Project Details and Background
Screencast History
These screencasts were first created and released in 2018 due to a perceived need within the first year engineering student population at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and other schools. The screencasts are available to students in the UBC APSC 100 introduction to engineering course, and are being redeveloped for the 2019 academic year. Due to requests from people outside of UBC APSC 100, this site has been created to share these resources.
More information on the development, implementation, and impacts of the screencasts can be found in these papers:
P. Ostafichuk, C. Jaeger, Q. Golstyen, and S. Nesbit, "Pilot of a Series of Online Resources to Help Students Transition to First Year Engineering," Proc. CEEA-ACEG 2019, Ottawa, June 9-12, 2019. Download P. Ostafichuk, C. Jaeger, Q. Golstyen, and S. Nesbit, "Pilot of a Series of Online Resources to Help Students Transition to First Year Engineering," Proc. CEEA-ACEG 2019, Ottawa, June 9-12, 2019.
Acknowledgements
These screencasts have been primarily developed by Dr. Peter Ostafichuk (a.k.a. "Dr. Pete"), a professor of teaching and Chair of First Year Engineering at UBC. Many other people have assisted with the development of the materials, providing feedback and insights along the way. Of particular note, Dr. Carol Jaeger (UBC Associate Dean, Academic) has provided recommendations and input on all screencasts, and the Managing Stress screencast was created through extensive collaboration with Quentin Golstyen (UBC Engineering student), Amy Vozel (UBC Engineering Academic Advisor), Levonne Abshire (UBC Student Development & Services), and Tyra Phillips (UBC Engineering student).
Technical Details
The screencasts were created in PowerPoint and captured using Camtasia Links to an external site., with narration done using a Rode Podcaster Links to an external site. USB microphone. Editing was completed in Camtasia, and then the final screencast was built using Articulate Storyline 3 Links to an external site.. All work was done by Peter Ostafichuk. The approximate time to create a screencast, from initial conception to final delivery, is roughly 1.5 hours of work per minute of screencast (i.e. approximately 15 hours total time per screencast).
Further Information
To learn more, or if you have questions, please contact
Dr. Peter Ostafichuk
Professor of Teaching, Chair of First Year Engineering
University of British Columbia
ostafichuk@mech.ubc.ca