Engagement
Hilary Harvey, Alexander Portell, Rachael Adlington (Lecturer), Victoria Hardy, Laura Krempin
HSIE/English/Creative Arts
Social Systems and Structures
Resource SystemsSSS2.7
Describes how and why people and technologies interact to meet needs and explains the effects of
these interactions on people and the environment.
Roles, Rights and
ResponsibilitiesSSS2.8
Investigates rights, responsibilities and decision-making processes in the school and community and
demonstrates how participation can contribute to the quality of their school and community life
Environments
Relationships
with PlacesENS2.6
Describes people’s interactions with environments and identifies responsible ways of interacting
with environments.
Cultures
IdentitiesCUS2.3
Explains how shared customs, practices, symbols, languages and traditions in communities
contribute to Australian and community identities.
Students will be engaged in investigating the TAS community through film. Firstly students will Identify the different aspects and elements of the community, how they interrelate and work together to function as a whole. Students will collate personal responses from community members on their roles and responsibilities and how they come together to input in the workings of the community. Looking at the structure of various groups and how they are formed in terms of management and implementation.
Inspiration to aide brainstorming and "building the field"
Film making to recored discoveries and present findings.
Describe what specific aspects of the learning process will be supported by the technology or technologies
The whole unit of work is supported by ICT in a variety of ways. The introduction and building up of the field uses Inspiration to allow the students to brainstorm and demonstrate their prior knowledge. The planning of the interviews involves students using Word to publish questionnaires and the use of email to organise and confirm interview times. The actual interviews require the students to film their subjects and then create a segment using iMovie. The process culminates in each group's work contributing to a whole class documentary.
1. The novelty of the movie-making technologies will combine with the intrinsic motivation gained from actively investigating and recording the various elements of their own personal learning community.
2. The accessibility and ease of use in relation to editing software will enable success, in a project which is meaningful and holistic by nature.
The class teacher will be responsible for implementing the programme and guiding the students through the various steps of the project. She will also run the demonstration lessons for the use of software unfamiliar to the students. The teacher will also collect data.
The Pre-service teachers' role is to assist the teacher, support students by facilitating the learning process and collect data on engagement.
The lecturer's role is to make suggestions and guide the planning process. She will also make regular contact with the pre-service teachers and assist in keeping them on track, particularly in terms of data collection. The lecturer will be key in writing up results into papers for conference presentation.
Thursday Mid Section ( 11.35 - 1.00) Starting 7th May, 21st May, 4th June, 18th June, Friday 26th June (Final Session 2.00-3.30)
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