Camtasia

Camtasia is screen capture software that can record anything you can see on your computer screen and the corresponding audio. This can then be edited and shared with other people. This practice is commonly termed as screencasting, screencapture or coursecasting.

You can use Camtasia to:

  • Pre-record your lectures
  • Create online tutorials
  • Record live presentations, i.e. everything on screen and presenter's voice
  • Create media rich teaching materials using a combination of screen capture and video
  • Provide high quality personal feedback to students

Screencasting is becoming increasingly popular within the university and is used by the Digital Education team to help provide support materials for staff and students, primarily through Blackboard. Contact us if you would like to see further examples.

Getting started

Camtasia is automatically available to Pathways 1 and 3 teaching staff. If you would like to use Camtasia in your teaching but are not Pathway 1 or 3, contact our helpdesk to arrange a licence.

Installing Camtasia

  • On University Windows 10 devices, connect to the University VPN, open Software Centre or Company Portal, search for Camtasia and install it on your Windows 10 device. If you are unable to download the software, please contact IT Services for support.
  • Mac users can download it from the Managed Software Centre.
  • It will be available for staff using their own Windows devices soon. If you are waiting for access via this method please fill in this form and we will alert you with access details as soon as they are confirmed.

Guidance & Examples

Support

We can advise on whether Camtasia is an appropriate tool for your needs and on best practice.

Camtasia is used by academics in several departments. Your colleagues may have relevant experience they could share with you.