From DSC:
Growing up with the music I did, I really liked this! It’s fun — and for some students, highly engaging! Thanks to Lee Wilson for posting it on his blog.
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On 05/31/2011,
in animation, drama/theater, engagement / engaging students, memory, music, UK, writing,
by Daniel Christian
On 05/05/2011,
in animation, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital video, drama/theater, music, relationships, story,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I found a wonderful animation at “No words. Lots to say” …which points to the animation by Aidan Gibbons, Music by Yann Tiersen which I put into ViewPure at The Piano – Amazing Short – Animation
On 03/09/2011,
in art, creativity, drama/theater, engagement / engaging students, ideas, love of learning, passions, pedagogy, writing,
by Daniel Christian
Lessons that inspire a love for the arts — from Edutopia.org
The Importance of Creativity in the Classroom
Blogger Jim Moulton on why an effective arts education requires that students be given freedom within a structure.
Staging Plays for Active Learning
Playwriting teaches kids how to construct a plot, write dialogue, tell a story through action, and much more.
How to Set Up a Literature Circle
Get tips for laying the groundwork, setting up protocols for discussions, and implementing strategies for motiving students to read.
On 10/15/2010,
in communications, digital video, drama/theater, ideas, music, online learning, online media, student-related, teaching & learning, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Using web video to fine-tune student performance — from The Chronicle by Travis Kaya
For three years, faculty and students at Baruch College of the City University of New York have been honing their public-speaking and presentation skills online with the college’s Video Oral Communication Assessment Tool, or VOCAT, which allows instructors to view and give feedback on uploaded student videos.
After finding success with the tool on campus, developers are now actively searching for ways to take VOCAT to the next level, both beyond Baruch and across academic disciplines. They believe video-sharing on VOCAT has potential application in everything from distance learning and foreign-language instruction to performance arts and industrial trades.
“We’re looking ahead to where it might go,” said Mikhail Gershovich, platform designer and director of the Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute at Baruch. “I don’t want this to be just an assessment tool.”
VOCAT allows students to view videos of themselves giving presentations or performances online—all video is taped and uploaded by a college technician—and lets them read and respond to feedback from faculty members. The software also keeps a log of student videos, allowing them to track their progress over the course of a semester…