Key Highlights:
- Expand video creation skills through biweekly collaborative meetings (hybrid format).
- Foster peer-to-peer collaboration by sharing scripts, drafts, and feedback.
- Learn accessibility best practices and techniques for clear, engaging video production.
- Gain access to IDEAS Video Production staff for expert advice and technical support.
- Become a video resource and advocate in your department, with opportunities for recognition on IDEAS platforms.
- Explore practical topics like adapting lectures, improving audio, fair use, humor in videos, and streamlining workflows.
Who’s Eligible
Open to all UMass instructors, faculty, staff, or graduate students interested in instructional content creation.
Dates & Time
Spring 2026 dates:
Instructional Video Creators Network Highlights
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Writing Scripts to Make Your Course Videos More Engaging
As educational videos grow in popularity recreationally – especially with students – it makes more sense than ever to incorporate them into our classes. But video creation requires careful planning to ensure that it’ll meet our teaching objectives and effectively impact our students. While this
March 18, 2025
Bridging Gaps in Video Education
In this article, we will review two distinct studies: student preferences for classroom videos and video viewer trends. Panopto, an AI-powered video learning platform, is widely utilized in higher education and corporate settings. TechSmith, known for its flagship products Snagit and Camtasia
March 3, 2025
Best Practices for Making Educational Videos at Home
When we use the internet, we’re faced with a deluge of fast-paced and flashy content, carefully crafted to steal our focus; it can be hard for a video to compete without employing some of the basics that viewers have come to expect unconsciously. Well-produced and polished videos will help retain
January 27, 2025