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Lights, Camera, Action! Analysis & Creative Expression:

Lights, Camera, Action! Analysis & Creative Expression: Improving the Quality of Student Media Scholarship David Baird Janet Simons Krista Siniscarco. If media literacy is defined as the ability to analyze, evaluate and produce communication in a variety of forms,

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Lights, Camera, Action! Analysis & Creative Expression:

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  1. Lights, Camera, Action! Analysis & Creative Expression: Improving the Quality of Student Media Scholarship David Baird Janet Simons Krista Siniscarco

  2. If media literacy is defined as the ability to analyze, evaluate and produce communication in a variety of forms, • How do we integrate these skills in assignments? • What are the criteria for media scholarship? • How do we structure learning to achieve these results? • What are the time and resource implications for faculty, students, and academic support staff?

  3. Media Consumption http://frankwbaker.com/mediause.htm Media Scholarship Website http://academics.hamilton.edu/mediascholarship/ Ning Group http://eli2009.ning.com/group/mediascholarship

  4. Intro to Peace and Conflict Studies • Marginalized Conflicts Podcasting Project • http://onthehill.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/cpdetails.cfm?CsProjID=57 • Core China • Beijing Documentaries Project • http://computing.colgate.edu/itsl/beijing/default.htm • Marrow of African-American Literature • From Digital Storytelling to Multimodal Criticism • http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/cpdetails.cfm?CsProjID=58

  5. Formal Visual Analysis:Elements & Principles of Composition • Line • Color • Value • Shape/Form • Space • Texture • Balance • Contrast • Movement • Emphasis • Pattern • Proportion • Unity

  6. Reflection • What is the tone or mood of the image? • What symbolism or cultural references are being use? • What is the message? • Who is the intended audience.

  7. Media Project Continuum Student interaction with media content Conceptual Media Literacy Skills Technical Skills Time Investment Information Literacy Skills Academic Support Assessment

  8. Media Project Continuum • Art of Cinema • Actuality Video Project • http://onthehill.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/cpdetails.cfm?CsProjID=43 • Intro to Peace and Conflict Studies • Marginalized Conflicts Podcasting Project • http://onthehill.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/cpdetails.cfm?CsProjID=57 • Marrow of African-American Literature • From Digital Storytelling to Multimodal Criticism • http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/cpdetails.cfm?CsProjID=58 • 1968:Pop Culture in the Age of Sex, Drugs & Rock-n-Roll • Aspen Magazine Project • http://onthehill.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/cpdetails.cfm?CsProjID=49

  9. http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/

  10. Media Scholarship Website Resources http://academics.hamilton.edu/mediascholarship/ Ning Group http://eli2009.ning.com/group/mediascholarship

  11. David Baird Colgate University dbaird@colgate.edu Janet Simons Hamilton College jsimons@hamilton.edu Krista Siniscarco Hamilton College ksinisca@hamilton.edu

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