Mar 29, 2024  
2023 January Term Course Catalog 
    
2023 January Term Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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JAN 126 - Story Telling In a Digital World


Upper division
Full credit
Remote

MTuThF, 9:15am to 11:50am
 

We make sense of life and our world through telling our stories and listening to others’ stories. In this experiential course, we will craft, tell and listen to the personal stories of participants, as a way for them to learn to create compelling and effective narratives. We will participate in improv theater exercises, watch data-driven stories and use personal and public data sets to conduct research on topics of interest to the participants, in order to produce four distinct personal stories, one per week of the course. Students will learn various techniques and tools to select and present stories visually, using images, text, video, and narrative. The course requires self-learning of technology and software packages such as iMovie, WeVideo, Canva, Powtoon, etc. This is a creative one, requiring self-discipline and the ability to structure your work to deliver quality stories in a timely manner. You will leave the course with a portfolio of 4 digital stories, each with a different purpose - a descriptive story, a perspective i.e. an opinion piece, a data-based argument story, and a final project based on your choice of topic and format. 

Instructor(s): Jyoti Bachani
Email:  jb19@stmarys-ca.edu
 

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites:  Good computer skills including Powerpoint, Excel, photo-editing, and iMovie.
Course Fee:  50
 

Credits: 1



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