You can record your lectures as screencasts/slidecasts using the software solutions listed below. If you need further information about types of learning videos, possible application scenarios in higher education, legal challenges regarding image and audio recordings, hardware and software solutions for audio/video production, etc., you can find this in the Learning Module "Using Videos in Teaching" under the "Learning Modules" tab in the Stud.IP Course - Using Videos in Teaching.

OBS-Studio is an open-source software you can use for pre-recording your audiovisual content. With OBS-Studio, you can conveniently record screencasts including screen movements (e.g., slides, software, etc.), camera footage, and audio. You can upload these recordings from your course to our media server in Stud.IP and make them available to your students in the Stud.IP course. You can activate a discussion forum or a wiki in Stud.IP to enable time-independent two-way communication and collaboration between your students.

Camtasia is the standard software used for lecture recordings in the lecture halls and seminar rooms at the University of Göttingen. The software includes two components: "Camtasia Recorder" and "Camtasia 2019". With Camtasia Recorder, you can record your lectures as .avi or .trec files (Camtasia's proprietary file format). You can upload .avi recordings directly via the media server under your Stud.IP course. .trec recordings need to be processed if you want to record additional audiovisual content (e.g., camera footage, video-in-video, etc.) during a recording. The special feature of Camtasia software is that recordings can be edited using Camtasia 2019.

Camtasia is a paid software, and purchasing a campus license is not economically feasible. As the Digital Learning and Teaching Team, we have a volume contract that offers you a discount on purchasing the software. Send us an email at elearning@uni-goettingen.de if you would like to receive a discount on purchasing the software or learn about your other options.

Our guidance and instructions can be found here:

• OBS-Studio
• Camtasia
• Using the Media Server via Stud.IP
• You're new to Stud.IP
• Learning Module: Using Videos in Teaching (Registration required)
• Guidelines for Creating Learning Videos

You can easily create a slidecast (slides + audio) with PowerPoint 2016 or 2019. In version 2019, you additionally have the option to record your camera footage (slides + audio + camera footage). You can export your recording from PowerPoint as a video (mp4) in your desired resolution. You can upload these recordings from your course to our media server in Stud.IP and make them available to your students in the Stud.IP course. You can activate a discussion forum or a wiki in Stud.IP to enable time-independent two-way communication and collaboration between your students.

Our guidance and instructions can be found here:

• Presentation Recording with PowerPoint
• Using the Media Server via Stud.IP
• You're new in Stud.IP

You can virtualize your lecture synchronously (time-dependent) using the DFNconf streaming module. DFNconf can be used on many platforms without installing additional plugins (web browser-based). The functionality of DFNconf with the streaming module includes audio/video streaming with an unlimited number of participants at high quality, transmission of the PC screen (screen sharing) parallel to video, presentation of image and PDF files, text chat, and a timeline with conference events.

Our guidance and instructions can be found here:

• Streaming with DFNconf

YouTube offers the possibility to broadcast your lecture worldwide via live streaming. With the open-source software OBS-Studio, you can do this quite easily directly from your computer. The challenge here is that you need to consider copyright issues, and your lecture content must be completely free of third-party rights. This is usually not the case with most slide sets used in teaching, as exceptions under §60a of the Copyright Act apply in closed courses but cannot be applied for public streaming. Copyright violations can lead to expensive legal claims. Additionally, YouTube automatically records everything, so you have limited control over distribution. This option is available to you, but please carefully evaluate whether this is truly appropriate. Streaming is typically unnecessary if you're not targeting a broad public. For your own students, a recording is usually a better choice.

Our guidance and instructions can be found here:

• Streaming in YouTube with OBS-Studio

Scenario: You can prepare and provide learning content for self-study for your students. This offers you and your learners greater flexibility.
For this, you have Stud.IP and ILIAS available. Here you can work with interactive courseware, videos, PDFs, or ILIAS learning modules and tests. Combined with the communication and collaboration tools in the learning systems, you have all the tools you need for online teaching. Even after lecture halls close, learning modules can be usefully applied, for example, in an inverted classroom format.

Further information:

• Learning units in Stud.IP can be created quite easily using the Courseware plugin: The plugin, which is activated in every Stud.IP course, allows you to structure your materials well into chapters, subchapters, and sections, and access a wide range of content blocks such as free text, audio recordings, diagrams, PDF previews, iframe embedding (for H5P, for example), interactive videos, group discussions, etc. This is a good option for providing self-learning materials - even time-controlled. More information can be found here: Courseware in Stud.IP
• Learning modules in ILIAS offer you additional diverse possibilities for content preparation and for tests as an instrument for automatic feedback on learning progress. However, the initial creation of good self-learning modules is labor-intensive and therefore requires timely preparation. You can find instructions and guidance in this Stud.IP course: ILIAS at the University of Göttingen in Stud.IP (Registration required)

Scenario: Many seminars are characterized by active discussions and conversations. These can also be implemented digitally in a text-based format. Various options are available to you:

• Blubber is a Stud.IP plugin that you can activate via the "More" tab in any course. It offers the possibility of real-time communication with students, similar to a chat.
  A general overview can be found here: Help pages for Blubber
• The Rocket.Chat is a service provided by GWDG that enables group chat. Here you can also set up "channels" where a study group can communicate together. Rocket.Chat can be used immediately by all persons with a GWDG ID (staff) or student user ID (students) and is also available for mobile devices.
  Here is the link to the service and help pages: Rocket.Chat
• The Stud.IPad can be found under the "More" tab within your Stud.IP course. This integrated "Etherpad" allows real-time text writing (e.g., as a meeting protocol) as well as a basic chat function.
  Further help can be found here: Stud.IPad

• The Forum is automatically activated in every Stud.IP course. You can structure and use it for your purposes. Please inform your students when and how often you will work on the forum.
  Further ideas and guidance can be found here: The Forum in Stud.IP
• Through the Message function in Stud.IP, you can communicate with all participants.
  Further information can be found here: Stud.IP Messages
• Blubber is a Stud.IP plugin that you can activate via the "More" tab in any course. It offers the possibility of real-time communication with students, similar to a chat. Blubber messages remain, so it can also be used asynchronously as a forum.
  A general overview can be found here: Help pages for Blubber
• Interactive videos in ILIAS are videos with additional integrated multimedia elements, such as questions, links, etc. You can use these to gather feedback or stimulate discussion.
  Comprehensive information can be found on this page: Interactive Videos in ILIAS

Scenario: You can hold lectures and subsequently discuss them with students in an online seminar room at a time agreed upon with the students. All participants are actively involved with audio and video and text. Through screen sharing and a shared whiteboard, you can share content and sketch together. For larger groups, moderation may be necessary, meaning a moderator grants speaking rights upon request and activates the corresponding microphone.

• Web conferences You have a choice between several web conferencing systems, depending on the size of the event, the required functionality, and the protection needs for content and data. .
  An overview of the systems with a brief description of their features and further links to help pages can be found here: Overview of Web Conferencing Systems

Scenario: You can prepare and provide learning content for self-study for your students. This offers you and your learners greater flexibility.
For this, you have Stud.IP and ILIAS available. Here you can work with interactive courseware, videos, PDFs, or ILIAS learning modules and tests. Combined with the communication and collaboration tools in the learning systems, you have all the tools you need for online teaching. Even after lecture halls close, learning modules can be usefully applied, for example, in an inverted classroom format.

Further information:

• Learning units in Stud.IP can be created quite easily using the Courseware plugin: The plugin, which is activated in every Stud.IP course, allows you to structure your materials well into chapters, subchapters, and sections, and access a wide range of content blocks such as free text, audio recordings, diagrams, PDF previews, iframe embedding (for H5P, for example), interactive videos, group discussions, etc. This is a good option for providing self-learning materials - even time-controlled. More information can be found here: Courseware in Stud.IP
• Learning modules in ILIAS offer you additional diverse possibilities for content preparation and for tests as an instrument for automatic feedback on learning progress. However, the initial creation of good self-learning modules is labor-intensive and therefore requires timely preparation. You can find instructions and guidance in this Stud.IP course: ILIAS at the University of Göttingen in Stud.IP (Registration required)

Scenario: Many seminars are characterized by active discussions and conversations. These can also be implemented digitally in a text-based format. Various options are available to you:

• Blubber is a Stud.IP plugin that you can activate via the "More" tab in any course. It offers the possibility of real-time communication with students, similar to a chat.
  A general overview can be found here: Help pages for Blubber
• The Rocket.Chat is a service provided by GWDG that enables group chat. Here you can also set up "channels" where a study group can communicate together. Rocket.Chat can be used immediately by all persons with a GWDG ID (staff) or student user ID (students) and is also available for mobile devices.
  Here is the link to the service and help pages: Rocket.Chat
• The Stud.IPad can be found under the "More" tab within your Stud.IP course. This integrated "Etherpad" allows real-time text writing (e.g., as a meeting protocol) as well as a basic chat function.
  Further help can be found here: Stud.IPad

• The Forum is automatically activated in every Stud.IP course. You can structure and use it for your purposes. Please inform your students when and how often you will work on the forum.
  Further ideas and guidance can be found here: The Forum in Stud.IP
• Through the Message function in Stud.IP, you can communicate with all participants.
  Further information can be found here: Stud.IP Messages
• Blubber is a Stud.IP plugin that you can activate via the "More" tab in any course. It offers the possibility of real-time communication with students, similar to a chat. Blubber messages remain, so it can also be used asynchronously as a forum.
  A general overview can be found here: Help pages for Blubber
• Interactive videos in ILIAS are videos with additional integrated multimedia elements, such as questions, links, etc. You can use these to gather feedback or stimulate discussion.
  Comprehensive information can be found on this page: Interactive Videos in ILIAS

Scenario: Participants communicate synchronously with each other, transmitting their camera footage and audio or only audio. Parallel transmission of the PC screen (screen sharing), presentation of image and PDF files, and chat communication are also possible. These listed systems are also our recommendations if you plan to conduct exams via video conference.

• DFNconf (up to 23 participants) – Web/video conferencing service of the German Research Network. Anyone with a GWDG account can create virtual meeting rooms and invite other people (colleagues, students, external persons) to participate in a joint conference by sending them the link to the room.
  Comprehensive information and instructions can be found here: DFNconf
• Big Blue Button (BBB) (up to 20-25 via video and 50 via audio) – The web/video conferencing service is hosted by GWDG. Anyone with a university account or a student user ID can create virtual meeting rooms. For this, the meeting plugin in Stud.IP can be activated to conduct conferences within a specific Stud.IP course. Alternatively, a virtual session can be created outside of Stud.IP via the University of Göttingen's BBB instance if the meetings are independent of a course or external university participants are involved.
  Further information and instructions can be found here: Big Blue Button

Scenario: More than two participants conduct a telephone conversation by connecting their phones. Persons using a university IP phone can conduct telephone conferences with up to 10 participants.

• Ad-hoc Conferences from an IP Phone – To do this, the conference organizer first calls the first participant using the IP phone. Then, using the conference function on the phone's control panel, the other participants are called one by one and added to the conference.
• Cisco Jabber Softphone – with this, a conference is planned and a list of participants for a conference is created. The participants must be called one by one by the conference organizer.
• Conference Now – university's own telephone conferencing service. This is reachable at 0551 39 39999 (external) or 39999 (internal). Anyone with an IP phone has their own personal conference room. The conference ID corresponds to their own internal phone number. To use this conference room, you must once set a access code for your personal telephone conference room via the Unified Communication User Portal. For a telephone conference, participants need the conference number and the set access code. After dialing the conference service (39999), participants are directed to the corresponding conference room by entering the conference number and access code. This eliminates the need for the conference organizer to manually call each participant.

The corresponding instructions can be found here:

• Conference Now
• Personal VOIP Directory
• Jabber User Guide
• Access Codes and Features

Participants communicate with each other using a messaging platform. You can exchange messages with two people or create groups to act with multiple people simultaneously. The mutual exchange of files, images, and videos is possible.

• Rocket.Chat – web-based messaging service from GWDG. All staff and students of the University of Göttingen can use this platform. Rocket.Chat

• Cisco Jabber Softphone as SIP Phone The basic requirement for using Cisco's software phone is a university IP phone connection. For individuals who have special requirements for availability (e.g., counseling and support from home office), the activation of the Cisco Jabber Softphone can be requested. This enables video telephony. It additionally has a chat function, allowing you to exchange messages and files. Depending on your needs, your Jabber account can be set up for PC and/or mobile phone use, so you can conveniently handle your work calls outside the office.
  The instruction for using Cisco Jabber can be found at the Technical Building Management

• WebEX and other collaborative platforms often offer free access for individual users or small groups. WebEX from CISCO is free for meetings with a maximum of three people. Registration is required. Please note data privacy when using these platforms.
  The entry page can be found here: WebEX