UNINETT Spreads New Technologies Across Norway With eCampus Program

UNINETT, a non-profit division of Norway’s Ministry of Education, develops and operates the country’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). The network connects more than 300,00 users across nearly 200 educational and research institutions in Norway, including all universities and most public colleges. The eCampus program within UNINETT was officially launched in 2012 due to demand from institutions and as an effort to better manage resources for both the Ministry of Education and the Continue reading

New Release: Camtasia Relay 4.3 Adds Visual Graphs for Administrators

The Camtasia Relay team spends most of its development time adding and improving capabilities for people creating videos.  We always try to balance the creation of new features for users and  system administrators with our overriding goal to keep the recording process as easy to use as possible.   That’s why we are pleased with the very positive feedback we’ve gotten from customers about how easy Camtasia Relay is to use, as well as the many great suggestions for future improvements and enhancements Continue reading

Experiencing Flipped Classrooms: Using Camtasia Relay to Enhance Learning Experience at Morehouse School of Medicine

Guest post by the Instructional Technology team at the Morehouse School of Medicine The pedagogical concept of flipped classrooms has attracted intense attention among higher education professors. A flipped classroom is a teaching model that requires students to view pre-recorded, instructor-prepared presentations before coming to a class and thus frees up classroom time for in-depth discussion, problem-solving, and collaboration. Growing out of the interest in the pedagogical approach and the Continue reading

Camtasia Relay Allowing For Uninterrupted Education

Quinnipiac University’s Mount Carmel Campus, located in Hamden, Connecticut, was forced to close for a full week as Superstorm Sandy knocked out power. Several trees fell on campus and downed trees and electrical wires blocked several surrounding roads. Although the campus was closed, learning did not stop for the Bobcats; students stayed on track using Blackboard and Camtasia Relay . An assistant professor in the School of Nursing, Robin Guisti, who co-teaches a Health and Physical Assessment Continue reading

Make the Most of your Interactive White Board

Do you or someone you know have access to an Interactive White Board? Popular brand names include SMART, Promethean, and Epson. These boards are popular in many classrooms. You can display a computer screen or use it like an electronic white board. One problem though is that once the lesson is done, the board is cleared and the content is no longer available. Enter Jing, Snagit, or Camtasia! You can use TechSmith tools to record the interactive white board, thus freeing your content and Continue reading

Camtasia Relay 4.2 Release – Upgrade now! Lost audio prompt, TechSmith Smart Player, and more

With the latest version of Camtasia Relay, you will find that recording, viewing, and sharing your content is even easier! WHAT'S NEW IN CAMTASIA RELAY 4.2 Lost Audio: Did your microphone accidentally unplug without you knowing? Don't worry! Camtasia Relay 4.2 will notify you if you've lost your audio while recording by prompting you with an alert. TechSmith Smart Player: Engage your viewers by supporting interactive elements of your videos like hotspots or table of contents, on nearly Continue reading

EDUCAUSE 2012 Presenter Profiles: Rob Mowid

Meet Rob Mowid Rob Mowid is the Product Manager for Camtasia Relay here at TechSmith. He's been working at TechSmith for four years, having started on the Sales side before becoming a Product Manager. He sets direction for where the product is headed by working with and receiving feedback from current and prospect customers.     Fastpath to Anything Capture Stop talking about lecture capture, and start capturing! Plus, you don’t have to limit your capturing to just lectures. Continue reading