Course Description
A practical and theoretical laboratory experience on how to tell a variety of sports stories – from breaking news to enterprise across a range of digital platforms, including text, social media, podcasts, infographics, photo, and video.
Athena Title
Multiplatform Storytell Sports
Prerequisite
SPTM 3850 and permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will learn how to identify, report and produce complex and compelling sports storylines. They will study current trends in storytelling on digital platforms and work on a mindset toward developing and adopting new platforms. They will adapt sports stories to a range of platforms. Outcomes: Students will know and be able to produce -- in text and other forms -- the elements of good storytelling. They will be proficient with various digital storytelling platforms.
Topical Outline
Story Idea Formation Source List and Story Plan Development One-on-one Interviews Identification and Development of Plot, Theme, Conflict, Setting and Character Story Outlines Social Media as a Resource and Platform Photo Galleries Audio Slideshows Podcasting Basic Video Storytelling Data Visualization Infographics
Syllabus