A screen recording, also known as a screencast, is a recording of your own screen that can then be made available as a video. This can be, for example, the slides of a lecture with the corresponding explanations as an audio recording - but the teacher can also be recorded at the same time. Screencasts are also often used to explain software or a programme, for example, as the processes and the mouse pointer are shown.
Long lectures with sound should be avoided; the face-to-face format would be preferable here. However, short clips (max. 15 minutes) can be a useful addition to face-to-face lectures or seminars, e.g. to answer frequently asked questions from students.

Recording screencasts with PowerPoint

The easiest way to record a screencast, especially for digitising existing presentations, is directly in PowerPoint. Navigate to the Screen presentation tab and select Record screen presentation. You can then record audio for each slide and, if desired, record yourself in the video at the same time. You can then export the entire presentation as a video. You can find brief instructions in the following video or this pdf document.

If you would like to record content other than PowerPoint presentations, you can use the web-based Opencast Studio. You can find an example of a screen recording created with Opencast Studio here.
OBS Studio is also free of charge and offers you many setting options for sound and screen. It looks very complicated at first, but is actually very easy to use. ( Video to get started)
Macbook users can also record their screen with QuickTime Player via File - New Screen Recording .

Further instructions for screen recordings can be found in the e-didactics blog.

Screen recording directly from a Stud.IP course

If you already know that you want to make screencasts available frequently in a particular course, you also have the option of recording them directly in your course. The finished videos can then be viewed immediately by the participants and you can avoid downloading them to your own computer and uploading them to the course. To use this option, activate the Opencast plugin in your event under Administration .