Software, and Technology. She has designed, developed, and implemented instructor-led training, asynchronous and synchronous e-learning, and blended courses. She has a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Michigan State University, and a Master's degree in Instructional Design and Technology with a specialization in online course development from Walden University.

Travis Thurston is an instructional designer for the Center for Innovative Design and Instruction (CIDI) at Utah State University. At USU, he designs and redevelops online, f2f, and blended courses in Canvas LMS, consults with SMEs on campus to develop and deliver quality courseware, and finds practical solutions to various design and delivery challenges.

Recently, he gamified an introduction to HTML and CSS courses, and taught the online course as an adjunct faculty for the ITLS department at USU. He has reviewed books for Packt Publishing, including Canvas LMS Course Design, Ryan John, and has also had several articles published about the work done by the team at CIDI on websites such as eLearning Industry, eCampus News, and Edudemic.

He and his wife, Jenny, also spend time raising awareness about Type I Diabetes, and fundraising for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) as co-race directors of the Crazy Pancreas 5k in Inkom, Idaho, and as co-committee chairs for the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes in Logan, Utah.

He began his career teaching high school history and physical education courses. Along with a BA in History Teaching and Physical Education/Coaching, he holds a Master of Educational Technology (M.E.T.) from Boise State University with a graduate certificate in online teaching.