Standards for media creation exist because:
- media is now an important part of our curriculum.
- student expectations for media have risen.
- new research has surfaced about how to facilitate learning with videos.
- standards will help our faculty to create consistently high quality media.
Types of support available from Teaching and Learning Technology:
- Consultation at the TLT support desk or by appointment. Consultation may include:
- Pre-production planning
- Technological training on how to record a narrated slideshow
- Advice on equipment use and availability through the library
- Recording tips
- Training on basic video and audio editing
- Reservations to use the TLT voiceover booth
- Media production and project management through the TLT direct design process scheduled by the CAPS/SEM/GS Academic and Business Operations
- Media production and project management by TLT for select projects scheduled by TLT, based on availability
Media Standards
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- Presentation is free from references which will date the presentation (e.g., dates, seasons, current events).
- Presentation is free from specific course name and/or number, module or week number.
- Presentation title is content-based (e.g., avoid "Week 1" type language).
- Presentation complies with the school's branding standards.
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- Audio is crystal clear and without background noise.
- Narration is concise, well-organized and well-spoken.
- Narration is at the speaker's normal pace, and is not intentionally slowed.
- Reference this Audio Recordings and Podcasts article for more information.
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- Video is high-quality. Tips for recording video
- Fonts and graphics can be viewed on a variety of devices (e.g., computer, phone, tablet, etc.).
- Video is uploaded to a Bethel YouTube channel with correct permissions.
- Metadata is used to make videos searchable publicly and aids in Bethel's own organization of the videos. To facilitate this, the video description in YouTube is to include: date created, presenter name, degree(s) and title, description, key words, course number, program and school.
- For information about creating engaging videos, Reference this article that summarizes research on How Video Production Affects Student Engagement.
- Reference this Digital Video Creation articles for more information on how to create and deploy videos.
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- Meets the program's guidelines for length.
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When media is created for inclusion in a course template, to be used as part of the course curriculum in multiple sections of the course, media developers are responsible for meeting these standards and program directors are expected to review the media for compliance with these standards.
If Bethel's Teaching and Learning Technology team (TLT) is involved in the media design process, TLT will evaluate the media in terms of the standards above. If there is a disagreement between the media developer and TLT regarding the media's adherence to the standards the program director will resolve the issue.