Academic videos are not designed to replace the teacher, but rather enhance instruction. Thus, they are used as an aid in helping students develop an understanding through context, history, and examples so that ideas resonate. The goal is to engage students by showing locations, events, or experiments they could not see otherwise. We present five basic steps to creating academic videos.

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4. 1. Choose topics and
write scripts
2. Teleprompter Process
3. Natural script reading
techniques
4. Choosing dynamic
images
5. Post production
Overview

5. Step 1:
Concept

6. • Algebra
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Logarithms
• Logic and Critical
Reasoning
• Binomial Probabilities
• Statistics
• Calculus
• Envision what you want to create
• Make a running list of topics
• Get input from students

7. • Provide Context
• Choose Applications
• Clarify Abstractions
• Demonstrate Mathematical
Calculations
Fine Tune / Select
Specific Focus Area

8. • Gather general
knowledge,
examples, quotes
• Collect images, video
clips, infographics

9. Step 2: Script

10. • Introduction
• Context – Make the topic resonate
• History – Why was this created?
• What does the topic mean?
• How do you do the process?
• How will this apply to real life?
• Closing
Script Structure

11. Script Refining
• Grammar
• Simple (Is it readable?)
• Don’t use complex
sentences
• Use examples and
anecdotes

14. Script Uploading
• Script software
• Copy/paste script to
software
• Modify script settings

15. Step 3: Record

16. Set Up
• Camera
• Tripod
• Teleprompter
• Microphone

17. Surroundings
• Good Lighting
• No Noise
• Clean Background

18. Tips
• Practice
• Teleprompter Speed
• Readability
• Flow
• Re-edit
• Smile even if it looks
funny
• Loud, clear voice

19. Step 4: Edit

20. • iMovie – comes with Macs
• Adobe Premiere
• Final Cut Pro
Software

21. Basic Editing
• Download footage
• Video splicing
• Color/filter
• Transitions

22. Adding Media
• Audio – Voice and music
• Images – Overlay related images
• Captions – To highlight words or
images

23. Copyright
• Fair Use
https://www.youtube.com/yt/copyright/f
air-use.html#yt-copyright-four-factors
• Get Permission
• Credit Authors

24. Step 5: Upload

25. Save and Share
• Save/process video
• Uploading the video to YouTube,
Vimeo, or some other locations

26. Thank You