IST 531 - Multimedia Tools I: Audio & Video Production

Multimedia Tools I: Audio & Video Production is intended for students who want to acquire the skills and expertise necessary to produce informational audio and videos intended for interactive multimedia projects. The emphasis will be on creating media that one can incorporate into the classroom and corporate training environments

Learning Outcomes

• This class will focus on communicating content through the use of video and audio. Students will be expected to research, plan, and produce a professional-level media project. The topics covered include problem-solving, information design, instructional design, project management, visual design, digital storytelling, digital video, and digital distribution.

Deliverables

The script

This is my final project for IST 531. Over the course of the semester, I went from knowing next to nothing about audio and video to feeling like I could do a good job as a content producer if I needed to in the course of my job as an instructional designer. It's a good feeling to learn a new skill, especially one that isn't part of my core skills. And that's what I really feel that I accomplished in this class. I learned a new skill and it reminded me that I can learn new things and do them well.

As for the video, I copped out a bit by doing a screen capture that isn't related to my final project but is relevant for my students at the current moment. This was captured on my Macbook Pro using the Camtasia software. I added some background music from Pixabay and a few extraneous on screen labels, inlcuding a great math joke at some point. I used the Personalization Principle to try to make the content seem less formal while also still staying relatively rigorous.  It's a delicate balance to walk, but I feel like I do a good job of walking the line.