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20.219 | January IAP 2015 | Undergraduate

Becoming the Next Bill Nye: Writing and Hosting the Educational Show

  • Syllabus

    • Meet the Instructors
    • Calendar
    • Grading
    • Class Policies
    • Equipment
    • Editing
    • Readings
  • Instructor Insights

    • Planning Backwards
    • Grading and Feedback in a Course Focused on Creative Work
    • Cultivating a Healthy Classroom Culture
  • Day 1: Identity and Genre

  • Day 2: Audience

  • Day 3: Storyteller's Toolkit Pt. 1

  • Day 4: Storyteller's Toolkit Pt. 2

  • Day 5: Storyteller's Toolkit Pt. 3

  • Day 6: Table-read and Office Hours

  • Day 7: Table-read and Post-production

  • Days 8, 9, & 10: Project Time

  • Days 11 & 12: Screening (Rough Cuts)

  • Day 13: Screening (Final Cuts)

  • Student Projects

    • Kenneth Cheah's Project
    • Joshua Cheong's Project
    • Andrea Desrosiers' Project
    • Nathan Hernandez's Project
    • Yuliya Klochan's Project
    • David Yam's Project
  • Student Reflections

    • Elizabeth Choe's Reflections
    • Ceri Riley's Reflections
    • Kenneth Cheah's Reflections
    • Joshua Cheong's Reflections
    • Andrea Desrosiers's Reflections
    • Nathan Hernandez's Reflections
    • Yuliya Klochan's Reflections
    • David Yam's Reflections

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Andrea's rough cut
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Animation is good when...
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Instructor Insights

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Instructor Interview: A Class on Pre-Production
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Instructor Interview: Assessment and Feedback in Creative Contexts
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Instructor Interview: Digital Media Literacy
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Instructor Interview: Inspiration for the Course and Intended Learning outcomes
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Instructor Interview: Teaching as a Team
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Instructor Interview: Teaching through Workshops

Course Info

Instructors

  • Elizabeth Choe
  • Jaime Goldstein
  • Chris Boebel
  • George Zaidan
  • Joshua Gunn
  • Ceri Riley
  • Dr. Natalie Kuldell

Departments

  • Biological Engineering

As Taught In

January IAP 2015

Level

Undergraduate

Course Info

Instructors

  • Elizabeth Choe
  • Jaime Goldstein
  • Chris Boebel
  • George Zaidan
  • Joshua Gunn
  • Ceri Riley
  • Dr. Natalie Kuldell

Departments

  • Biological Engineering

As Taught In

January IAP 2015

Level

Undergraduate

Topics

  • Fine Arts
    • Media Studies
      • Digital Media
    • Visual Arts
      • Film and Video
  • Social Science
    • Communication
  • Teaching and Education
    • Curriculum and Teaching
    • Educational Technology

Topics

  • Art, Design & Architecture
    • Media Studies
    • Visual Arts
  • Education & Teaching
    • Educational Technology
    • Pedagogy and Curriculum
  • Social Sciences
    • Communication

Learning Resource Types

co_present Instructor Insights
theaters Lecture Videos
grading Projects with Examples

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