2020

TechSmith Knowmia: What it is, uses, and resources

What is TechSmith Knowmia (formerly Camtasia Relay/TechSmith Relay)?

TechSmith Relay is a screencasting and video editing program that allows you to easily create, manage, and share your video content. Montgomery County Community College updated their instance of TechSmith Relay in Fall 2019, which allows all faculty, staff, and students access to the updated and streamlined features.

This update switched us from the old website (https://camrelay.mc3.edu) to the new website (https://mc3.techsmithrelay.com).

What you need to know:

Old website (camrelay.mc3.edu)

you can still access your videos posted to this site
any current links in your Blackboard courses will still work and stream from this site
you can no longer use the recorders via this website. You must re-download the recorder from the new website.

New website (mc3.techsmithrelay.com)

any new videos you create will be posted to this site
you have access to all the new features and recorders from this site

How can I use TechSmith Knowmia?

Instructors

Record, share, and archive lectures
Record and share procedural videos (e.g. syllabus overview, class expectations, attendance policy, grading rubric, etc)
Record lessons for online courses or absent students
Record videos for flipping instructions
Record guest speakers
Record videos of students presenting
Record demos for students
Create supplementary videos
Create instructional how-to videos for students
Capture real-world footage to share with students (i.e. field visits, interviews, experiments, etc.)

Students

Communicate with instructors and other students
Create video assignments and presentations
Record and submit class projects
Create digital portfolios and resumes
Record field trips
Record interviews for research projects
Pre-record end-of-term presentations for self-critiques and peer review
Record videos explaining a procedure and showing outcome (e.g. science or social experiment)
Record informational videos about student organizations

Miscellaneous

Record and share staff or faculty meetings
Communicate with colleagues
Record and share special events on campus
Create instructional how-to videos for IT for staff and students (e.g. how to use your LMS or a computer program)
Create videos to help staff troubleshoot technology issues
Create tutorial videos for instructors that explain and demonstrate how to make their own instructional videos

TechSmith Relay Use Cases

Creating Effective Video for Online and Blended Courses

21 Reasons Videos Increase Engagement: Drive Student Success with Video