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In this course, we will explore the power and artistry of editing images and audio. While you can use your choice of editing software, we will be demonstrating non-linear editing using Adobe Premiere. We will share with you our editing workflow for completing a visual story, from scripting and writing spoken word for visuals, recording voiceover, creating a rough cut, and finishing with the final edit.

If you’ve done your homework thoroughly, you should feel confident moving on to the next step – gathering the source material you’ll use to build your visual story. This source material is your on-camera footage, including B-roll and interviews. The production stage is where you’ll finally gather the images and sound that will directly communicate your information to your audience. We’ll show you how to enhance your visual story by enhancing the quality of your shots: properly exposing, using the rule of thirds; and shooting sequences that promote continuity. We’ll also cover the importance of sound in your production, from capturing natural sounds to interviews. Want to add mood and atmosphere to your interviews? We’ll teach you how to light an interview to make your subject look their best. Think of your footage as visual evidence that shows, not just tells, your story.

In this course, we'll learn about pre-production, which requires a certain level of planning before you even pick up a camera. We'll share terminology commonly used in production work, as well as our insights into available camera equipment and editing apps. We'll also discuss strategies to help you generate story ideas and focus, find characters, write treatments and scripts, draw storyboards, and even give you tips on how to pitch your stories.

The ability to shoot and edit video is quickly becoming a sought-after skill. Many companies are looking for people who can bring more than one skill to the job, and video production can be one of the key ones. In this hands-on specialization, you won't just understand the concept of creating professional video, you'll actually create one for your portfolio! The component courses are divided into the stages of video production: Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production. In the Pre-Production stage , you will learn how to generate ideas, write proposals, scripts, and draw storyboards. In the Production stage , lessons cover basic camera functions, composition, depth of field, proper exposure, and shooting for editing. You will also learn how to light and frame interviews on camera and how to record professional sound. In the Post-Production stage , you will learn the basics of editing with non-linear editing programs such as Adobe Premiere, learn how to create aesthetically pleasing graphics, and avoid copyright issues. This course will be useful for educators creating videos for their students, real estate agents using videos to showcase homes for sale, small business owners/entrepreneurs creating videos for a website, non-profit workers creating videos for fundraising, and hobby vloggers looking to create more professional content. Applied learning project There will be quizzes, discussions, and peer review assignments throughout all three courses. In the final course, students will not only understand the concept of creating a professional video, they will actually create one for their portfolio!

“Electric Vehicle Sensors” starts with a discussion on how electric vehicles work differently from gasoline or diesel fuel powered vehicles and the major types of electric vehicles. It then moves to the unique components of full electric and hybrid electric vehicles, and how in-vehicle and external battery charging systems work. We reference all the sensors that are used for in-vehicle and outside unique components. Then we do a deep dive into how each of these sensors work.

(MS-DS) and is offered through the Coursera platform. MS-DS is an interdisciplinary degree program created by faculty from applied mathematics, computer science, information science, and other departments at CU Boulder. MS-DS is ideal for those who have completed a broad undergraduate course in the fields of DES and statistics and have significant professional experience. Information about the MS-DS program can be found at the link (https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-science-data-science-boulder). In this lecture, you will learn about computer vision, a field of study and research. We will look at it. Next, we will introduce deep learning techniques and apply them to the same problem. We will look at their pros and cons. We will also get hands-on experience with the latest machine learning tools and software libraries through tutorials. Computer vision tasks that can utilize deep learning include image classification, image classification through localization, and motion or pose estimation.

Learn how to engage your students and enhance math and science learning with free virtual labs and simulations created by the PhET Interactive Simulations project (https://phet.colorado.edu/en) at the University of Colorado Boulder. In this specialization, you’ll explore active learning strategies that you can implement in your own classroom, both online and in-person. You’ll also learn how to evaluate learning effectiveness by implementing a simulation-based lesson in your own classroom. Founded in 2002 by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Carl Wieman, PhET Interactive Simulations creates free simulations for science and mathematics that are based on extensive research into the design of virtual tools for education and their successful application in the classroom. This specialization will take approximately 8 weeks (at a suggested pace of 2 weeks per course) and 60 work hours and includes four courses: (1) Introduction to PhET Simulators for STEM Education (2) Whole Class with PhET for STEM Education (3) Developing activities using PhET simulations for STEM education (4) Implementation of PhET activities for STEM education This specialization is also available in Spanish under the title "Aprendizaje Activo STEM con Simulaciones Interactivas PhET" and in Portuguese under the title "Aprendizagem Ativa STEM com Simulações Interativas PhET". Applied learning project In this specialisation you will use PhET simulations to find relevant resources for your own teaching, plan two whole class strategies, revise an assignment in line with the PhET Equity Framework, create your own student task sheet and create a full teacher guide to use with your students or colleagues.

This course will explore baseball's historical connections to money and globalization, two of the most powerful forces in the modern era. Baseball may be a child's game, but it has been inextricably intertwined with money and profit since its very inception in the late nineteenth century. The Reserve Clause, world tours, collective bargaining, expansion, bringing players from abroad, and realignment have always been driven as much or more by money than anything else.

In this course, we will explore the more recent history of baseball in America, through similar lenses as the ones we have already used. Money & labor, culture, shutdowns, and patriotism & nationalism are our main themes for this fourth and final course. We will also look at how contemporary trends such as COVID-19 tie back to a distant history.

This course will explore baseball and Americanism. What does it mean that baseball is the national pastime? What does national pastime even mean? What about national? When you think of the United States, what do you think of? Is baseball a part of that? These are some of the aspects we are going to delve into throughout this course. We are going to spend some time discussing how baseball reflected American culture at the time. In some instances, we will discuss how baseball reflected what people wanted American culture to look like, or appear to be.

This specialization is intended for those interested in sports marketing, sports administration, the MLB, and American culture & globalization. It is highly beneficial to those interested in American history and fans of baseball. Throughout the four courses, learners will track American history and baseball history side-by-side. Applied learning project Learners will take short practice quizzes after watching videos that are not graded. You will then complete end-of-module quizzes which are graded. There are no Peer Reviews in this specialization. There are also no Final Exams at the end of each course.

Great Leaders lead by example. They protect their team members, empower them, and help them to improve and grow while the team members, in turn, help the organization improve and grow. Working together with the team, they envision what the organization could be and inspire others to help execute the strategy that will take them there. Many times, they see their team members as more of a family than simply as business acquaintances. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder's Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.