Learning Technologies: Design & Applications

Module 5: Multimedia / Internal and External Resources

RE: Dafna

Based on the resources available, how might Dafna organize this activity?

Initial plan:

• First, I would decide what kind of music videos I expect my students to create (assessment in mind):
  1. Songs?
  2. Musical lessons on the guitar?
  3. Alone or in group?
• Second, I would determine who would film whom (roles in mind):
  1. Would there be a rotation of “videographers”?
  2. Would everyone produce and play music?
• Third, I would re-think my activities and perhaps spend more time on music and less time on videography:

Alternate plan:

Activity – Time Needed – Notes

Camera basics – 30 min – Done in class: show rule of thirds / basic angles only

Write music – 5 hours – Biggest portion of time here…

Shooting video – 2 hours – Done in Class & in the neighborhood

Editing video – 10 hours – Capture, cropping, transitions, soundtrack, titles

Post production – 2 hours – Export to DVD, iPod formats

Editing video – 10 hours – Capture, cropping, transitions, soundtrack, titles

How might she disseminate the music videos, once created?

• Post on YouTube (tagging carefully for safety reasons)
• Create DVDs
• Organize a music festival and show the films in the a special school assembly

References

• Boyes, J., Dowie, S. & Rumzan, I. (2005). Using the SECTIONS Framework to Evaluate Flash Media. Innovate Journal of Online Education, 2(1). Accessed online 12 March 2009  http://www.innovateonline.info/pdf/vol2_issue1/Using_the_SECTIONS_Framework_to_Evaluate_Flash_Media.pdf
• Siemens, G. (2003). Evaluating Media Characteristics: Using multimedia to achieve learning outcomes. Elearnspace. http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/mediacharacteristics.htm (accessed October 11, 2005).