{"id":8371,"date":"2020-06-23T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=8371"},"modified":"2020-06-22T11:51:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T10:51:50","slug":"4-top-tel-tips-for-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2020\/06\/23\/4-top-tel-tips-for-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"4 top TEL tips for videos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This short video will take you through four quick top TEL tips which can help you improve the quality of your videos when you\u2019re recording yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=e8c256ec-8086-48b4-98b8-abc000aef99d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"885\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2020\/06\/2020-06-22_11-31-11.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the video: $ top TEL tips for recording video with link to the video https:\/\/sussex.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=e8c256ec-8086-48b4-98b8-abc000aef99d\" class=\"wp-image-8372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2020\/06\/2020-06-22_11-31-11.png 885w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2020\/06\/2020-06-22_11-31-11-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2020\/06\/2020-06-22_11-31-11-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2020\/06\/2020-06-22_11-31-11-100x57.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2020\/06\/2020-06-22_11-31-11-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2020\/06\/2020-06-22_11-31-11-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2020\/06\/2020-06-22_11-31-11-450x255.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2020\/06\/2020-06-22_11-31-11-600x340.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Click the image or this <a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=e8c256ec-8086-48b4-98b8-abc000aef99d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link to watch the video<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tips include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Positioning<\/strong>. Ensure you are in the centre of frame of your camera and that you\u2019re not positioned too close or too far away.<\/li><li><strong>Beware of background noise<\/strong>. It can be wise to pay attention to what sort of background noises appear in your video, often these are noises we hear every day and so we don\u2019t pay attention to them, but for students watching our video these sounds can be distracting. It can be wise to try and find either a quiet area or to use an external microphone which can help to isolate sound.<\/li><li><strong>Ensure you\u2019re well lit<\/strong>. Make sure that you\u2019ve got as much light on you as possible when recording, if you\u2019re too dimly lit it\u2019ll be hard for students to see you. Also make sure that strong light is coming from either the side or in front of you, if strong light comes from behind you it can again make it hard for students to see you.<\/li><li><strong>Be mindful of what\u2019s in the background.<\/strong> Ensure you\u2019ve given some thought to what\u2019s in the background of your video, you don\u2019t want anything too distracting to appear, nor do you want anything appearing that you don\u2019t wish for your students to see. It\u2019s also wise to not have too cluttered a background or too blank and clinical a background as these can be either distracting or intimidating, it\u2019s best to try and strike a balance where the background isn\u2019t overly distracting but it still shows you as human and approachable.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are more useful resources for staff at the University of Sussex in the <a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.sussex.ac.uk\/courses\/14993\">Teaching Online Learning Anywhere<\/a> Canvas site and you can contact <a href=\"mailto:tel@sussex.ac.uk\">tel@sussex.ac.uk<\/a> to discuss ways to use video and other learning technologies in your teaching.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-8371\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2020\/06\/23\/4-top-tel-tips-for-videos\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-8371\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2020\/06\/23\/4-top-tel-tips-for-videos\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2020\/06\/23\/4-top-tel-tips-for-videos\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2020\/06\/23\/4-top-tel-tips-for-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-8371\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2020\/06\/23\/4-top-tel-tips-for-videos\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2020\/06\/23\/4-top-tel-tips-for-videos\/?share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This short video will take you through four quick top TEL tips which can help you improve the quality of your videos when you\u2019re recording yourself. 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