Cape Cod Community College Prepared by: Philippe Lejeune
Course Number: ART-111 001 63
Course Title: Video Blogging Hybrid online: vbclass.pbworks.com
Course Description:
The class will enable students to understand and apply their creativity through online video blogs. Students will research, develop and design their online presence through practical projects using the most recent web 2.0 applications that incorporate text, images, audio and video . The design will embrace multi media, internet based approaches that result in forms of personal expression based on the students subject(s) of interest such as personal history, journalism, art (theater, music, visual arts), science or philosophy.
This course may provide the opportunity for multidisciplinary learning experiences.
1. Instructional Methods:
Course materials, assignments, instructions and tutorial support are provided online ( and in class if necessary.) Course design supports your learning experience and progress through online communication, discussion, realization of content on your blog.
2. Specific Evaluation and Grading Procedures:
Grades are based on the students understanding of multimedia blogging, proficiency in their use of web based applications, timely and proper completion of assignments, initiative in learning, participation in online discussions, attention to written and verbal instructions and attendance.
3. Student Learning Outcomes
(instructional objectives; intellectual skills): Upon completion of this course students can do the following:
Technical skills
1- create and maintain a blog
2- upload text /images /videos to a blog
3- prepare images for the web (with photoshop or picnik)
4- learn basic video editing with Quicktime Pro
5- learn to upload and organize images on Flickr
6- learn the basics of recording a video: lighting/recording/composition
7- learn to upload/edit/compress videos in preparation for the web
8- learn to embed Widgets on blogs (using html coding)
9- learn to upload videos to various service like YouTube/Bliptv/Vimeo
Creative Skills
1- learn communication/social skills for videos production
2- learn to express yourself visually
3- learn to communicate through the use of various social networking
applications like Twitter/Skype/Seesmic
4- learn to combine and implement multimedia layouts
5- learn to express emotion verbally to reflect on the class
Videos Projects
The students alone or in groups will be asked to produce various video projects during the semester that will be posted on their personal blog (the best way to learn all these new tools is put them in practice.) The goal of this class is not to learn specific TOOLS (these tools are evolving to quickly) but to familiarize yourself with the new technology--being able to use them and to feel comfortable enough --then ready to switch to any new application coming along.
4. Attendance Policy:
Attendance is part of the grading criteria. If you miss one class in Main South 114
I expect you to contact me so that I can give you the work to do online to compensate for your absence. Online work will be verified every week. If not completed you will have until the following week to complete the assignment otherwise it will be considered a missed class. Two absences (without written documentation supporting a legitimate reason) over the duration of the course will result in a full grade marked down. Three absences; another full grade. If you fail to complete the making of your blog without reason you will fail the course.
5. Required reading outside of text(s): None
6. Contact Hours (semester): 49 hours about 75% online
7. Schedule of assignments (sufficiently detailed for the reader to ascertain depth of coverage of the course and sequence of topics).
Tuesday Sept. 7
Studio A
For the first class we will be meeting with the students of my drawing hybrid class ( scheduled at the same time for the first night)
I will only keep you for 30 minutes ...
The following Tuesday we will meet again this time for 3 & a half hours in Tech. 117
a list of equipment to get quickly:
* PC or Mac at home (laptops to bring to class even better but not an obligation to have)
* a fast connection is preferable (Cable/DSL)
* a digital camera
* a camcorder (digital cameras with video possibilities are OK)
* a webcam for live conference or asynchronous communication around $ 50
* Quicktime Pro to edit your videos $30 for PC or Mac
assigment for the week:
-get all your materials from the list, contact me by email for any questions or advice.
- respond to my invitation to become a participant/writer of the wiki http://vbclass.pbworks.com
can you start posting on it? follow the directions you will see on your assigned page...
contact me by email if you are having difficulty getting into the wiki site.
Tuesday Sept. 14 Tech. 117
Presentation of the class and its objectives
Why are you taking the class.... I will record your answers to put onto the wiki
Objective: sign up to various applications that will be used during the class
jimdo/ wiki / skype
Familiarize yourself with your blog and its content.
Demonstration of those applications
Twitter sign in/Demonstration
Tuesday Sept. 21 Online
Objective: organize your jimdo choose templates/title/image/
create various pages
write first post on home page
Write on your wiki page ... present yourself
Skype communication with Teacher
Twitter participation
Tuesday Sept. 28 Tech. 117
Objective: Material
1 - Look at Camera:
* test your Digital Camera --how you prepare it to take photos (size)
* download images to computer into a folder....
2 - Learn about images
* DPI | Pixel | Jpeg | Compression | Resize
* prepare your images to put them online ~ demonstration
* Photoshop / Picnik / http://resizeimage.org
Tuesday Oct. 5 Online
Objective: work on Jimdo website
can you improve the look of it
visit other students' Jimdos and comment or ask questions.
upload your photos to Jimdo
online communication:
what application are you going to use to contact me?
Q&A on the wiki site
Twitter participation
Tuesday Oct. 12 Tech. 117
Objective: Learn to use our material VIDEO
-shooting
- editing
- export
-compression
-online upload to various services.
discussion: first online video project to be discussed.
Tuesday Oct. 19 Online
Objective: work on your jimdo website
upload your first video to Youtube/Bliptv/vimeo
to you blog... what are you going to show & talk about?
online communication:
participation in a Seesmic discussion posted on the wiki site.
Tuesday Oct. 26 Tech. 117
Objective: question & response to you technical issues
about the esthetic of your blog
Students go on campus to shoot some videos/ask questions/talk to people...
Tuesday Nov. 2 Online
Objective: work on your videos
editing/upload to YouTube/to Jimdo
work on Jimdo
online communication: questions & responses to you technical issues
Seesmic Discussion on Wiki site
Twitter participation
Tuesday Nov. 9 Main South 114
Objective: questions & responses to you technical issues,
showcase your blog. critique
how to implement widget into Jimdo demonstration
how to start blogging within Jimdo website demonstration
testing of other applications
Students go on campus to shoot some videos/ask questions/talk to people...
Tuesday Nov. 16 Online
Objective: improve your blog content
use the blog section to post articles of interest you find online
comment on other student's Jimdos
Seemic Twitter participation
Skype discussion with teacher
Tuesday Nov. 23 Tech. 117
Objective: resolve all technical issues you are facing
video interview on Campus
Tuesday Nov. 30 Online
Objective: improve your blog content
comment on other student's Jimdos
post more videos
Seemic/Twitter participation
Skype discussion with teacher
Tuesday Dec. 7 Tech. 117
showcase our jimdo website to each other
critique
Tuesday Dec. 14 Online
Group Project for Fun
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