Creating computer-based tutorials is not new to me—I have created
over 200 video tutorials covering Photoshop, Illustrator, iMovie and more. However, most of those tutorials were created
for high school students. Creating a
tutorial for an adult audience was a little more problematic. My tone of voice for instance—was it in
keeping with my audience, or was I using my “you can do this!” tone I often
adopt for my students? Did it matter if
I was or not? The pace was faster as
well, I would not have covered an entire interface in under two minutes for my
students. But I felt as if an adult
learner would be able to comprehend the at a faster pace, so I felt confident
in including more information than I would normally.
The software I used to record the tutorial is a program called
Screenflow made by Telescreen. I have
been creating tutorials with Screenflow for over six years, and it is by far
the best screen recorder I’ve ever used.
However, just before I started working on the tutorial, I received a
long-awaited new laptop from the district.
With it came all new iLife software—including iMovie. The interface has changed somewhat, so I had
to practice with it before I could even begin the tutorial. This added to my time, but as I will need the
information anyway, it was not time wasted.
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