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Course Description This course provides a comprehensive overview of (1) visual learning techniques, skills, methods and theories to support and enchance learning; and (2) application of various digital media including video, audio and graphics for communicating and for creating digital assets in an educational or training context. Course Objectives Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
Ohler, J. (2008). Digital storytelling in the classroom: New pathways to literacy, learning, and creativity. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press. ISBN: 978-1-4129-3850 Optional TextsTheosodakis, N. (2002). The director in the classroom. EllaElla Productions, Penticton, Canada. www.thedirectorintheclassroom.com. Burmark, L. (2002). Visual literacy: To see and to learn. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. ISBN: 0871206404 (revised with links, PPT 2007 Digital Text and Study Guide). Course Prerequisites (EDT 600A & EDT 605) Students
will need familiarity with and access to an image manipulation program,
headset with microphone appropriate for podcasting, digital audio
editor, non-linear video editing software, and web cam. Not required
but highly recommended is a digital video camcorder.
Course Assignments The points for this course are distributed among a range of independent and collaborative assignments. The number of points associated with each assignment is roughly indicative of the amount of time you should spend on the assignment. For example, participating in a threaded discussion may take you 20-45 minutes, but your lesson plan will require considerably more time.
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reflects ethics, honor, and good citizenship. They are also expected to
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responsibility to maintain academic honesty and integrity, and to
manifest their commitment to the mission of the University through
their conduct and behavior. Online students are bound to the same
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Policies and Procedures) The
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dishonesty includes cheating, plagiarism, and any attempt to obtain
credit for academic work through fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest
means. Students must give credit for any information that is not either
the result of original research or common knowledge. (Please review the
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supports academic rigor by providing access to scholarly books,
journals, ebooks, and databases of full text articles from scholarly
journals. To use these materials, start at the library web page .
Librarians are available to assist students at the Spectrum Library in
San Diego, the regional Library Information Centers (LICs), and online.
You may contact the library at or (858) 541-7900 / 1-800-nat-univ
x7900. Library books and journal articles may be shipped to online
students and non-San Diego residents. NU Library NU Writing Centers
support academic rigor by offering students one-on-one consultations
with writing tutors. Tutors help students to clarify their goals and
ideas and to develop strategies for putting them into writing. Tutors
work with students at all levels, graduate and undergraduate, and at
all stages in the writing process: planning, research, drafting,
rewriting, and final revisions. Both onsite and online tutoring is
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