Documentation:Stop Motion/How does it support learning

Stop motion is just one way to create video which supports learning. Stop motion animation may support learning by:

camera Illustrating processes that can't be seem by the naked eye. Dr. Steven Barnes epigenetics series and Dr. Rosie Redfied's cell animation are examples.

camera Highlighting action and impact when telling a story. The example below illustrates this.

Have a look at this video by Health Animated, a group of upper-year UBC pharmacy students, for an example of what stop-motion animation can be used for.

Resources to get you started

• UBC's Design Principles for Multimedia: an overview of research and practice based principles for effective multimedia design, within a practical framework.
• What Makes an Instructional Video Compelling?: an interesting piece looking at factors like relationship to course content and conversational language, as contributors to compelling viewing of instructional media among students.

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