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Teaching the Screen: Film and Visual Media in the Classroom

Tuesday 2 - Friday 5 October 2007

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Overview

We have entered the age of digital storytelling, and school students have embraced technology, not only as avid audience consumers, but also as willing participants. Increasingly students are using digital cameras and editing software on entry-level computers to communicate in the new visual literacy and art form of film video.

In this program teachers will

  • experience through collaborative practical workshops and critical study, an immersion in the making and appreciating of film video, its learning and pedagogy;
  • develop an appreciation of the deconstruction of film as text, understanding the means to assist students in the construction of their own film videos;
  • examine the significance of the film industry in Australia in reflecting a sense of Australian identity;
  • consider the importance of film video learning in developing a sense of identity in our young people through their capacity to tell stories in digital media.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of the course participants will be able to:

  • understand the processes of collaborative film video making in practice and pedagogy
  • understand the pedagogical structures and practice to develop the fundamentals of film making and appreciating
  • identify film as a form of cultural and artistic expression and learning
  • recognise the current role of film video making and appreciation in the NSW curriculum
  • demonstrate an understanding of mise-en-scene and its effect in film meaning
  • identify, explore and manipulate the fundamentals of film language and film aesthetics and its dramatic intent, in practice and pedagogy
  • identify elements of narrative and screenplay construction in film-making and appreciation.

Staff Profiles

Ms Miranda Jefferson, Presenter

Miranda works in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney where she teaches and researches in Drama, Video and Learning. She was previously Head of Drama at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, a leading school in creative arts education development and innovation. Miranda was instrumental in writing and developing a Film Video course for the school-based curriculum endorsed by the Board of Studies. Through praxis she has been exploring methodologies and strategies in Screen learning and pedagogy. In Drama (including video and film) education, Miranda has taught in NSW, Victoria and the United Kingdom, and been significant in the development of Drama education in NSW as a syllabus writer for the Stage 4, 5 (Year 7-10) and HSC Syllabuses. She is committed to student learning and empowerment through theatre and film video productions and many works have been performed and exhibited at festivals and conferences at a state, national and international level.


Dr Michael Anderson, Academic Coordinator

Michael works in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney where he teaches and researches in Drama and Teaching and Learning. In 2002 he completed his PhD that explored the professional development journeys of four drama educators. In 2003 Michael won the American Association for Theatre Educators Distinguished Dissertation award as well as receiving the NSW Minister for Education and The Australian College of Educators Quality Teaching Award. Michael is author of several publications including Real Players: Drama, Technology and Education and Solo: A guidebook to individual performance.

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Course Delivery

4 days of intensive collaborative practical workshops, seminars and film viewing.

Assessment & Accreditation

Optional: Completion of the full 4-day workshop program, plus the successful submission of two additional assessment tasks can be accredited as one unit towards a Graduate Certificate, Diploma or Master level degree.

Fees & Registration

Fees: $800 (plus $360 for marking optional assessment tasks)
Download PDF Registration Form with more information.

Where & When

Venue:
Drama Studio, Old Teachers’ College
The University of Sydney, Camperdown NSW

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Contact

Administration & registration: , ph 9351 7030

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