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New Media and Society Scott Abel, Baltic Film and Media School

New Media and Society Scott Abel, Baltic Film and Media School. A run-through of a BFM course created under the created under the BeST e-learning program and with the support of European Social Foundation. Changes in pedogogy.

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New Media and Society Scott Abel, Baltic Film and Media School

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  1. New Media and SocietyScott Abel, Baltic Film and Media School A run-through of a BFM course created under the created under the BeST e-learning program and with the support of European Social Foundation

  2. Changes in pedogogy • Students are more wired, have access to more information and media sources than ever • How do we as faculty and staff adapt?

  3. New Media and Society class • Look from ‘technological determinist’ point of view; how media changes society and culture, and its reverse • Have them learn about how people think about the media and its role • Give students hands-on experience with new media tools and techniques that are on the cutting edge

  4. Course elements • Moodle Website for communication • https://moodle.e-ope.ee

  5. Course elements • Audio and video that would entice students • How William Shatner Changed the World” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGyQVO62QM0 • Google video, assorted films and TV casts saved over years • PDF files created off of journal articles and news features • Enhanced real-time update of class • Learning materials, study guides, multimedia resources, and assignments paired together

  6. Course positives • Student evaluation forms revealed the following: • Students liked hands-on learning: Google Earth, Xtranormal movie making and Second Life experiences were widely rated as their favorites • Students liked the ability to read at their leisure • Students liked having ability to look at course slides before and during face-to-face lectures • Powerpoint presentation with voiceover was a class favorite • Class was highly adaptable to current events

  7. Class drawbacks • Course scheduled for once a week • Students would tend to drift off and put it low priority because of lack of in-class facetime with instructor • Problems with Moodle site • Students claimed they could not access the site temporarily • Lack of storage space for large files • Online quizes were the largest student complaint • Podcast not popular • Technical topic with no reference materials that fit the lecture was not worthwhile

  8. Next semester? • Integration with Twitter • Virtual guest lecturers • Thank you! • Suggestions? Comments?

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