Author: Phillip Coffman, Manager, Creative Media Production, CETL
The Video Maker Space is CETL’s self-booking, user-guided video studio for faculty, located in the back of the Park 413D classroom. The space is outfitted with a 28” annotation tablet for marking up slides, an HD camera, a professional studio backdrop, and a powerful audio processor to capture crystal clear sound. Since opening, the space has been utilized to create over 240 videos, which is almost 25 hours of media. Here are just a few faculty comments about the space:
“This is just too cool…You come in, record, and walk out with a finished product!”
“I really like the setup and think it is a great venue for recording better quality video.”
“Used the new CETL video maker space to record 13 videos…Mission accomplished! This is a wonderful resource!”
Process Overview: Reserve> Record> Share
Reserve
The space is available for faculty to reserve Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm. To reserve, invite ‘makerspace@cmich.edu’ to an outlook calendar event. If it’s available, the space will auto-book and you’ll receive a confirmation email with a link to a page on CETL’s website designed to prepare you for recording.
Record
Bring your presentation materials and follow the in-room guidance to adjust recording settings, position the camera, and begin recording. When recording is completed, you’ll be prompted to upload your recording to Chipcast.
Share
Following upload, you’ll receive an email with links to view, edit, and share your video.
Next Steps
View a tour of the Video Maker Space and for ideas and guidance using video in your course connect with one of CETL’s Instructional Design staff members.