Final Video Project Proposal
Purpose
The purposes of the final video project proposal are to help you start planning your project well ahead of the submission deadline and to guide you toward a successful project.
Instructions
It will take some time for you to brainstorm a good idea for your final video project, so we encourage you to read through the
Final Video Project Overview
page and the instructions for the proposal early on in the coruse. Take a few days to jot down ideas and create the proposed storyboard that you will submit for TA approval.
1. Carefully read the Final Video Project Overview page for details about the goals of the project and how your video will be assessed. The
Final Video Project FAQs
page may answer some additional questions that you may have. You can also post in the
Q & A Forum
to gather suggestions.
2. Create a proposed storyboard for your video and consider what it will take to create your video. The proposal should consist of the following required components. A bullet point list with bolded headers for each component as shown below would be an ideal format for the proposal.
Topic being addressed in the video: This is a 1-2 sentence explanation of the topic/misconception that you will clarify and explain in your video. You can choose any topic we covered in IB 100 (see
Course Learning Objectives
).
Content: This is really the ‘meat’ of your proposal. You’ll want to be detailed here so that your TA can give you meaningful feedback on the biological content of your project. This would include an overview of facts and evidence you’ll use to teach the topic. To complete this component we suggest a storyboard approach:
Storyboard: At a minimum, this component should consist of a bullet point outline of the different shots that will be included in the video. For example:
The first 30 seconds of the video will be interviews of students in the quad, your family members or friends asked to answer a question about biological concept ABC.
The next 60 seconds will be a whiteboard animation explaining biological concept ABC.
You must outline what will be shown and explained in the animation so that your TA can provide feedback on whether or not this is correct and effective.
The last 30 seconds will be interviews of students in the quad responding to having their misconception dispelled and drawing a personal connection to the topic.
Format of the video: Be creative! Some creative formats include animations, music videos, and puppet shows. The only format we do NOT allow is video consisting entirely of Powerpoint slides with voice over.
Anticipated Roadblocks: What challenges do you anticipate encountering that could prevent you from creating the video that you have envisioned? Thinking through this now will help you plan ahead to overcome some of the challenges or to change the plan for your project if you cannot overcome the challenges. Your TA may also be able to make suggestions for how to deal with these potential roadblocks.
Student Example Proposal
Topic/misconception being addressed in the video:
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I will be debunking the misconception that global
warming is not contributing to climate change. More
specifically, I will be discussing how some people
believe that the earth is not warming in general.
Storyboard:
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Hi everyone, my name is ___ and today we will be
talking about the relationship between global warming
and climate change. (5 sec)
Sometimes, people are afraid to ask simple questions
that we are expected to know from the natural science
classes we took in elementary school, but since no one
cared to explain or dive deeper in some topics, some
science concepts have been misunderstood. (10 sec)
A big misconception in biology is that global warming
does not contribute to climate change. Their argument
is that global warming probably is not even real. But
here are some facts! (8 secs)
Let’s start with some definitions. Climate change is the
change of climate patterns over a long period of time.
Global warming refers to the increase temperature of
the Earth’s atmosphere. (10 sec)
The warming of the Earth is attributed to the
greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is caused by
the emissions of carbon dioxide, methane gasses,
nitrous oxide, fossil fuels, and various other pollutants.
(10 sec)
The high concentration levels of such gasses trap heat
within our airs and oceans. Since the greenhouse
effect acts as a heat insulator, it contributes to global
warming, and lead to climate change. (10 sec)
People believe that since the climate changed before
humans started burning fossil fuels, that the warming
in temperature right now cannot be due to pollutants.
(10 sec)
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To debunk this myth, it is important to understand that
the sources of global warming are both human and
natural. (5 sec)
In the past 5 decades, the Earth’s average
temperature increased in the fastest rate ever. This
huge spike is caused by human activities that
contributes to trapping more gasses in the
atmosphere. Our climate is constantly changing.
Increase levels of pollutants most definitely speeds up
the process of global warming. (15 sec)
Many government institutions are working together to
collect more data that show climate change is also
linked to many adverse effects that threatens our day
to day lives. (10 sec)
Consequences of the global warming severely threaten
Arctic sea ice and coral reefs as well as increase the
likelihood of extreme weather events, such as heat
waves, coastal flooding, and extreme precipitation
events. (15 sec)
When discussing the consequences of global warming,
some people do not even consider the psychological
distress from ruined homes in poorer socioeconomic
groups. (10 sec)
We live on the same planet Earth and we are all
responsible for taking care of our home. Just because
the consequences of global warming are not affecting
us directly, does not mean it is not contributing to the
rising temperatures today. (10 sec)
Thank you for listening to my presentation! Please let
me know if you any questions. (5 sec)
Intended audience of the video:
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The general adult public
People who heard mixed opinions on the relationship
between global warming and climate change but have
done minimal research on the topic
Format of the video:
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I will be making a voiceover animation video.
The format will be similar to the examples given
for the project.
Logistics and Materials:
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I will be making an animation video by video recording
me drawing out pictures on printed paper. I will then
speed up the videos to match my voice over. I will
compile the materials together via iMovie.
Anticipated Roadblocks:
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have never made an animation video before so I might
experience some technical difficulties when trying to
compile the video together. I will most likely find web
sources that teaches me how to use the software.
Example citations for this:
Houtman, A., Scudellari, M., and Malone, C. (2018). Biology Now,
Second Edition (Core Edition without Physiology). W. W. Norton &
Company, Inc.
Reference. (2018). Causes and Effects of Climate Change. National
Geographic. Date accessed 3/15/20.
URL: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/globalwarming/global-warming-effects/
Final Video Project Overview
Purpose
In this assignment you will create a 5-minute video in which you teach about a topic
in this course that is of interest to you. This could be about a topic you learned about
in the database, a topic you want to dig deeper on, a topic that is a common
misconception that could use correcting, or really anything with our Course Learning
Objectives.
The final video project serves as a summative assessment of your learning in IB 100,
taking the place of a traditional cumulative final exam. Through the creation of a 5
minute teaching video, you will apply higher-order thinking skills to synthesize
knowledge. Through the peer assessment of the videos, this also serves as a last
learning opportunity in the course because you will learn from watching your
classmates’ videos.
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences requires that 20% of the overall grade in
online courses come from activities in which the students’ identities can be verified;
by requiring you to show your face in your video, we will be able to use your i-card
photo to verify that you indeed created the video that you submitted. You simply
need to appear on camera at the beginning of your video and state your name to
meet this requirement.
Instructions
For the final video project, you will create a short video in which you expand on a
concept that we covered in IB 100. Here are the requirements:
1. Topic: Select any topic covered somewhere in our IB 100 course (see Course
Learning Objectives for a brief overview.)
2. Content: Student uses relevant background facts and evidence to teach about
the topic within the 5 minute video. Two sources are used (one source can be
the course textbook and one source should come from Appropriate Web
Resources). At least 50% of the final project should be you teaching on this
topic in your own words.
3. Audience: This video is a teaching tool for the general public, but you will
want to decide on your exact audience (Children? Adults? What background
knowledge might they need to have?)
4. Length: Video is 4-5 mins long
5. Creativity: You have the creative freedom to decide the format of your video
(e.g., interviews, music videos, animations, puppet shows, etc), but videos
consisting only of voice over explanations of Powerpoint slides are not
permitted.
6. Quality: Use your smartphone or web camera on computer to film. Be sure
video is of high quality, showing evidence of planning and editing to create a
creative, meaningful final product. NOTE: Given that most students will be
novices at video production, we do not hold students to a high standard here.
However, some effort should be made.
7. Transcript/References: Student must include a typed transcript of their video
with their final submission as well as a correctly formatted list of citations
(see Citation Format). Remember to also appear on camera at the beginning
of your video and state your name to meet the ID requirements.
Evaluation
Together, all parts of this project are worth 20% of your overall grade in this course
as follows:
▪ Final Video Project Proposal, 100 points for the effort of submitting a
proposal
▪ Final Video Project Submission, 100 points based on peer and selfassessments
▪ Peer Assessment of Final Video Project Submission, 100 points based on fair
assessment of own video project and those of three randomly assigned
classmates
Your final video project submission will be assessed by yourself and three classmates
using the following rubric:
Criteria
Biological Concept
Does the video cover a
biological concept or
misconception of a
topic covered in IB
100? (see Course
Learning Objectives)
Levels
No
Yes
(0 points)
(15 points)
(15 points)
Content
Does the video
Neither source
effectively explain the
is appropriate
topic or misconception
and the topic
using factually correct Absent
is vaguely
and relevant
covered with
(0
evidence? Does student
irrelevant and
points) in correct
use at least 2
sources (textbook and
information.
/or from Appropriate
(10 points)
Web Resources)?
(15 points)
There either
is no mention
Audience
of the
audience or
Was there an obvious Absent
the content is
intended audience that
not at all
(0
would find the video
appropriate
compelling and clear? points)
for the
audience
(15 points)
(10 points)
Absent
Creativity
(0
points)
While the
video may
cover the
other
Only one
source is
appropriate
or the topic
is only
superficially
covered.
Evidence and
background
information
on the topic
are not
critically
examined. (13
points)
The intended
audience is
vague and/or
some of the
material may
not be
appropriate
for that
audience
Both
sources are
appropriate
and topic
is covered
with
sufficient
background
information
. There is
clear
evidence of
the
student’s
understandi
ng of the
topic
through
criticallydeveloped
content.
(15 points)
The
audience is
clearly
stated and
the overall
content of
the video
is
appropriate
for that
audience
(13 points)
(15 points)
The video is The video
adequately
is
entertaining, exceptional
but it is
ly
Would viewers find this
video entertaining to
watch?
requirements,
no noticeable
attempt was
made to
deliver a
product with a
creative
approach.
(15 points)
(10 points)
clear the
student did
not put much
original
creative
thought into
the design
and layout of
the project.
entertainin
g to watch
and would
engage an
average
viewer.
There was
clear
evidence
showing
(13 points) substantial
planning to
make the
video more
engaging.
(15 points)
Length
Was the video between
the specified length of
4 to 5 minutes long?
(10 points)
Quality
Did the student clearly
put effort into
producing a high
quality video with
clear audio and video?
NOTE: Given that most
students will be
novices at video
production, we do not
hold students to a high
standard here. However,
some effort should be
made.
(15 points)
Absent
(0
points)
Video was
Video was
Video was 3either under
correctly
4mins long or
3mins or over
between 45-6mins
6 mins
5mins
(6 points)
Major
improvements
are needed to
these quality
aspects
Absent (video/audio
are too
distorted to
(0
engage with,
points) flow of work
is
disorganized/n
ot planned,
visuals are of
significantly
(8 points)
Minor
improvements
are needed to
some of these
quality
aspects
(video could
be edited to
be more
concise,
video is too
dark/blurry
or audio is
off at times,
or better
quality
visuals could
(10 points)
Video shows
clear
evidence of
attempts to
make a
highquality
product
(i.e.
editing out
background
audio/visua
l
distraction
s, audio is
easily
heard,
poor quality
be
and impact)
interchanged)
(10 points)
subjects
are in
focus, work
is
(13 points) organized
with good
flow,
visuals are
high
quality and
high
impact)
(15 points)
Transcript/Citations
One of these
Complete
Did the student provide
Some minor
components
transcript
a transcript of the
parts are
(either
with
video and include at
missing from
Absent transcript or
correct
the end of the
transcript
citations) is
citations
transcript a citation
and/or
missing and/or
is included
list of sources used to
citations
(0
needing
in
create the video?
show minor
points) substantial
submission
(see Citation Format)
errors
improvements
box
(15 points)
(10 points)
(13 points)
(15 points)
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