TCO 325 Multimedia Spring 2015 Schedule

Session

Topic

Reading/Assignments Due

19
Jan 13

UNIT ONE: History of Multimedia

Introductions
Overview of TCO 325
Assignment One: Home Portfolio Site
Assignment Two: Multimedia Pioneer Presentation

Common Factors of MM

History of Multimedia
Timeline
List of events

Another timeline

  1. Begin developing portfolio site

  2. Read Vannevar Bush article -- As We May Think

20
Jan 15

Discussion: As We May Think

Discussion: Ch 1, Costello -- multimedia, media with metaphors, social media, professional media, automation

Discussion: Presentation on Multimedia History & Pioneers
Choose Multimedia Pioneer for presentation
(in pairs)

 

  1. Present examples of multimedia with metaphors

  2. Work on portfolio website.

  3. Read "A Job by Any Other Name" and be ready to discuss next class

  4. Read Ch 2 of Costello and be ready to discuss next class

21
Jan 20

 

Discussion of "A Job by Any Other Name"

Discuss MM portfolio design:

Ten Steps to a Portfolio Website -- Smashing Mag

Example Portfolios:

http://connerportfolio.com/
http://www.bmfreelance.com/portfolio_multimedia.htm
http://dizidesigns.co.uk/
http://www.daysignmedia.com/HTML/work.htm

Analyze Froguts

Lab time for portfolio sites and pioneer presentations





  1. Work on portfolio sites

  2. Work on Pioneer Presentations

  3. Read Chapter 3 of Costello


22
Jan 22

Discussion of "A Job by Any Other Name"

Discuss MM portfolio design:

Ten Steps to a Portfolio Website -- Smashing Mag

Example Portfolios:

http://connerportfolio.com/
http://www.bmfreelance.com/portfolio_multimedia.htm
http://dizidesigns.co.uk/
http://www.daysignmedia.com/HTML/work.htm

Analyze Froguts

Lab time for portfolio sites and pioneer presentations

IF TIME:

Analysis and discussion of two examples of multimedia

Example 1
Example 2

Lab day -- portfolio sites & Pioneer presentations

 

23
Jan 27

Chapter 3 -- Planning and Design -- discuss creativity, production, visualization tools, wireframes, the design process

Principles of Multimedia Presentation

Continue working on portfolio site & presentations

 

 

Portfolio Site due for peer review

 

2. Chapter 4 of Costello

 

24
Jan 29

Pioneer Presentations

 

1. Portfolio site due for grading (but still under construction)

Link Pioneer Presentations to portfolio site

25
Feb 3

Pioneer Presentations

Link to portfolio site

26
Feb 5

Pioneer Presentations

Link to portfolio site


Feb 10

Pioneer Presentations

 

Chapter 5 of Costello

Feb 12

Introduction to Multimedia Proposal Assignment

Introduction to Multimedia Evaluation Group Project -- choose topics

Introduction to Versal

 

Feb 17

Adobe Captivate

 

Chapter 6 of Costello

 

Feb 19 Adobe Captivate  
Feb 24

Captivate -- finish file & demonstrate to class

Introduce Design Blueprint assignment

 

 

 

Feb 26 Introduce Pairs Presentation Assignments and Design Blueprints  
Mar 3 Lab Day

 

Pairs Presentation 1 -- Free Multimedia Tools

Mar 5 Multimedia Evaluation Presentations and Reports MM Evaluation Reports peer review
 
Mar 17

Peer review of Evaluation Reports; continued team work on reports

Preview of iMovie

Pairs Presentation 2 -- Free MM Tools

 

Mar 19 iMovie in Stetson Multimedia Lab Multimedia Evaluation Reports and presentations due -= Midterm Exam
Mar 24 Video assignment and iMovie Lab time  
Mar 26 Multimedia Evaluation Reports

 

 

Mar 31 Introduction to Adobe Captivate, Lectora, Storyline -- multimedia authoring tools

 

 

Chapter 9 Costello

Video due for peer review

 

Apr 2 Guest speaker -- Jimmy Puckett, Spinen Video project due final on your website
 
Apr 7 Guest speaker -- M&M Marketing

 

 

 

 

Apr 9 No class Video due on your website and YouTube
Apr 14 Multimedia authoring tools and lab work

Pairs Presentation 3 -- SCORM and Advanced Distributed Learning

 

 

Apr 16 Multimedia authoring tools and lab work

 

 

Apr 21 Multimedia authoring tools and lab work Pairs Presentation 4 -- Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Apr 23 Multimedia authoring tools and lab work

Pairs Presentation 5 -- The E-Learning Guild

Design Document due

Apr 28 Multimedia authoring tools and lab work

Pairs Presentation 6 -- The American Society for Quality

Captivate Project due for peer review

Apr 30 Last day of class Pairs Presentation 7 -- Free topic choice
     

Final Exam

Tuesday, May 5, 2:00-5:00 pm
Final Exam: Presentation of Captivate Projects, Semester Evaluations

Captivate Project due final

 

 

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captivate

Captivate Instructions