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Visual direction
Eight-shot visual plan
A knowledge explainer direction that explains one focused topic through eight connected visual beats.
Turn lesson plans and notes into precise teaching videos
Upload learning objectives, source documents, diagrams, and worked examples to generate lesson videos that make concepts, variables, mechanisms, and steps visible.
Use one visual model to make a learning goal easier to follow
Course lesson
Connect an abstract idea to one clear visual model
Example source
Textbook diagram
A learner can stay with a difficult idea when each visual step answers the question raised by the previous one.
Professional education
Make a medical PDF easier to follow
Example source
Reference PDF
A learner can stay with a difficult idea when each visual step answers the question raised by the previous one.
Who it’s for
Classroom teachers
You want a concept explanation that gives learners time to see the relationship before they are asked to apply it.
- Teachers
- Teaching assistants
Typical documents:TextbooksLesson notesTutors and exam-prep educators
You need a focused revision guide that starts from one question learners repeatedly miss.
- Tutors
- Exam-prep educators
Typical documents:Practice questionsWorked examples
Prepare your documents
Start with the source you already trust
Turn lesson plans, textbook chapters, diagrams, and practice questions into explainer videos learners can revisit at their own pace.
- Lesson plans
- Textbook chapters
- Worked examples
- Diagrams
- Practice questions
Before you start
- Use the current, complete source version
- Mark the sections, steps, charts, or figures that deserve focus
- Identify the terms, numbers, warnings, or wording that must remain
A focused path
Teach one relationship clearly before adding more
- 1
Name the viewer’s question
Name the learner level, the concept they need to grasp, and the misconception or step that makes the lesson difficult.
- 2
Bring the source that carries the details
Add the current source and name the sections, terms, figures, or steps that the explanation must preserve.
- 3
Refine the explanation for its use context
Review the explanation against the learning goal, source notation, and the level of the learners who will use it.
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