Suggested preparation: Interest in science communication; recording equipment is optional for study.
About this course
Learn how to communicate scientific ideas through educational video. The course examines storytelling, storyboarding, production choices and revision, supported by project screenings and educator reflections.
Topics and lesson examples
- Becoming the Next Bill Nye
- Day 4: Storyteller’s Toolkit Pt. II: Visual Storytelling; Part 1: Animation
- Day 10: Project Time; Part 2: Rough Cuts
- Instructor Interview: Assessment and Feedback in Creative Contexts
- Teaching Reflection: Day 11
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Beginner — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 40 |
| Video duration | 21h 16m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Interest in science communication; recording equipment is optional for study.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Science Communication and Educational Video Production | Beginner | Becoming the Next Bill Nye · Day 4: Storyteller’s Toolkit Pt. II: Visual Storytelling; Part 1: Animation · Day 10: Project Time; Part 2: Rough Cuts | 21h 16m of video; practice time is additional |
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Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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