A picture of a workflow from an ES.333 sample video. Image courtesy of Dave Custer. CC BY-NC-SA.
Instructor(s)
David Custer
Graham Gordon Ramsay
MIT Course Number
ES.333 / CMS.333
As Taught In
Spring 2015
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Production of Educational Videos is an introduction to technical communication that is situated in the production of educational videos; the assignments are all focused on the production of videos that teach some aspect of MIT's first-year core curriculum. The objective of these assignments is improvement in both communication ability and communication habits; these improvements are effected by providing participants with instruction, practice, feedback, and the opportunity for reflection. In addition to improvements in communication skills, improvement is expected in students' attitude towards writing, oral presentations, and collaboration; as the semester progresses, students should feel confident of their ability to write, present, and collaborate.