Jul 9, 2015 By: yunews
Online Learning Videos Receive Top Honors at 36th Annual Telly Awards
Three videos produced by , 樱花动漫鈥檚 online initiative, recently received Telly Awards for excellence in educational video.
鈥淏usiness Case Study Video: Brooklyn Roasting Company鈥 received the Silver Telly, the highest honor, in the category of Online Video 鈥 Education.
and took home the Bronze Telly for Online Video 鈥 Education and Online Webisodes, Segments, or Promotional Pieces 鈥 Education, respectively.
鈥淏usiness Case Study Video,鈥 which showcases one of Brooklyn鈥檚 fastest growing companies with a multi-million dollar valuation, and 鈥淚ntro鈥 were created in support of Dr. Alex Citanna鈥檚 popular Managerial Economics course and are designed to spark discussion among students.
鈥淚n online education, there is a greater distance between the teacher and the student,鈥 explained Dr. Akiva Covitz, executive director for strategy at YU Global. 鈥淗ow do you minimize that gap as much as possible? You do that with a narrative storytelling arc. Almost everything we do when building a class is around that arc. The best teachers in online classes give students the sense that they鈥檙e in a story.鈥
鈥淰ideo is really a learning tool for students and particularly for online students,鈥 said filmmaker Abby Russell, executive producer and creative director of YU Global. 鈥淭hey don鈥檛 necessarily get to see the inside of a classroom but they can get a better sense for their professor and the subject matter in real world situations.鈥
Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards showcase outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and web commercials, videos and films. There were more than 13,000 entries from across the United States and 5 continents for the competition. Award-winning industry professionals judge the entries and award statuettes based on cinematic excellence and outstanding achievement.
鈥淒ocumentary-style and story-driven videos produced for online learning modules are very cutting edge, very new,鈥 said Russell. 鈥淚t鈥檚 something universities are just starting to do. 樱花动漫 is really innovating here by creating these videos and short films to enhance the way students learn.鈥
