Professional Development Objectives

During the project, our focus is to:

To engage young students* in the learning process, as well as to meet Learning outcomes from a range of core and elective modules through the use of electronic media, primarily as digital storytelling.

This approach:

• Capitalises on the familiarity this young student generation has with visual media as a means of communicating
• Uses simple electronic media which allows accessibility for young learners
• Provides the opportunity for students to achieve their 15 minutes of fame
• Requires active participation in the learning process
• Based on negotiation of tasks, and direction of story- ownership potential incredibly high
• Allows individuals to be involved to their own level of ‘comfort’, but still with in a group context
• Develops editing/drafting ethos- [with ownership comes the intrinsic demand to keep editing until satisfactory standard is achieved-this standard is set by individuals and group rather than from top down]
• Is extremely flexibile- it is able to cater for all levels of ability, as well as differing levels of engagement
• Adaptable to whoever and however many turn up to each session
  

* Approx 15-24 year olds