EDUC 744 938 Digital Media and Visual Literacy
Online Course 3 semester hours graduate credit
Instructor: Ann Bell
Tuition and Registration
Dates
Summer 2010 June 14 - August 27, 2010
Plug-in to the YouTube generation with hands-on digital media projects that incorporate video on-demand, podcasting/vodcasting, and screencasting technologies.
Description
Visual literacy's impact on the learning process when integrating digital media with educational curriculum. Pedagogy considerations for using multimedia to stimulate inquiry, creativity and higher-order thinking. Examination of preproduction classroom practices, editing, distribution methods and criteria for evaluating student work.
Textbook
There is no required textbook. Readings and tutorials available via the course website.
Required Hardware
Operating System: PC – Vista or Windows XP or MAC – OS X
Internet Connection: High speed
Computer Accessories: Microphone
Video Devices: Digital video recorder or digital still camera
Software: Video and audio editing software (free versions available)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply current visual literacy research when integrating digital media with learning activities.
- Research and evaluate digital video technology enhancements for use in the classroom that maximize student learning, address diverse learner needs, and affirm diversity.
- Apply best practices to promote student inquiry during research and constructivist learning processes while integrating digital media sources for teaching various skills in a curriculum area or grade level.
- Analyze an instructional curriculum program and integrate digital media resources including local, state and national resources in libraries, archives, and museums in a variety of subject areas including science, math, social studies, literacy curriculum, and the arts.
- Apply principles of visual and media literacy for the development and production of video instructional and professional materials.
- Demonstrate how to teach citation of sources, legal and ethical practice related to copyright laws and fair use policies for creating multimedia projects using digital images, audio, and video clips in the classroom.
- Create or adapt a technology assessment tool for evaluating student-produced videos.
- Design and develop instructional activities that will guide students in exploring and utilizing audio/video in multimedia presentations including strategies of preplanning and story boarding to develop students' higher-order thinking skills and creativity.
- Demonstrate growth in knowledge of digital compression, audio/video digital editing, digital-video hardware and software resources to stay abreast of current and emerging digital technologies.
- Teach students how to accurately convert the written or spoken word into a visual context.
This course is designed for K-12, community college and technical college educators (all disciplines), special educators, ESL teachers, school library/media specialists, technology coordinators, and instructors in technical schools, virtual high schools, university online programs, as well as trainers in continuing education, business, government, health care, professional associations, and nonprofit organizations.
All curriculums can be enhanced with an image-rich curriculum and digital media to augment teaching, engage the uninterested student, and encourage students to apply their visual creativity to the inquiry learning process.
Participants will digitally produce and edit a project of approximately three minutes in length to shared via the Internet. Software and hardware choices will vary with an emphasis on less expensive software programs. Free storage and/or workspace online will be provided for each participant.
Alignment with Teaching Standards
Course objectives are aligned with the following teaching standards:
Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure
(WI DPI) 3,4,6
ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
I. Technology Operations and Concepts
B. demonstrates continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies.
II. Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences
A. design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners.
B. apply current research on teaching and learning with technology when planning learning environments and experiences.
C. identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability.
D. plan for the management of technology resources with the context of learning activities.
E. plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment.III. Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
A. facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards.
B. use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students.
C. apply technology to develop students’ higher-order skills and creativity.
D. manage student learning activities in a technology-enhanced environment.V. Productivity and Professional Practice
A. use technology resources to engage in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.
C. apply technology to increase productivity.
D. use technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents, and the larger community in order to nurture student learning.VI. Social, Ethical, Legal and Human Issues
A. model and teach legal and ethical practice related to technology use.
B. apply technology resources to enable and empower learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and abilities.
D. promote safe and healthy use of technology resources.
No travel to campus required
Because this class is online and open to you 24/7, you may participate from your home or work computer during hours that are flexible and convenient for your work and family schedule and responsibilities.
The class is highly interactive with a significant discussion component. All discussion postings, projects and assignments will be submitted via the course discussion board and dropbox. Activities are conducted according to a schedule with specific due dates each week; there are no required "live" chat sessions.
What Our Students Say...
"This course was exactly what I wanted and needed. I signed up for it simply to move my teaching career in a new direction: multimedia journalism. Because of this course, I feel that I am equipped to include multimedia projects in my journalism courses at Madison Area Technical College….. I am happy with this class and very happy that it met my expectations. As a result, I feel my career as a community college instructor will move in the direction I feel is needed…. into the world of multimedia."
~ Instructor, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin- Madison, Wisconsin
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