Course Description
This course will expose students to the various forms of digital media and will allow students to explore the communicative possibilities unique to digital media production.
Athena Title
Digital Literacies
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
•Students will be able to identify both the importance of documentary film as a vehicle for learning and various genres of documentary film •Students will be able to identify the various forms of digital media and digital media platforms •Students will be able to identify the affordances of various digital media and digital media platforms •Students will be able to describe the particular challenges of digital communication with regard to access, archivability, and legal issues •Students will be able to evaluate various digital media and digital media platforms with regard to suitability for a particular type of project or purpose •Students will be able to employ documentary production software (iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, GarageBand) •Students will be able to archive via WordPress (use basic HTML) •Students will be able to create a five-minute documentary film involving more than one digital medium or digital media platform
Topical Outline
•An overview of learning through documentary film-making and digital media as skill and product •Proposed topic for documentary •Relevant film clip selection and initial analysis •Annotated bibliography related to documentary •Treatment or persuasive overview of the documentary’s significance •Rough cut of documentary •Completion of documentary and WordPress website •Critical reflection on the practice of learning through documentary film production