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Thinking Creatively about Video Assignments - A Conversation with Penn Faculty
This informal conversation in March 2008 brought five Penn faculty to the Weigle Information Commons to discuss their experiences teaching classes that have included video assignments. The first video is a preview and the others are in-depth discussion of specific aspects. We thank our participants for sharing their expertise:
- Regina Austin, Penn Law
- Peter Decherney, English and Cinema Studies, SAS (facilitator)
- Louise Krasniewicz, Anthropologist, Penn Museum
- Andrew Lamas, Urban Studies, SAS
- Jacqui Sadashige, Center for Programs in Critical Writing, SAS
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Preview (1 min) |
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Introduction - Improving Media Literacy (3 min) - Transcript |
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Active Learning (3 min) - Transcript |
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Assignment: What did your students do? (7 min) - Transcript |
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Comparing videos with papers (4 min) - Transcript |
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Reflections on lessons learned (7 min) - Transcript |
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Advice for Colleagues (5 min) - Transcript |
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Assessing Video Projects (3 min) - Transcript |
We thank Jesse Turnbull, David Toccafondi and Andrea Benvenuto for their assistance with these videos.
Regina Austin mentions the Documentaries and the Law website in her remarks.
One of Jacqui Sadashige's students won third prize in the 2008 Mashup Contest with his video Titanic Trailer Remix. Other student creations posted on Youtube include a trailer remix of Cool Runnings, a video on Racism in Disney, and an interpretation of the Ultimate Sports Film.
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