MMS 181

COURSE CODE: MMS 181

COURSE TITLE: Scriptwriting for Effective Instructional Video

UNITS: 3 units

PREREQUISITES: Junior Standing (72 units)

COURSE GOAL:

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Gain a robust understanding of the teaching/learning roles that video is potentially good at achieving, due to its distinctive presentational attributes.
• Have a thorough grasp of the design principles that are essential to achieve the potential of the pedagogic roles
• Fortify their understanding through designing and evaluating a video screenplay

COURSE OUTLINE:

• 1) Potent Pedagogic Roles for Video
  • Single pedagogic roles
  • Multiple pedagogic roles
• 2) Pedagogic Video Design Principles
  • The 8 categories of the design framework
  • Legibility and audibility
  • More fundamental design principles
  • Design principles in a video about problem solving
  • Video design principles for language learning
  • Segmented, self-assessed video-print hybrids
• 3) Screenwriting and screenplay
  • Using Proforma for video design in composing screenplay
  • Peer evaluation