MAD: a movie authoring and design system making classroom process visible

  • Authors:

  • Andrew Cohen;Naomi Friedlander;Ronald Baecker;Alan Rosenthal

  • Affiliations:

  • University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

  • Venue:
  • ICLS '96 Proceedings of the 1996 international conference on Learning sciences
  • Year:
  • 1996

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Abstract

MAD (Movie Authoring and Design) is a novel multimedia design and authoring system that facilitates the process of creating dynamic visual presentations. One application of MAD is to objectively reflect upon presentations of classroom practices in an effort to improve instruction. MAD aids this endeavor through the following principles: (1) simultaneous creation and modification of structured videos, (2) hierarchical multimedia document representation, (3) the flexible inclusion and combination of words, images, sounds, and video sequences, including real time voice annotation of video segments and (4) real-time playback of the video.MAD presentations are unlike traditional materials used in the professional development process, such as videotape of classroom practices. Its multimedia authoring tools allow the process of classroom activities to be (a) captured by students and teachers, and (b) easily reflected upon and voice annotated by the viewer. Annotated videos become the object of inquiry by teachers. This demonstration will present the key concepts underlying MAD and review how we have worked with teachers and students in the design process.