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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Becoming the Next Bill Nye: Writing and Hosting the Educational Show (January IAP 2015)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MIT OpenCourseWare

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Course Features
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  • Captions/transcript
  • Projects and examples
Educator Features
  • Instructor insights
Course Description

Becoming the Next Bill Nye is about using video production techniques to develop your ability to engagingly convey your passions for science, technology, engineering, and / or math. You'll have the opportunity to script and on-screen host 5-minute YouTube science, technology, engineering, and / or math-related shows to inspire youth to consider a future in science.

Syllabus

Becoming the Next Bill Nye.
Day 1: Identity and Genre; Part 1.
Day 1: Identity and Genre; Part 2.
Day 1: Identity and Genre; Part 3.
Day 2: STEM Nuggets; Part 1.
Day 2: STEM Nuggets; Part 2.
Day 2: STEM Nuggets; Part 3.
Day 3: Storyteller’s Toolkit Pt. I: Verbal Storytelling/Writing for the Spoken Word; Part 1.
Day 3: Storyteller’s Toolkit Pt. I: Verbal Storytelling/Writing for the Spoken Word; Part 2.
Day 4: Storyteller’s Toolkit Pt. II: Visual Storytelling; Part 1: Animation.
Day 4: Storyteller’s Toolkit Pt. II: Visual Storytelling; Part 2: Storyboarding.
Day 5: Storyteller’s Toolkit Pt. III: Visual Storytelling & Realizing Vision; Part 1.
Day 5: Storyteller’s Toolkit Pt. III: Visual Storytelling & Realizing Vision; Part 2.
Day 5: Storyteller’s Toolkit Pt. III: Visual Storytelling & Realizing Vision; Part 3.
Day 5: Storyteller’s Toolkit Pt. III: Visual Storytelling & Realizing Vision; Part 4.
Day 6: Table-Read / Office Hours.
Day 7: Table-read / Post-production; Part 1: Table-read.
Day 7: Table Read / Post-Production; Part 2: Post-Production.
Day 10: Project Time; Part 1: Animation.
Day 10: Project Time; Part 2: Rough Cuts.
Day 11: Screening (Rough Cuts).
Day 13: Screening (Final Cuts).
Student Interview: Paul (PJ) Folino.
Student Interview: Joshua Cheong.
Student Interview: Yuliya Klochan.
Student Interview: Kenneth Cheah.
Student Interview: Nathan Hernandez and Andrea Desrosiers.
Instructor Interview: Inspiration for the Course and Intended Learning Outcomes.
Instructor Interview: Teaching as a Team.
Instructor Interview: Digital Media Literacy.
Instructor Interview: Assessment and Feedback in Creative Contexts.
Instructor Interview: Workshops.
Instructor Interview: A Class on Pre-Production.
Teaching Reflection: Day 1.
Teaching Reflection: Day 2.
Teaching Reflection: Day 3.
Teaching Reflection: Day 4.
Teaching Reflection: Day 5.
Teaching Reflection: Day 6.
Teaching Reflection: Day 7 & 8.
Teaching Reflection: Day 11.

Taught by

Elizabeth Choe , Jaime Goldstein , Chris Boebel(Guest Lecturer) , George Zaidan(Guest Lecturer) , Joshua Gunn(Guest Lecturer) , Ceri Riley(Teaching Assistant) and Dr. Natalie Kuldell(Guest Lecturer)

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