Is this course right for me?

Target Audience: Staff involved in research who want to know how to effectively communicate their research to a lay audience in an engaging but simple video format. Please note priority will be given to ESRC IAA award holders.

This is a live on-campus event.

Being able to communicate the impact of your research to a wide public audience is an increasingly important part of being a researcher, and now crucial to successful funding applications. A highly engaging way to communicate your research is through a digital story – a simple, short-form video comprised of still images and narration.

This workshop will equip you with the knowledge and skills to create your own digital story based on your research. Your course leader will guide you through how to create a compelling narrative that will keep your audience’s attention, how to plan and acquire images to illustrate your narrative (including copyright and subject consent considerations), and instruction on how to create your video using the free WeVideo software.

Course Outcomes/ Objectives

• How to write a good narrative: key to getting the important information across to your audience and keeping them engaged until the end of your video.
• Planning your video through storyboarding: key to saving you time in the long-run!
• Free and legal image sourcing: how to source images to illustrate your research story and keep yourself on the right side of the law.
• Creating your video: with our easy-to-use software, you’ll be able to create an eye-catching and professional-looking video quickly with little or no previous experience.

Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff:

• Full access information for the venue is available via AccessAble.
• Hybrid provision is not available.
• There will be audience participation.
• You are asked to attend the whole session.
• There will be several breaks throughout the session.
• The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.
• Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants in advance of delivery upon request.
• Contact janine.capaldi@strath.ac.uk to request printed materials in different formats.
• Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements.

Cancellation Policy

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.

Prerequisites