Course: CSHD167 Children and Mass Media
Collaborators: Julie Dobrow
Class size: 21
Brief Description: Group assignment
Duration of assignment: 1 month
DDS Support provided: 1 in-class workshop, 2 out of class workshops, course specific online guide
Assessment: Reflection paper and rubric connected to assignment objectives
Faculty reflection: Based on your experience, what are the unique benefits that creative media projects offer to students, compared to traditional academic research papers? How do these projects contribute to students' learning and skill development in ways that other assignments might not? "I think that creative media projects get students to think in new ways. They've all grown up in a world of wall-to-wall media, but to get them to step back and think about what it takes to put media together, make it thoughtful and compelling and meaningful, takes a different skill set, entirely."
Student reflection: "Through this assignment, I have learned that remixing offers an incredible degree of creative control. Remix is an art form that encourages creative reinterpretation and critical thinking. Remixing can enhance our ability to analyze and deconstruct media, enabling us to gain a deeper understanding of its underlying narratives and structures. I believe that this newly acquired skill has a wide range of applications that transcend the realm of media production."