Courses

Learn to Make Family History Videos
Your family’s history is too important to fade away. In Smartphone Storyteller, you will learn to capture, edit, and share beautiful family documentaries using just your phone and your laptop. Learn to create engaging content on free platforms like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. No expensive gear or tech skills required. Start preserving your legacy today! **Fall 2026**

**Learn to make art marketing videos**
Your art deserves to be seen, but static images aren't always enough to capture the texture, scale, or emotion of your work. In this fast-paced, pre-recorded course available by instant download, you will learn to use your smartphone to make engaging, **focused** marketing videos. You will be introduced to filming and editing a short, well-structured, 2-minute "mini-documentary" about your artwork and creative process, using only your phone, your laptop and free editing software. Whether you want to pitch a gallery; get on social media; **present your work to** collectors; or build a **digital video** portfolio, this course provides the essential knowledge to get you started. Learn to create engaging content on free platforms like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. **Fall 2026**

**Learn to make book marketing videos**
Unlock the power of visual storytelling to promote your unpublished or published book. This pre-recorded course provides a **comprehensive toolkit for** authors to build pre-launch buzz using everyday tools. Included are a downloadable PDF workbook and a series of actionable videos. You will learn to use your smartphone, laptop, and free, simple editing software to create **compelling** marketing clips ranging from 10 seconds to 2 minutes. Learn to create engaging content on free platforms like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. **Fall 2026**

Telling Stories Across Media: Narrative, Memory, and Place

Discover how to bring stories to life across sound, image, voice, and text. In this 2-minute microlearning, artist and Lesley alumnus Roberto Mighty shows how multimedia storytelling can transform history, identity, and lived experience into immersive narratives that resonate with audiences. Get inspired to combine traditional and digital forms to create layered stories that engage deeply and linger long after they’re told.