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    How to use your PadCaster

    English | 2 weeks

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    Create Professional Educational Videos with Your PadCaster!

    Perfect for:

    Educators, facilitators, and academic staff who want to learn how to use the PadCaster and iPad setup to produce engaging, professional-quality video content.

    What You’ll Learn:

    In this short, hands-on course, you’ll discover how to:

    • Unpack, set up, and use your PadCaster studio effectively
    • Plan your video through concept development and pre-production steps
    • Write clear, engaging scripts tailored to your teaching content
    • Shoot videos with confidence using your PadCaster and iPad
    • Edit your video using iMovie and Canva for a polished final product
    • Share your finished videos and reflect on the process to continuously improve

    Hands-On Learning:

    This is a mini-module designed for practice step-by-step guides for filming, editing, and sharing your videos; enrichment materials and tips for using tools like Canva; real-world tasks that help you build your own DIGI-FACE mini studio and reflection activities to evaluate your progress.

    Course Format:

    Weekly live Zoom sessions to help you connect, ask questions, and deepen your understanding.

    Approx. 7–8 hours (self-paced learning plus Zoom sessions)

    Live Zoom sessions:

    One introductory Zoom session + one Q&A wrap-up session

    Target group:

    Educators, facilitators, and academic staff

    Learning Outcomes:

    • Develop a concept and plan your video
    • Write a coherent script
    • Use your PadCaster to film effectively
    • Edit your video with iMovie and Canva
    • Share your video confidently with peers

    Requirements:

    Access to the PadCaster equipment, iPad, Microsoft Word, and a PDF reader; reliable internet connection for Moodle and Zoom; commitment to participate fully in activities and discussions and a willingness to practice and persevere—even when editing or folding the green screen gets tricky!

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