On Campus Course Schedule - fall 2012
Session 1: Tuesday, August 28
Themes:
- Course introduction and overview
- Conceiving and planning an educational video
In Class:
- Course introduction and overview
- Conceiving and planning an educational video
- Read and do EVW Phase 1: Conceiving and Planning
On your own:
- Read and do Module 1: Course Introduction and Overview
- Email instructor with your goal and high level outline for your Educational Video Project
- Begin Multimedia Tools assignment
- Begin Multimedia Research assignment
Session 2: Tuesday, September 4
Theme: Outline and treatment for an educational video
Due:- Your goal and high level outline for your Educational Video Project (Bring to class)
In Class:
NOTE: Part of today's class will be small group meetings with the instructor. To make the best use of your time, we've devised a staggered schedule so that everyone doesn't need to be there for the entire class time. Here's how it'll work, approximately:
4pm-5pm: Last name begins with A-D
5pm-5:30pm: Whole class
5:30pm-6:40pm: Last name begins with E-Z
If you're part of a team, go by the last name of the team member responsible for the deliverables this week.
- Review topic and list of main points with instructor
- Outline and treatment for an educational video
On your own:
- Read and do Module 2: Educational Video
- Read and do EVW Phase 2: Outline and Treatment
Session 3: Tuesday, September 11
Theme: Scripting an educational video
Due:- Educational video outline and treatment (post on assignment page, bring hard copies to class)
In Class:
Staggered schedule again this week to go over outlines and treatments:
4pm-5pm: Last name begins with E-Z
5pm-5:30pm: Whole class
5:30pm-6:40pm: Last name begins with A-D
If you're part of a team, go by the last name of the team member responsible for the deliverables this week.
- Review educational video outline and treatment with instructor.
- Scripting an educational video
On your own:
- Read and do EVW Phase 3: Scripting an educational video
- Read Module 3: Creativity
- Read Module 4: Storyboarding
Session 4: Week of September 18
Theme: Storyboarding an educational video
Due:
- Educational video script (post on assignment page and bring hard copies to class)
- 1st Multimedia Research Article
In Class:
Staggered schedule again this week to go over scripts:
4pm-5pm: Last name begins with A-D
5pm-5:30pm: Whole class
5:30pm-6:40pm: Last name begins with E-Z
If you're part of a team, go by the last name of the team member responsible for the deliverables this week.
- Review educational video script with instructor.
- Storyboarding an educational video
On your own:
- Read and do EVW Phase 4: Storyboarding
- Read Module 5: Planning the shoot
Session 5: Tuesday, September 25
Theme: Preparing to animate and/or shoot an educational video
Due:
- Educational video storyboard (post on assignment page, bring hard copies to class)
In Class:
Staggered schedule again this week to go over story boards:
4pm-5pm: Last name begins with E-Z
5pm-5:30pm: Whole class
5:30pm-6:40pm: Last name begins with A-D
If you're part of a team, go by the last name of the team member responsible for the deliverables this week.
- Review educational video storyboard with instructor
Note: By this time you will have chosen either to create an animated educational video (recommended) or a live action educational video. Please note the activities, assignments, and deliverables for your specific type of project and disregard those for the other option.
Animated educational video:
Live action educational video:
On your own:
Animated educational video:
- Begin the development of your animated educational video
- Read and do EVW Phase 7b: Editing Animation
Live action educational video:
- Read and do EVW Phase 5: Planning the Shoot
- Read Module 6: Shooting an educational video
Session 6: Tuesday, October 2
Theme: Animating/Shooting an Educational Video
Due:
Animated educational video:
- Progress on your animated educational video
Live action educational video:
- Set plan (post on assignment page, bring hard copy to class)
- Production plan (post on assignment page, bring hard copy to class)
In Class :
Note: If you're animating or shooting and would prefer to use this time outside out of class, no need to attend this session. If you need feedback on any of the planning documents or want to check out equipment, feel free to come and meet with the instructor.
Animated educational video:
Live action educational video:
On your own:
Animated educational video:
- Continue developing and editing your animated educational video
Live action educational video:
Session 7: Tuesday, October 9
Theme: Animating/Shooting an educational video
Due:
- Progress on your educational video
- 1st Multimedia Tool
- 2nd Multimedia Research Article
In Class:
Animated educational video:
- Continue editing your animated educational video
Live action educational video:
- Complete shooting your live action educational video
On your own:
Animated educational video activities:
- Continue developing and editing your animated educational video
Live action educational video activities:
- Read Module 7: Editing an Educational Video
- Read and do EVW Phase 7a: Editing
Session 8: Tuesday, October 16
Theme: Troubleshooting/Editing an educational video
Due:
- Progress on your educational video
In Class :
- Continue animating or editing
On your own:
Animated educational video activities:
- Finish developing and editing your animated educational video
Live action educational video activities:
- Finish editing your live action educational video
Session 9: Tuesday, October 23
Theme: Premiering our educational videos
Due:
- Final edited video (post compressed version on assignment page; bring DVD version to class for presentation)
In Class :
- Present final edited video
- EMW Project preview
- Read Module 8: Designing an educational multimedia web page
Session 10: Tuesday, October 30
Theme: Designing an educational multimedia Web page
In Class :
On your own:
- Read Module 9:
- Read and do EMW Phase 1: Designing
- Use How to visualize
Session 11: Tuesday, November 6
Theme: Storyboarding an educational multimedia Web page
Due:
- Educational multimedia Web page outline (post on assignment page, and bring hard copy to class)
- 3rd Multimedia Research Article
In class :
- Review outline with instructor
Staggered schedule this week to go over outlines:
4pm-5pm: Last name begins with A-D
5pm-5:30pm: Whole class
5:30pm-6:40pm: Last name begins with E-Z
- Storyboarding an Educational Multimedia Web Page
- Copyright and ownership
On your own:
- Read Module 10: Storyboarding an educational multimedia web page
- Read and do EMW Phase 2: Storyboarding
Session 12: Tuesday, November 13
Theme: Prototyping an educational multimedia Web page
Due:
- Educational multimedia Web page storyboard (bring hard copy to class)
In Class :
- Review story board with instructor
Staggered schedule this week to go over story boards:
4pm-5pm: Last name begins with E-Z
5pm-5:30pm: Whole class
5:30pm-6:40pm: Last name begins with A-D
On your own:
Session 13: Tuesday, November 20
Theme: User testing an educational multimedia Web page
Due:
- Progress on your EET article
In Class:
- Work on EET article in preparation for EMW Prototype testings
On your own:
- Read Module 12: Usability testing an educational multimedia web page
- Read and do EMW Phase 4: Testing
Session 14: Tuesday, November 27
Theme: User testing an educational multimedia Web page
Due:
- EET article prototype ready for testing (posted on Web site or bring on portable disc)
In Class :
- NO CLASS SESSION THIS WEEK
- Conduct user testing on your own
- Begin revising EET article based on results of user testing
- Continue revising your EET article
Session 15: Tuesday, December 4
Theme: Publishing your multimedia article
Due:
- Completed Educational Multimedia Web Page in EET wiki
- Prototype Evaluation Report (post on assignment page)
In Class:
- Publish EET articles on Web
- Peer review EET articles
- Course evaluation
- Optional revisions to your EET article
Session 16: Tuesday, December 11
NO CLASS SESSION THIS WEEK
DUE:
- Final deadline for all assignments: Tuesday, December 11.
On your own:
- Should you wish to make revisions to your EET article, please do so by Tuesday, December 11.
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