Peer Review

The assignment this week is to create an overview presentation with a screencast for the peer reviewers. With Camtasia, I created a 5 mins abstract video to guide reviewers with the course components. Please excuse the watermark on the Camtasia video since I used the free trial version.

I also checked a self-scorecard of this capstone course with the Online SUNY Course Quality Review (OSCQR) rubric to know what items need the final checks and finishing touches to ensure overall quality. 

Process

1. Map out the process and decide which tool is the best for the screencast project

2. Write scripts with all of the requirements that fit in 5 mins

3. Record and edit voiceover with Audacity

4. Use the template that I created with Camtasia

5. Transfer the scripts into a simple storyboard with time so that I understand each clip's length.

6. Create clips and images in Canva

7. Load the template with voiceover, clips, and images

8. Record screencast with Camtasia

9. Edit the clips >> add animation >> additional text layers >> transitions

10. Upload the video and add captions on YouTube

11. Embed the YouTube video on the week 7 page of my portfolio

12. Upload the descriptive transcript in YouTube and Canvas close to the video

Challenges & Solution

As an overview, there are many requirements to fit in a 3-5-minute video. I needed to select only essential information and tried to present it with clips and images rather than letting peer reviewers watch the entire course screencast. I avoided using background music for reviewers to focus on what was presented.

In the end

The project of this week marks the end of the anonymous peer reviews. I have been reviewing 2-3 peers and learned from them a lot. In return, I received valuable feedback from peers who journeyed throughout the courses. I learned that receiving constructive feedback stretches my ability to try a bit better, so I also tried to offer actionable feedback to peers. Experiencing peer feedback among adult learners was a huge takeaway from this course. Thank you, peers ;)