1. How
can documentary video production help prevent the underdevelopment of urban
youth minds and spirits?
Several
skills can be developed through this process like writing, speaking, and interviewing. In the words of Julius when asked about
improvements he made through his documuentary production, “I like to learn by
doing my work, homework, classwork, or talking… I learn best by talking…” (p.
90, Goodman, 2003). Documentary video
production allows urban youth minds to have an alternative way to learn school-based
literacies, something more appealing than writing a paper about a novel.
2. What school-based literacies does
documentary video production help to develop?
As mentioned above, writing,
speaking, and interviewing. It also teaches
students how to research, analyze, reflect, and edit.
3. What 21st century skills does documentary
video production help to develop? Provide concrete examples from the chapter.
Use this Wikipedia article to help you
answer this questions.
Teachers need to move away from the
traditional methods of teaching and bring into the classroom new and innovating
approaches to teach the content and lifelong skills. Documentary video production covers the 4 Cs
of 21st century skills. It
causes student think critically, be creative, communicate with others, and
collaborate. This causes students to
have an extremely authentic experience that they will remember and value the
rest of their lives.
4. Would you support a documentary video
production in school or after-school program in your community? Why or Why not?
I
most certainly would, but I would make sure that proper restrictions were made
to ensure the safety of the student. I
wouldn’t want to allow them to go knocking on doors in the drug-using parts of
Southern West Virginia (and yes, these areas where everyone is positive that meth
labs are running do exist). Interviews
would have to be approved and when possible, done on school property.
Citation:
(2003). Teaching youth
media. New York: Teachers College
Press.
I think you are right to take saftey precautions when sending students out on a shoot!
ReplyDeleteI thought this chapter did a nice job highlight the emotional and social learning that resulted from the video documentary process! I think it is important for schools to play a role in the development of these aspects of learning as well as the academic aspects!