This outline is subject to change depending on the time necessary for students to demonstrate proficiency in the tools covered and to complete each successive project. 

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Text in RED = Mandatory Attendance

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Week 1, 

W 9/6 First Day

Introductions: Review syllabus and class website.

Begin Project 1: Set-up WIX site for everyone.

Homework:  Email me your new website URL + include your name and the name of the class.

F 9/8 GIF Workshop Photoshop tutorial - Begin Project 2

Homework: Post links to 2 or 3 of your favorite websites to a page on your site so you can share them with the class.

 

Week 2, 

M 9/11 GIF Workshop - review favorite websites

W 9/13 GIF Workshop - review favorite websites

F 9/15 Finish GIF - Project 2 must be completed by end of class

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Week 3,

M 9/18 GIF Critiques and turn in GIF file to Neil for posting to class website 

Begin Project 3, Audio Narratives and Soundscapes + Digital Audio recorder Tutorial

Homework: Record some test material for your Audio Narrative so you're ready to start editing next class.

W 9/20 Audio Narratives and Podcasts Workshop + Garageband Tutorial

Homework: Record material for your Audio Narrative project 

F 9/22 Audio Narratives and Podcasts Workshop

 

Week 4, 

M 9/25 Audio Narratives and Podcasts Workshop

W 9/27 Audio Narratives and Podcasts Workshop

F 9/29  Audio Narratives and Podcasts Workshop

 

Week 5,

M 10/2 Finish Audio Narratives and Podcasts - Project 3 must be completed, rendered, uploaded and published to your web site by end of class.

W 10/4 Critique Audio Narratives and Soundscapes 

Begin Project 4, Text Based Interactive Stories Using Twine

Homework: Explore the Twine examples and plan your Twine story 

F 10/6  Twine Workshops

 

Week 6, 

M 10/9 - no class

w 10/11 - Twine Workshops

F 10/13 Finish Twine - Project 4 must be completed, rendered, uploaded to and embedded on a page on your web site. This page should have a background image and sound design that sets the "mood" of your story.

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Week 7,

M 10/16 Critique Twine 

Begin Project 5, Video Ventures. Watch Video Demo's and tutorials

Homework: Record material to experiment with for next class

W 10/18 Video Venture Workshops

F 10/20 Video Venture Workshops

 

Week 8, 

M 10/23 Video Venture Workshops

W 10/25 Video Venture Workshops

F 10/27 Finish Video Ventures – Project 5 must be completed, mixed, uploaded and published to your web site by end of class.

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Week 9,

M 10/30 Critique Project 5/Video Ventures

Begin Project 6, Experiments in Augmented Reality

Homework: Download the Zappar app on your phone and tinker with it

W 11/1 Experiments in Augmented Reality Workshops

F 11/3  Experiments in Augmented Reality Workshops

 

Week 10,

M 11/6  Experiments in Augmented Reality Workshops

W 11/8  Experiments in Augmented Reality Workshops

F 11/10 - no class

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Week 11,

M 11/13 Experiments in Augmented Reality. Day 1 Document work with DSLR cameras, edit, upload and publish to your web site. 

W 11/15 Experiments in Augmented Reality. Day 2 Document work with DSLR cameras, edit, upload and publish to your web site by end of class.  Web 1 students - Begin Final Project, Creating Interactive Multimedia Stories - Review examples of student work.

Homework: Prepare Final project proposals including a story outline and pre-production of story materials.

F 11/17 Critique Augmented Reality. Prepare Final project proposals including a story outline and pre-production of story materials.

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Week 12,

M 11/20 Student Presentations for Final Project/Interactive Multimedia Stories followed by Workshop

W 11/22 Interactive Multimedia Stories Workshop

F 11/24 - no class...

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Week 13,

M 11/27   Interactive Multimedia Stories Workshop

W 11/29  Interactive Multimedia Stories Workshop

F 12/1 Interactive Multimedia Stories Workshop

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Week 14,

M 12/4 Interactive Multimedia Stories Workshop

W 12/6  Interactive Multimedia Stories Workshop

F 12/8  Interactive Multimedia Stories Workshop

 

Week 15,

M 12/11 Finish Interactive Multimedia Stories. Finial Projects must be published and/or documented and Web Portfolios must be complete and reviewed with instructor by the end of class.

 

​W 12/13 Last Day of Class

W 12/13 Critiques of Final Projects and Web Portfolios 

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