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