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Production Process

At the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), we can produce lecture materials for online and blended courses in a variety of formats. Behind the scenes, a lot goes on to ensure that students have accessible, high-quality, and engaging content. Our instructional designers, web developers, technical writers, medical illustrators, and audio and video specialists collaborate with subject-matter experts to produce state-of-the-art content for academic courses at the Bloomberg School and massive open online courses, or MOOCs.

Faculty are partnered with an instructional designer, who will facilitate the production process with the CTL production teams. During the production process, faculty also work with audio or video producers when they record a lecture. Several teams then process the lecture at CTL before sharing it with learners.

It is important to discuss production plans with your instructional designer, who will have valuable insight into the best approach for your course and content.

CTL supports production projects for fully online and blended courses, but for production support for other course types or special projects, please contact your instructional designer, who can put you in touch with the right resources.

Content Produced by CTL

CTL can produce many types of content, including videos, audio recordings, and audio-narrated slide presentations. The first step for faculty is to decide the best format for the content they are trying to share.

To do this, start first with the objectives and the experience of the students:

  • What is the purpose of the content in the student's learning experience?

  • How does it build on or contribute to other content in the course?

  • How is it tied to the assignments or assessments in the course?

  • Do students need very specific details?

  • Will visuals help students process the content?

  • Could a guest expert lend credibility to a topic?

Audio + PowerPoint

This traditional online lecture format features a slide deck with synchronized audio narration. The audio team can also produce instructional podcasts like storytelling narratives, interviews, and long-form conversations.

For this type of recording, faculty or guest faculty contact their instructional designer to schedule a consultation, and then schedule the recording with the CTL audio production team and work remotely or in-studio with an audio producer.

Video

Videos do not rely on slides but instead feature the speaker(s) on camera discussing content. They can provide valuable enrichment to a course’s content, deepening and solidifying student learning. CTL offers options for several kinds of videos:

  • On-location interviews

  • Cellular bonding (broadcast from anywhere)

  • 360 immersive videos

  • Direct messaging and lecture intros

  • Mixed-media green screen

  • Live events

  • Live simulation

  • Scripted short films

  • Expert interviews with Skype

  • On-location tours

  • Live streaming

  • Lightboard instruction

  • Ride-along videos

 

For these recordings, faculty contact their instructional designer to schedule a consultation and recording with the CTL video production team.

Production Cycles and Timelines

The details of what faculty should be doing during each phase of the recommended lecture production cycle can be found on the Recommended Production Timeline page. At the same time that faculty are getting their courses ready, there is a lot of coordination going on behind the scenes at CTL. Visit the CTL Production Teams page to learn what we do beyond our instructional designers' interactions with faculty to get the course content ready for students.

Overview of AY 23-24 Production Cycle

The "Time Frame" in this overview represents the calendar dates approaching the term for which the final production must be ready for students.

Time Frame
Summer Institute
Summer
Term 1
Term 2
Winter Intercession
Term 3
Term 4
16 weeks
02/07/2023
03/13/2023
05/08/2023
07/05/2023
09/12/2023
10/02/2023
12/04/2023
NEW Course Recording Deadline (Suggested)
02/28/2023
03/31/2023
05/31/2023
07/31/2023
10/13/2023
10/31/2023
12/15/2023
12 weeks
03/07/2023
04/10/2023
06/05/2023
08/02/2023
10/10/2023
10/30/2023
01/01/2024
Audio Recording Deadline*
03/31/2023
04/28/2023
06/26/2023
08/31/2023
10/31/2023
11/30/2023
01/31/2024
8 weeks
04/04/2023
05/08/2023
07/03/2023
08/30/2023
11/07/2023
11/27/2023
01/29/2024
Video Recording Deadline*
04/28/2023
05/31/2023
07/31/2023
09/29/2023
11/15/2023
12/08/2023
02/28/2024
4 weeks
05/02/2023
07/31/2023
07/31/2023
09/27/2023
12/05/2023
12/25/2023
02/26/2024
2 weeks
05/16/2023
06/19/2023
08/14/2023
10/11/2023
12/19/2023
01/08/2024
03/11/2024
1 week
05/23/2023
06/26/2023
08/21/2023
10/18/2023
12/26/2023
01/15/2024
03/18/2024
Opening Date
05/30/2023
07/03/2023
08/28/2023
10/25/2023
01/02/2024
01/22/2024
03/25/2024

*Recording deadlines are listed for existing online courses, but bulk content for new courses needs to be produced sooner. The NEW course deadlines presented here are suggested. For new courses, please consult with CTL's Assistant Director, Learning and Innovation: Kathy Gresh (kgresh@jhu.edu).

Overview of AY 22-23 Production Cycle

The "Time Frame" in this overview represents the calendar dates approaching the term for which the final production must be ready for students.

Time Frame
Summer Institute
Summer
Term 1
Term 2
Winter Intercession
Term 3
Term 4
16 weeks
02/08/2022
03/15/2022
05/09/2022
07/06/2022
09/14/2022
10/03/2022
12/05/2022
12 weeks
03/08/2022
04/12/2022
06/06/2022
08/03/2022
10/12/2022
10/31/2022
01/02/2023
Audio Recording Deadline*
03/31/2022
04/29/2022
06/30/2022
08/31/2022
11/09/2022
11/30/2022
01/31/2023
8 weeks
04/05/2022
05/10/2022
07/04/2022
08/31/2022
11/09/2022
11/28/2022
01/30/2023
6 weeks
04/19/2022
05/24/2022
07/18/2022
09/14/2022
11/23/2022
12/12/2022
02/13/2023
Video Recording Deadline*
04/29/2022
05/31/2022
07/29/2022
09/30/2022
11/30/2022
12/15/2022
02/28/2023
4 weeks
05/03/2022
06/07/2022
08/01/2022
09/28/2022
12/07/2022
12/26/2022
02/27/2023
2 weeks
05/17/2022
06/21/2022
08/15/2022
10/12/2022
12/21/2022
01/09/2023
03/13/2023
1 week
05/24/2022
06/28/2022
08/22/2022
10/19/2022
12/28/2022
01/16/2023
03/20/2023
Opening Date
05/31/2022
07/05/2022
08/29/2022
10/26/2022
01/04/2023
01/23/2023
03/27/2023

*Recording deadlines are listed for existing online courses, but bulk content for new courses needs to be produced sooner. The NEW course deadlines presented here are suggested. For new courses, please consult with CTL's Assistant Director, Learning and Innovation: Kathy Gresh (kgresh@jhu.edu).

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