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• Download Creating Videos Package

[last modified December 22, 2021]

By the end of the Creating Videos tutorial, students should be able to:

• Describe the benefit of using video over static mediums
• Summarize the strengths and weaknesses of Spark or PowerPoint as a video creation tool
• Identify the process for defining and scripting your message
• Connect design principles for colours, fonts, graphics, and slide layout
• Plan when to use animations and select appropriate animations (PowerPoint only)
• Describe the role of music for conveying emotion and tone in a video
• Locate multimedia materials for your video that adhere to the Canada Copyright Act and vendor license terms
• Locate best practices for citing resources in your video
• Describe how to add narration to a video and avoid common audio issues
• Summarize the steps for creating, editing and publishing the video
• Identify how to share your video using a streaming video platform

What's included in this package?

• Two assignments
  • Mid-project script/storyboard
  • Final video (Animated and Live Action)
• Built-in rubrics for each assignment (see links below for reference)
  • Live Action Video rubric
  • Animated Videos rubric
  • Scripting/Storyboarding rubric
• Interactive components for students to apply their new knowledge to their assignment
• Links to the Creating Videos modules
• Links to Sandbox webinars

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• Download Creating Infographics Package

[last modified December 22, 2021]

By the end of the Creating Infographics tutorial students should be able to:

1. Define what is an infographic
2. Describe the purpose and effectiveness of infographics
3. Compare different types of infographics
4. Identify the process for defining your message
5. Recognize the importance of a visual plan when building an infographic
6. Connect design principles for colours, fonts and graphics
7. Locate appropriate Creative Commons materials
8. Identify best practices for citing resources in an infographic
9. Select an appropriate tool for creating infographics
10. Create an infographic using PowerPoint and/or Canva

What's included in this package?

• One graded assignment
  • Built in rubric
• Ungraded interactive components for students to apply their new knowledge to their assignment
• Links to the Creating Infographics modules
• Links to Sandbox webinars

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• Download Creating Effective Presentations Package

[last modified December 24, 2021]

By the end of the Creating Effective Presentations tutorial students should be able to:

• Identify key differences between online and in-person presentations
• Identify key elements of an effective presentation
• Explore the role of storytelling, understanding your audience and agendas in an online presentation
• Understand the features of various programs for a smooth presentation
• Understand the importance of rehearsals
• Communicate effectively with voice and body language
• Identify best practices for “setting the stage”
• Design effective visual aids
• Connect design principles for colours, fonts and graphics
• Locate appropriate Creative Commons materials
• Identify best practices for citing resources in a presentation
• Develop strategies for addressing your own nerves and nervous behaviours
• Identify tools for Seneca students for presentations

What's included in this package?

• One assignment, final presentation (In-person and online)
• Built-in rubrics for assignment (see link for reference)
• Interactive components for students to apply their new knowledge to their assignment
• Ungraded workbook for student use
• Links to the Creating Effective Presentations modules
• Links to Sandbox webinars

You may wish to start with the Tips for Assigning Presentations document created by the Sandbox. This includes milestones to consider, guidelines to provide your students, resources and more. Many of the elements are already embedded right here in this module. If this is your first digital assignment, you might also enjoy the new Define, Design & Deploy: Working with Digital Assignments & Sandbox Assignment Packages tutorial.

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• Download Generative Artificial Intelligence Package

[last modified October 10th, 2023]

By the end of the Generative Artificial Intelligence tutorial, students should be able to:

• Define Generative AI
• Identify the challenges and opportunities of GenAI
• Create basic prompts
• Understand the acceptable uses of GenAI
• Evaluate GenAI content
• Understand how Academic Integrity effects the use of GenAI
• Cite GenAI content in APA and MLA
• Identify the best practices of GenAI and Copyright

What's included in this package?

• The Sandbox's Generative AI module
• An Artificial Intelligence customized search bar for Seneca Libraries
• A GenAI quiz
• Links to Sandbox resources aimed to help students with digital media