TCO 325 Multimedia Spring 2014 Schedule

Session	Topic	Reading/Assignments Due
19 Jan 7	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	Begin developing portfolio site Read Vannevar Bush article -- As We May Think -- & comment on collaborative Google doc Read Ch 1 of Costello and bring an example (a link) of multimedia that contains a metaphor
20 Jan 9	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)	Present examples of multimedia with metaphors Work on portfolio website. Read "A Job by Any Other Name" and be ready to discuss next class Read Ch 2 of Costello and be ready to discuss next class
21 Jan 14	Discussion of Ch 2 -- The Computer, history of multimedia interfaces, GUI, storage Guest speaker -- Jeremy Barker 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	Work on portfolio sites Work on Pioneer Presentations Read Chapter 3 of Costello
22 Jan 16	Analysis and discussion of two examples of multimedia Example 1 Example 2 Lab day -- portfolio sites & Pioneer presentations	Portfolio Site due for peer review
23 Jan 21	Chapter 3 -- Planning and Design -- discuss creativity, production, visualization tools, wireframes, the design process Principles of Multimedia Presentation Continue working on portfolio site & presentations Guest speaker -- Jeremy Barker	1. Portfolio site due for grading (but still under construction) 2. Chapter 4 of Costello
24 Jan 23	Pioneer Presentations	Link to portfolio site
25 Jan 28	Pioneer Presentations	Link to portfolio site
26 Jan 30	Pioneer Presentations	Link to portfolio site

Feb 4	Pioneer Presentations	Chapter 5 of Costello
Feb 6	Introduction to Multimedia Proposal Assignment Introduction to Multimedia Evaluation Group Project -- choose topics Introduction to Adobe Edge
Feb 11	Adobe Edge	Chapter 6 of Costello Pairs Presentation 1 -- Free Alternatives to Multimedia Tools
Feb 13	Adobe Edge
Feb 18	Adobe Edge	Multimedia Proposal due peer review Pairs Presentation 2 -- Captivate, Articulate, Lectora
Feb 20	Lab Day	MM Gallery due for peer review
Feb 25	Lab Day	Pairs Presentation 3 -- Evernote and other Cloud Tools Multimedia Proposal due final
Feb 27	Multimedia Evaluation Presentations and Reports	Peer Review

Mar 4	Midterm Review Intro to iMovie	Pairs Presentation 4 -- Project Management Tools -- Basecamp and Toolbox MM Gallery due final on website
Mar 6	iMovie	Multimedia Evaluation Reports and presentations due -= Midterm Exam
Mar 18	iMovie Lab time	Chapter 8 Costello
Mar 20	iMovie Lab Time	Pairs Presentation 5 -- Free and Paid Audio Editing Tools Video projects due for peer review
Mar 25	Introduction to Adobe Captivate, Lectora, Storyline -- multimedia authoring tools	Chapter 9 Costello Design Blueprint due peer review
Mar 27	Multimedia authoring tools	Video project due final

Apr 1	Multimedia authoring tools	Chapter 10 Costello Design Blueprint due final Pairs Presentation 6 -- SCORM and Advanced Distributed Learning
Apr 3	Multimedia authoring tools and lab work	Chapter 11 Costello
Apr 8	Multimedia authoring tools and lab work	Electronic storyboards due on website (done online or by hand and scanned)
Apr 10	Multimedia authoring tools and lab work	Pairs Presentation 7 -- Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act Chapter 12 Costello
Apr 15	Multimedia authoring tools and lab work	Pairs Presentation 8 -- Free and Paid Video Editing Tools
Apr 17	Multimedia authoring tools and lab work	Chapter 13 Costello
Apr 22	Multimedia authoring tools and lab work	Pairs Presentation 9 -- The e-Learning Guild Captivate Project due for peer review
Apr 24	Last day of class

Final Exam	Thursday, May 1, 7:00-10:00 pm Final Exam: Presentation of Captivate Projects, Semester Evaluations	Captivate Project due final

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