Open Broad Source Studio

Open Broad Source Studio

Educator Guide

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Overview

Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming that provides real-time audio/video capturing and more (advanced) editing options. It allows users to create videos using multiple sources/media.

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Key Features

  • Collaboration 

  • On-demand recording

  • Video and audio conferencing 

  • Screen, video and audio capturing

Benefits

  • Enhancing student engagement.

  • Ability for teachers to pre-record and create lectures. 

  • Developing important technical and creative skills.

How these features can be used in the classroom to enhance teaching and learning

  • For teachers: Pre-record an instruction or class, or live stream one. 

  • For students: It can add a creative and playful layer to students’ engagement with the teaching material.


Getting Started

  1. Potentially visit the guide by clicking here

  2. Open OBS

  3. Choose the source you want to use/record or stream

  4. Make sure all your settings are correct for recording or streaming

  5. It is strongly advised to make a test video

  6. You can edit your videos

Considerations and potential concern of using the tool

There are many possibilities and options for settings and editing and therefore, it takes time to get familiar with the program.