Interdisciplinarity in Thought and Practice
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Skills you'll gain
- Visual Storytelling
- Aesthetics
- Communication
- Creative Thinking
- Literacy
- Photo/Video Production and Technology
- Video Editing
- Active Listening
- Music
- Communication Strategies
- Post-Production
- Creative Problem-Solving
- Graphic and Visual Design Software
- Design Elements And Principles
- Storytelling
- Multimedia
- Critical Thinking
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There are 5 modules in this course
This course is your launchpad into the power of interdisciplinary thinking—a dynamic approach that transforms how you understand and engage with complex challenges. You will learn to actively draw from multiple disciplines, evaluate the unique strengths of different perspectives, and synthesize these insights to forge new, more comprehensive understandings. The result is the ability to generate integrated knowledge, pioneer alternative solutions, and develop novel approaches to the issues that matter.
Who is this for? This course is designed for forward-thinking individuals ready to break down silos. It is ideal for: Professionals aiming to sharpen their critical thinking, enhance creative problem-solving, and master more effective communication strategies. Artists and Creatives seeking to bridge their practice with other disciplines, fueling innovation and discovering fresh, unexpected sources of inspiration. Core Learning Domains: The curriculum is built around three key areas of modern literacy: Visual Literacy: Decoding and creating meaning from images, design, and visual media. Audio Literacy: Developing a critical ear for sound, music, and the information conveyed through our auditory environment. Creative Multimodal Thinking: Combining visual, audio, and other sensory elements to communicate and ideate in innovative, impactful ways.
Introduction to the course. Course overview.
What's included
3 videos1 reading2 discussion prompts
3 videos•Total 10 minutes
- Introduction to ITP•2 minutes
- Course Overview•2 minutes
- Brief Course Tour: Audio (&) Visual Literacy•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Course Description and Target Audience•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Assignments and Peer Review •10 minutes
- Hi there!•10 minutes
This section of the course examines the elements of interpretation and perception of visual information. You will explore the reason why pictures are so effective as a means to communicate.
What's included
4 videos9 readings1 assignment7 discussion prompts
4 videos•Total 40 minutes
- DaVinci Resolve Editing Basics Tutorial + Resources for Practising•10 minutes
- The Gestalt Principles of Visual Perception•14 minutes
- Formal Visual Analysis: "The Snail" by Henri Matisse (1953)•8 minutes
- Semiotics: An Introduction•8 minutes
9 readings•Total 94 minutes
- This is Why Our Brain Loves Pictures•4 minutes
- In the Blink of an Eye•10 minutes
- Εxtra: Visual Hierarchy: Organizing Content to Follow Natural Eye Movement•10 minutes
- Visual Perception: how does our brain shape our perception of reality?•10 minutes
- The Gestalt Principles of Visual Perception•10 minutes
- EXTRA: When We Read, We Recognize Words as Pictures and Hear Them Spoken Aloud•10 minutes
- Formal Visual Analysis: Elements and Principles of Art•10 minutes
- Formal Visual Analysis: "The Snail" by Henri Matisse (1953)•10 minutes
- VIDEO: Semiotics in Film •20 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Recognize the Gestalt principles in the given images•10 minutes
7 discussion prompts•Total 120 minutes
- DaVinci Resolve Editing Practice•10 minutes
- Questions / Ideas on the given articles?•10 minutes
- Questions / Ideas •10 minutes
- Formal Visual Analysis: Radio City by Eric Van Nynatten•60 minutes
- Questions / Ideas •10 minutes
- Assignment: 3 Photos•10 minutes
- Questions / Ideas•10 minutes
This section of the course discusses how humans perceive, process and communicate with sound. You will learn about the different types of listening, the properties of sound as a natural phenomenon, and the abilities of sound in storytelling.
What's included
4 videos11 readings9 discussion prompts
4 videos•Total 42 minutes
- What is Sound?•11 minutes
- Are You Listening?•11 minutes
- Spectrogram: An Introduction•9 minutes
- Sound Design Basics •11 minutes
11 readings•Total 110 minutes
- EXTRA: Pauline Oliveiros' "Deep Listening" practice•10 minutes
- Psychoacoustics: How Sound Influences Human Perception and Behavior•10 minutes
- Music is not for ears•10 minutes
- The Science of Music Perception•10 minutes
- Listening Sheet - Musique Concréte•10 minutes
- EXTRA: VIDEO: Pierre Henry; Music Concrète•10 minutes
- More on Spectrograms•10 minutes
- Online Spectrogram: Upload your own sound!•10 minutes
- Online Spectrogram: Chrome Music Lab•10 minutes
- How Sound Captivates Ears•10 minutes
- EXTRA: Amplifying Stories: The Vital Role of Audio in Video Narratives•10 minutes
9 discussion prompts•Total 90 minutes
- Assignment: Listening to Silence•10 minutes
- Questions / Ideas•10 minutes
- Create a Music Concrète piece•10 minutes
- Questions / Ideas•10 minutes
- Assignment: Imagine a Sound•10 minutes
- Questions / Ideas•10 minutes
- La Jetée (1962) / On Deconstructions (2020)•10 minutes
- Sound Design Based on a Picture•10 minutes
- Questions / Ideas•10 minutes
In this section, we will talk about audiovisual fusion, the role of rhythm as connective tissue between media, and the ways audio and video together can create meaning.
What's included
5 videos3 readings3 discussion prompts
5 videos•Total 32 minutes
- Understanding the Equation: A+V = AV+•10 minutes
- Understanding the Equation: x = Rhythm (As Connective Tissue)•5 minutes
- Rhythm as the Intermediary Between Audiovisual Fusions•4 minutes
- Tips on Decision-Making, Workspace and Material.•7 minutes
- Meaning in an Audiovisual Work: All For a Helen by K. Gkoudina•7 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
- EXTRA: EyeMusic and EyeMusic SSD•10 minutes
- Our Storytelling Nature: The Heider-Simmel Experiment•10 minutes
- ΕΧTRA: Effects of Musical Soundtracks on Attitudes Toward Animated Geometric Figures •10 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
- Questions / Ideas•10 minutes
- Questions / Ideas•10 minutes
- Final Project! yay!•10 minutes
Outro: What did you learn in this course?
What's included
1 reading1 discussion prompt
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Used bibliography and more books to read!•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Liminal by Hailey Becker•10 minutes
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