DIY Media toolkit

Looking to get creative for your courses? Look no further. The DIY Media Toolkit is a curated set of resources to assist you with the most common media and design ‘How-to’ queries.

Sort by ‘Category’ or ‘Apps and Tools’ to narrow your search.

This resource is constantly being updated with new or revised content, so check back in regularly for the most up-to-date information.

Recording on your computer

Recording on your computer

It is also possible to record videos, record yourself and/or screen record, from your computer using the inbuilt camera or an external webcam.   Many programs, apps and tools can be used to do this, these are some programs you may already have or know of: QuickTime...

Recording on your smartphone

Recording on your smartphone

Recording videos can be an easy and painless experience, and you may already be comfortable using your smartphone to record videos.  Some tips  Prep your smartphone: Fully charged, plenty of memory space Record in landscape, avoid recording in portrait mode as it's...

Powerpoint: Narrating, recording and editing

Powerpoint: Narrating, recording and editing

You can turn your PowerPoint’s into videos with narrations and multimedia!   PowerPoint is a great tool that is widely used in the field of education, which makes it the perfect option for you to use to create videos from your presentations.    This series of...

Creative Commons Images

Creative Commons Images

At one point in time, we've all needed an image for either a presentation, a course website - or for something like this, a blog post - and the first thing that comes to mind is to just grab one out of a Google search. The majority of these images are copyrighted "All...