- Clear Guidelines
- Weigh the project appropriately
- Start small
- Use a limited number of technologies
- Meet with us
- Lynda.com
No different than any other assignment!
1. What are your learning objectives?
2. How will you know students learned?
3. Grading criteria/ Rubric
4. Assignment description
“True literacy is a two-way transaction. We don’t just consume; we produce. We don’t just read; we write.” -Apkon
Benefits of Multimedia Assignments
Video assignments are an extension of helping students build traditional competencies.
Catherine Spencer...
Builds a sense of community
Builds multi-literacy skills & strengthens students' voices in multiple media
Develop technology skills that are valued by employers
Potential to reach a larger audience
Create something new, different, exciting
Understand fair use and copyright...
From both sides
Engagement with course materials and discussions
Resources at Conn
“Don't be intimidated. Finding your way in this world is easier than you think; in fact, you've been living in it and absorbing its rituals for as long as you have been alive. You will be surprised by how the codes of this new literacy are available to you - and how, with practice and some guidance, you can find your own voice."
-Apkon
Challenges of Video Assignments....
3. How do I start?
1. Students spent too much time learning to use technology and editing their projects
2. I'm not comfortable with the technology
Examples: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~videoprojects
Students as Creators:
Integrating Video Assignments