Hi Erik,
You bring up some great points; we are currently working on recreating all recordings (without a live audience). These recordings are being created using Camtasia Studio 5 by TechSmith and then converted to Flash (we are also working toward making them downloadable to iTunes, and then you will be able to watch on your iPod or via Apple TV!).
Topic specific videos (about 2 – 5 minutes in length) are being added to the help window for each screen in F1 (this is an ongoing project). These short videos will then be bundled into 30 – 45 minute chaptered class videos (chaptering will allow you to quickly access to topics you need without viewing the entire class).
Please, check out two samples of our new recordings in Answer ID 266 in the Support Link. You may also want to look at Guiding the Way, the new blog by the FTeU team, for functionality tips and FTeU offering updates.
Anchored to Him,
Bill Wheaton