Host Kevin Patton discusses the stress we are all feeling right now and introduces a new community of support. Word Dissection: What, if anything, is an acronym? New research on the use of acronyms in science. Some practical tips for instructional video & web meetings.
- 0:00:49 | Instructional Media Tips
- 0:20:54 | Sponsored by AAA
- 0:21:35 | Acronyms: Enough or Too Many?
- 0:33:38 | Sponsored by HAPI
- 0:34:36 | Stress. Yeah. Stress.
- 0:54:23 | Sponsored by HAPS
- 0:55:55 | Your New Online Community
- 1:07:31 | Staying Connected
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Instructional Media Tips
20 minutes
How can we fix that Kilroy-was-here look in our videos? Review tips on avoiding creepy-face. What are the best microphones to use for teaching online or making videos? Oh come on, do I really need headphones or earbuds?
- CORRECTION: I misspelled "cardioid" in this segment. Sorry about that.
- Ring light (one example of many) amzn.to/2A8Z1ts
- Word Dissection: cardioid = heartlike
- Microphones
- Samson Q2u (USB or XLR, cardioid dynamic mic) used by the announcer (Aileen) in this episode my-ap.us/2DGuzc3
- Thronemax MDrill One Pro (USB, condenser, selectabl-pattern mic) used by Kevin in this episode amzn.to/32aPSvz
- Blue Yeti USB (USB, condenser, selectable-pattern mic) amzn.to/3m3WNP6
- Audio Technica ATR2100x (USB or XLR, cardioid dynamic mic) amzn.to/2F8qaz6
- Even More Pandemic Teaching Tips | TAPP 72 (more media tips)
- Krisp (noise-cancelling app) theAPprofessor.org/krisp
- Images
- Cardioid image: my-ap.us/2ZnjPqK (credit: Galak 76)
- Kilroy image: my-ap.us/3hmcqy4 (credit: Luis Rubio)
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