There is something curiously appealing about creating AI-generated videos using verbal prompts with programs such as SORA and then uploading them to YouTube.
To me, there are a few aspects that are quite compelling. First, the concept tests your ability to tell a story in 10 short seconds, and then to make it have a clear visual narrative, even without a voice-over.
Second, the idea is to inspire collaboration or, at the very least, a participative "conversation" with other creators. Let your short inspire others.
Finally, it is something that can engage students. Include a prompt in the discussion board where students share links to the creations they have made, or even upload them directly, since 10-second shorts do not take too much space. You might even have students call out the AI hallucinations and errors.
Here are my favorites of the ones I've made lately:
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| Can you spot all the hallucinations and other errors? |
What's the luckiest New Year's Day food? (this one is riddled with errors and hallucinations) https://youtube.com/shorts/M-rRxGvTeMo?si=AQA9X_5xw8KCPdXU
A funny and silly short with a balloon poodle who goes airborne, carrying off the real poodle (lots of mirroring here:
https://youtube.com/shorts/IS2cNjyw5uE?si=MXy4NlV_bvF-qaKw
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| Bitsy, doggie Defender |
Bitsy, the adorable chihuahua and doggie defender fends off a super scary Frosty the Snowman https://youtube.com/shorts/AISNb8y-7Ag
Wrinkles, the cinnamon dachshund, helps Sirita uncover a trilobite fossil 400 million years old https://youtube.com/shorts/J-mtO0KbMd4
Oklahoma State Cowboys football in 2026 - Undefeated! Oklahoma State Cowboy football team is completely transformed and they have a 11-0 season! Australian cattle dogs are dressed as OSU Cowboy football players, and they are picking off the passes of the other team -- 3 interceptions! They win! Fireworks go off. The crowd cheers.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZbKAEZlrtMk
I think it is a good idea to create a gallery of student work (links to them), and also to see how one might create a short to accompany works of literature (The Tell-Tale Heart, anyone?)
