JOUR 2061: Introduction to Multimedia
In this hands-on course, students design and produce a semester-long multi-media storytelling project, connecting journalistic storytelling techniques with multi-media and social media tools used by professionals to reach diverse audiences. Creating stories in audio, video and visual media, students engage in critical approaches to multi-media analysis and design, leveraging the unique features of individual media to reach storytelling goals. Students enhance skills in applied written communication, shaping their craft for different digital contexts and audiences, including social media, blogs and websites.
Learning outcomes
- Implement basic principles of journalistic storytelling.
- Assess and apply the communicative potential of different media to achieve storytelling goals for particular audiences and contexts.
- Plan, produce and publish (for a peer audience) a multi-media story project using a variety of visual, audio, video and text-based media.
- Explain and apply principles of multimedia analysis and design.
- Demonstrate use of a variety of media production and editing equipment and software.
- Enhance skills in applied written communication with emphasis on writing for web, script development, and storyboarding.
Course topics
- Module 1: Storytelling
- Module 2: Digital Storytelling
- Module 3: Storyboarding
- Module 4: Writing Informative Stories
- Module 5: Photos in Storytelling
- Module 6: Editing Photos
- Module 7: Audio Storytelling
- Module 8: Gathering and Editing Audio
- Module 9: Video Storytelling
- Module 10: Shooting Video
- Module 11: Editing Video
Required text and materials
There is no required textbook for this course.
Other resources
Each lesson includes links to a variety of online resources: blog posts, multimedia stories, videos, articles, and tutorials. Study these resources carefully. They are essential to students’ understanding of the course content.
Note: Throughout the course, students will be directed to external links. Please note that, while some of these sources have products and services for sale, it is not our intention to encourage or suggest that students purchase any of the products or services offered.
Assessments
To successfully complete this course, you must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher on the overall course.
| Assignment 1: Set Up a Website and Write About Me | 15% |
| Assignment 2: Write an Informative Story | 25% |
| Assignment 3: Plan, Capture, and Edit Photos / Plan, Gather, and Edit Audio | 35% |
| Assignment 4: Storyboard, Capture, and Edit Video | 25% |
| Total | 100% |
Open Learning Faculty Member Information
An Open Learning Faculty Member is available to assist students. Students will receive the necessary contact information at the start of the course.
