> [!summary]+ Summary > This page describes the background and drawing of options for educational video styles while I was creating Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). For greater depth of information, please see [[2016, MOOC video design]]. (See the bottom of this page for the results of this activity.) # Designing a video concept for IMFx MOOCs In the summer of 2016 I wanted to change the key component of course I was designing. At the time I was working as an Instructional Designer at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and I was increasingly bored with our style of video — voiced-over PowerPoints. I wanted to lead the creation of a new design that supported brevity and bolstered **social presence**. ## Concept design I began with 3 concepts shown on the left. - **Type 1: White board simulation** — using a large TV monitor and tablet to live annotate on slides or spreadsheets, then giving the instructor the option to turn and point. - **Type 2: Whiteboard simulation and news broadcast hybrid** — using a green screen behind an instructor with a tablet for live annotation, also giving the instructor the option to turn and point. - **Type 3: News broadcast** — using a green screen behind an instructor with slide builds controlled by a media producer off-screen. ![[20160813_Video-concept-design.jpeg]] From here I began to write out more ideas (bottom-left) and solicited input and ideas from my team on these additional types. We also showed the print-outs and I invited SME's into my office to talk through ideas further given the various content and vision in their head. This exercise in helping us see the work, and the subsequent recording work in the studio, helped us to make a big leap forward in course video production. ## Background to this design For a complete understanding, please see the page [[2016, MOOC video design]]. I started this idea by preparing some test materials for a few demonstrations of what was on my mind. These options were to use a large TV monitor in combination with a Wacom Tablet for annotation and to use a green screen with focus on the instructor. To try it out, I spoke with one of my partners at the time, and he agreed to help me record some test recordings at the end of a planned video shoot. ## 🎯 Results This activity completely change the kinds of educational videos we produced and how we produced them. It led to a partnership with the IMF Creative Studio, the hiring of a dedicated multimedia producer, and an adoption of creating visual media with the SME on-screen. This jump started a new level of creativity and innovation in online pedagogy.