Instructor: Jeff Goodman
Office: EDH 112-D
Office Phone: 262.2176
Home Phone: 828.675.9061
E-mail Address: goodmanjm@appstate.edu
Media Lab: EDH 212: phone: 262.6090

Class web page: http://www.ced.appstate.edu/~goodmanj/5636/5636sum06.html

Portfolio web pages:http://faculty.rcoe.appstate.edu/goodmanjm/5636/5636sum06/5636sum06.htm
 
 

Materials

Schedule and Due Dates

Evaluation

 

Course Description:

This 3 hour graduate class will provide participants with the conceptual and practical skills to create digital media for use in K-12 classrooms. In addition, we will model and discuss how students at a variety of levels can produce media materials of their own. Emphasis will be on using technology as a means of expression and on developing activities that further the aims of student-centered, constructivist classrooms.

COURSE CONTENT:
In this course, we will develop activities that integrate media production into a variety of curricular areas including Language Arts, Mathematics, History, Visual Arts and Science. We will explore:
• digital photography and scanning,
• image manipulation in Photoshop,
• creative approaches to PowerPoint,
• web page design and publication,
• video production,
• and digital video editing.

Participants will create high quality interactive sound/slide shows, web pages, video shorts, animations, and approaches to getting students to do their own production. All the work in this class will be published on-line for other teachers to use.

 

Materials

For this course: you will need:

• a USB drive (jump drive)
• an open mind

Tentative Course Outline:

Monday

Introductions

Survey

 

Photoessay project (project #1, pictures generated in a pairs, slide shows constructed alone)

• digital photography/ mpeg videography
• image resolution
• introduction to PowerPoint 

Tuesday

Wikispaces (instructions)

• Class Wikispace
• Donna
• Linda
• Joanna Marshall
• Joanna Jackson
• Laura Thompson
• Alicia
• Jody
• Jamie
• Laura Turchi
• Dianna
• Heather
  

Web Page Basics

• Setting Up Your Portfolio Site
• Links
• Images
• Adjusting the Look and Feel

Adbusters project (project #2, done in pairs or individually)

• Introduction to Photoshop

Wednesday

View Adbusters ad
 

Video project (project #3, done in groups or individually)

• Introduction to digital video production and editing

 

Other Video Techniques (project #4, may be incorporated into either of the next two projects)

• Capturing video from commercial films
• Animation

 

Thursday

View Video Projects
 

Creative Use of PowerPoint (project #5, done individually; may be incorporated into final project)

• PowerPoint in a constructivist setting
• Layering and animating images
• Hyperlinking and approaches to non-linear navigation
• Adding audio and video

Work time:

• Work on Final Project (topic and format of your choosing; may be an extension of previous work) (project #6, done in pairs or individually -- counts as three projects)

Friday

Continued Work on Portfolio Web Pages (project #7, done individually -- counts as two projects)

Finish final projects

View final Projects

Closing discussions

Note: Several of these projects overlap; we will discuss how the requirements for one project can be woven into another. [E.g. You may capture video clips for project #4 (Other Video Techniques) and fold them into project #5 (Creative Use of Powerpoint) and simply turn in one project to meet both requirements.] However, since this is a 3 hour class, it may be difficult to complete all the assignments during the one week of classes. I will accept work through the end of the summer.

Production Projects (75%)

Each of the first 5 projects will be graded on a three point scale; the grade on project #6 will be tripled, and the grade on project #7 will be doubled, so you will receive a maximum of 30 points total for your projects.  I will use the following criteria as I assess your work.

• Demonstrates a level of excellence and depth of thought as it meets the expectations of the assignment.
• Shows original thought and/or innovative design.
• Is technically advanced.
• Is well organized.
• Has no technical problems or problems with mechanics.

• Meets the basic expectations of the assignment.
• Shows technical proficiency.
• Is well organized.
• Has few technical problems or problems with mechanics.

• Meets the minimum expectations of the assignment.
• Has more than a few problems with mechanics, organization, and/or technical issues.

Class preparation, participation and attendance. (25%) The discussions and interactions that take place in the classroom, lab are an important part of this course.  Since there are a number of activities that we will do as a class that will be difficult to make up if you are absent, it is important that you come to class every day and stay until the end of the day. Please tell me if you know in advance that you are going to miss class time so I can fill you in on what you need to do. Missing class without contacting me, or missing class frequently (even if you let me know) will affect your grade.