iMovie' A Student Project With Many SideEffects

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iMovie. A Student Project With Many Side-Effects
Academic Developers Conference 2001

• Alexandra Ludewig
• University of Western Australia

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Short Film Making

• Media Studies Course
• Communication Studies
• Computer Science
• Second Language Acquisition

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Background

• Students who have grown up digital expect to be
  involved in active, social learning situations in
  which they participate in the creation of
  knowledge rather than passively absorbing
  information.
• Jason Frand, The Information- Age Mindset
  Changes in Students and Implications for Higher
  Education, in EDUCAUSE Review v35,5.

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Infrastructure

• Macintosh Lab configured as Classroom
• 24 iMacs, 7 with DV or Firewire Capability
• 3 Sony DV Cameras
• Central Storage Capacity for Student Projects

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Methodology

• Creative Piece for Assessment (iMovie Project)
• Task-Based
• Constructivist
• Collaborative
• Project-Based

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Pedagogy

• Theory of Language Acquisition
• four macroskills writing, reading, speaking and
  listening
• means of story telling (maker and marker of
  meaning)

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Task

• Research on Given Topic
• Sharing Ideas
• Jointly Scripting a Narrative or Dialogue
• Filming, editing...
• Presenting

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Outcomes

• Improved Knowledge of Language
• Improved Knowledge about Language
• Improved Cultural Literacy

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Demonstration
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Evaluation

• Mixture of Methodologies (formative summative)
• Covering all Phases
• Design
• Development
• Implementation
• Institutionalisation

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Challenges

• Time Constraints
• Financial Constraints
• Technical Constraints

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Major Findings

• Communication of Outcomes
• Technical Barriers
• Use of Target Language
• Extra Workload
• Group Work Assessment

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Side-Effects

• 1. Promoting Generic Skills
• Teamwork
• Time Management
• Critical Creative Thinking
• Problem Solving

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Side-Effects (cont.)

• 2. Technical Literacy
• 3. Physical Product
• Promotional Material
• Student Portfolio
• ...

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Side-Effects (final)

• 4. Partnerships
• Collaboration across Disciplines and Institutions
• Strategic Partnerships
• Overcoming Silo-Mentality
• Learning Links with Schools
• PD for Teachers