Character Design and Animation for Educators
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About this course
Explore the principles of character design and how to use Adobe creative tools to create character animations. Then learn how to apply your new digital skills to teach character design and animation and integrate new projects into your curriculum.
Understanding character design helps students to better communicate ideas, emotion, and purpose through beautiful character animations. Develop your skills with Adobe Character Animator and Adobe After Effects, industry-standard animation tools, and learn how to teach your students the design and technical skills they need to effectively use character animations in digital media projects.
What will I learn?
How using character design and animation in your curriculum can produce positive outcomes for you and your students
Best practices and principles for creating amazing character animations
The technical skills to create your own character animations with Adobe tools (with support from expert digital media educators)
How to apply your new skills to integrate character design and animation projects into your curriculum
Collaborate with educators from around the world
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at all educators working in primary, secondary or higher education. No prior experience with Adobe tools or digital media technologies is required.
How long is the course?
The course runs for five weeks, starting on 28th May 2018 and should take about 25 hours to complete. All coursework must be submitted by 13th July 2018.
What will it cost?
Enrollment and course completion certificate are FREE!
What software/technology will I need?
What will I receive when the course ends?
After successfully completing this course, you will receive a digital badge and course certificate that states that you have completed 25 hours of professional development.
About Adobe Education Exchange Courses
Each week of an Education Exchange collaborative course includes:
Design and instructional theory content, innovative and tailored for educators
Interactive live class session taught by expert educators and featuring guest industry experts
Hands-on creative assignment with personalized feedback from instructors and other educators
Reflective learning journal best practice
- Community collaboration and discussion
Live Class Information
This course will include five live classes, which take place on the following days:
Class 1 on Tuesday May 29th, 2018
Class 2 on Tuesday June 5th, 2018
Class 3 on Tuesday June 12th, 2018
Class 4 on Tuesday June 19th, 2018
Class 5 on Tuesday June 26th, 2018
Each class will take place three times; once in each of the following time zones:
AEDT (Sydney) at 7pm
GMT (London) at 7pm
- CST (Chicago) at 7pm
Further instructions for joining the live classes will be provided once the course has opened.
