My New Online Mobile Filmmaking Courses at UC Riverside!


I am beyond excited to announce that I'll be offering a 3-course 7-unit Special Study Program on Mobile Digital Storytelling for Educators with UC Riverside Extension, 100% online starting Summer 2020! 

Year over year, students are becoming more native tech users, providing a new opportunity to reach them directly by integrating it into classroom teaching. Digital storytelling can be that connection point, especially with the commonality of mobile devices. In order to bring this approach into your classroom, though, you first need a basic understanding of video production, let alone knowledge of how to use it to meet Common Core Standards. Go behind-the-scenes into a digital storytelling introduction as designed for education.

Bring video production into your classroom as a tool for rooting students’ most functional skills. Learn how video production can be used to hone critical thinking and analytical skills, time and resource management, problem solving, and more. Understand the basics of digital storytelling, including vocabulary and writing. See how The Door Scene can be used to teach the five basic tasks of video production, from story development to post-production. In a workshop, learn about two other challenges to use with your students to demonstrate the importance of camera technique to viewer understanding and impressions. Exercise your students’ creative side while preparing them for a future with skills they can take anywhere.

Designed For
  • Teachers grades 3-12
  • K-12 educators, such as media and visual arts teachers, special education teachers, and bilingual teachers
  • Those in other educational roles, such as principles and administrators, Parent-Teacher Organization members, and school psychologists

What You'll Learn

  • The basics of digital filmmaking and storytelling
  • Methods to integrate video production into your curriculum while meeting TK-12 Common Core Standards
  • The essential skills enhanced and reinforced through media literacy, such as interpersonal skills, critical thinking, and problem solving
  • Ways for you to properly review and critique student productions
  • The connection between production and storytelling through the assignment The Door Scene
  • Two student prompts for teaching camera technique in regard to perspective, motion, and composition

What You Can Do With This Program

Positions are available in a variety of industries and can include education, higher education, private companies or nonprofit organizations. Jobs might include:
  • Media and visual arts teachers
  • CTE digital media specialists
  • Curriculum coordinators
  • Adult education teachers

Program Information
Prices, requirements and courses are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information: 951.827.4105 credentials@ucx.ucr.edu extension.ucr.edu

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