University of Wisconsin - Stout

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Digital Media and Visual Literacy

EDUC 744 938F 3 semester hours graduate credit
Instructor: Ann Bell

Explore visual literacy’s impact on the learning process when integrating digital media with educational  curriculum. Discover pedagogical considerations for using video production and multimedia to stimulate inquiry, creativity, and higher order thinking. Examine pre-production classroom practices, video editing, distribution methods and criteria for evaluating student work.

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Discover exciting new ways to integrate digital video clips and multimedia as an integral part of the classroom and library media center curriculum. Investigate the latest research on images, videos, and audio and their critical role in instruction, retention, and application of content.

This course provides a valuable experience for K-12 and community/technical college educators who are interested in exploring how to use an image-rich curriculum to reach more students and meet the needs of visual learners in all subjects --literacy, history, science, social studies, math, the arts, and physical education or for those teaching media production and gifted and talented.

This course is designed to help educators meet specific ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and Wisconsin teaching standards.

Because this class is asynchronous and open to you 24/7, you may participate from your home or work computer during hours that are best for your work and family schedule. Instruction will be differentiated to accommodate learners with varying levels of technical knowledge.

The class is highly interactive with a significant discussion component. All projects/assignments will be submitted via e-mail or presented via the WWW. Instructor/peer comments will be available through discussion groups or sent by e-mail.

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The demand for online education is growing as teachers discover that Web-based courses offer a convenient alternative when pursuing educational and career advancement goals.

Note:The School of Education reserves the right to cancel classes that do not meet minimum enrollment requirements.

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