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300x  Digital Media, New Tools and Technology

WEEK 1

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Topics covered in Week 1: Digital Media, New Tools and Technology
  • Overview of Digital Media

  • Examples of Digital Media Integration

  • How Instructional Designers Integrate Digital Media

  • Digital Media Integration - Key Considerations

  • Copyright Law

  • Copyright, Citation, & Fair Use

  • Creative Commons & CC Self-Check

  • Open Educational Resources (OERs)

  • OER Resources & Evaluation

  • Digital Media Checklist

WEEK 2

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Topics covered in Week 2: Visual Design, Digital Text, & Audio

  • The Evolution of Web 1.0 - 5.0

  • Web 2.0 and 3.0 Tools

  • Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

  • Universal Design for Learning Self-Check

  • Visual Design

  • Documents & Web 2.0 Creation Tools

  • Audio for e-Learning 

  • Best Practices: Audio for eLearning 

  • Digital Media Audio Resources: Voice Recording Options

WEEK 3

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Topics covered in Week 3: Digital Images

  • Images for Instruction

  • Raster vs. Vector Images

  • Image File Formats

  • Optimizing Images for the Web

  • Image Repositories & Resources

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Images

  • Image Creators & Editors

  • Accessibility & Images

WEEK 4

Video Editors
Topics covered in Week 4: Video Tools & Accessibility Requirements

  • Videos in Education

  • Video for Instructional Design and Training Application

  • Best Practice Resources for Video Implementation

  • Accessibility for Videos

  • Creating Closed Captioning

  • Tracking Video Statistics, SCORM, & File Formats

  • Resources for Creating & Editing Video

  • Considerations for Editing and Publishing

WEEK 5

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Topics covered in Week 5: Screencast & Animation Videos

  • Screencasts

  • Recording Presentations

  • Screencasting Software

  • Animations

  • Animation Software

  • Video Accessibility: Captions, Subtitles, Transcripts

  • Closed Captioning

WEEK 6

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Topics covered in Week 6: Storyboards

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  • What is a Storyboard?

  • Storyboard Best Practices

  • Storyboard Tools

  • Storyboard Templates

WEEK 7

Tools
Topics covered in Week 7: Authoring Tools for Interactive Learning

  • Authoring Tools for Interactive Learning

  • Mayer's Principles of Multimedia Learning

  • Authoring Tool vs. Learning Management System (LMS)

  • What is SCORM? 

  • Best Practices: Selecting an Authoring Tool

  • Popular Authoring Tools

  • Accessibility Best Practices for Developing Course Content

WEEK 8

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Topics covered in Week 1: Artificial Intelligence
  • Leveraging Artificial Intelligence as a Thought Partner 

  • Generating Audio, Images, and Video with AI 

  • Curriculum Development with AI

  • Using AI for Feedback on the Instructional Design Document (IDD) 

  • Ethics and Artificial Intelligence

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 Eva Egensteiner

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