Great! I'm willing to help out with some of the install/troubleshooting 
videos if you can share the Camtasia love.

Good work,
EB

Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Hope grading is going well. At the end of the semester I ask students 
> to fill out an anonymous survey. Some of the highlights:
>
> 1) Most feel their intro GIS classes prepared or at least somewhat 
> prepared them for the class. Good to know I am in sync with those of 
> you teaching intro GIS.
>
> 2) The instructional videos I generated were well received. Homework 
> grades were considerably higher this year on average, and I believe it 
> was due to the videos. I think it is worth a group of us putting 
> together a CTL application to create more of these videos for core GIS 
> topics. Videos on “how to install ArcGIS” and “why is my Spatial 
> Analyst toolbar grayed out” should cut down students visiting the SAL 
> for GIS help by 68.4%.
>
> 3) Demand for more geospatial courses is high. Advanced remote sensing 
> (LiDAR and hyperspectral in particular), GIS programming, and spatial 
> hydrology topped the list.
>
> 4) No one likes my lectures on metadata. I don’t like it much either, 
> it just has to be done.
>
> In the free write session many of the students commented on how much 
> they enjoyed the geospatial curriculum at UVM. Particular emphasis was 
> placed on the fact that what they learned in the geospatial courses 
> made them better thinkers; they also felt they now possessed the 
> skills to more effectively analyze real world issues. Perhaps we 
> should expect such comments from students in the GIS Practicum as they 
> undoubtedly have a great interest in geospatial technology, but it’s 
> nice to know they think highly of what we do.
>
> Jarlath
>
> --
>
> Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne
>
> Geospatial Analyst
>
> University of Vermont
>
> Spatial Analysis Laboratory
>
> 802.656.3324
>
> www.uvm.edu/~joneildu <www.uvm.edu/%7Ejoneildu>
>