Streaming media and virtual worlds for e-learning courses (l. inglese)

• CFU 5
• Prerequisiti

  Students should be familiar with basic concepts of how to use a computer (either PC or Mac), including: loading and saving text files; accessing an external drive; basic OS functionality (cut-copy-paste, keyboard shortcuts, etc); and using e-mail and the Internet. Basic knowledge of audio-video applications is helpful, but not required.

• Obiettivi formativi

  The overall goal of the course is twofold: (1) to introduce students to different media formats and their use in the educational field; (2) to make students able to develop a personal video project to include in their portfolio.
  The student is expected to:
  Create and publish instructional materials using a variety of media
  Engage in preproduction activities including storyboarding
  Plan and produce a short video project for educational use
  Evaluate the project using established criteria

• Programma del corso

  Module 1
  Introducing Streaming Media:
  - how streaming works
  - types of content for streaming
  - streaming technologies
  Module 2
  Using streaming media in e-learning:
  - exploring a range of sample media learning materials
  - describing techniques and resources to get started designing and producing streaming media
  - using different types of streaming media (streaming video, streaming audio and narrated slide show)
  Module 3
  virtual worlds and educational uses:
  - introducing Second Life
  - describing case studies and educational projects
  - using machinima in Second Life
  Module 4
  Portfolio development: transversal module
  - Independently plan, produce, edit and complete a short format video project. (Projects will be peer-reviewed and commented throughout the semester).
  

• Testi (A)dottati, (C)onsigliati
  • 1.  (C) Bartle, R. Designing Virtual Worlds New riders 2004 » Pagine/Capitoli: Chapter 6
  • 2.  (A) Weber, Rufer-Bach, Platel Creating your world Wiley publishing 2008 » Pagine/Capitoli: Chapter 13
• Altre informazioni / materiali aggiuntivi

  Kevin Burden, Simon Atkinson
  "Evaluating pedagogical affordances of media sharing Web 2.0 technologies: A case study" (http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/melbourne08/procs/burden-2.pdf)
  Roly Parfenovics and Marty Fletcher "Streaming media for higher education: Signs of settling" (http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/perth04/procs/pdf/parfenovics.pdf)

• Metodi didattici
  • lezione frontale
  • esercitazioni
  • gruppi di lavoro
• Modalità di valutazione
  • orale
  • verifica intermedia
• Lingue, oltre all'italiano, che possono essere utilizzate per l'attività didattica

  English

• Lingue, oltre all'italiano, che si intende utilizzare per la valutazione

  English

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