 | Collaborating for Success: Classroom teachers and video specialists
How video teachers and classroom teachers can work together to achieve powerful learning through student video production.
By Donna Learmont
Video production is a richly layered activity
that engages learning and skills on
many levels. It is a form of experiential
learning with attention-grabbing moments,
drama, and heightened emotions that create
the distinct memories that are essential for longlasting
learning. It's an inherently multidisciplinary
activity. Scripting and plot development involves
language-arts skills; lighting and white-balancing
cameras prior to shooting involves knowledge of
color temperature theory; credit sequences draw on
graphic-design skills; and sound editing requires
knowledge of music. In addition, students learn a
communication process that requires planning, time
management, teamwork, and of course, technology.
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Author:
Donna Learmont has taught in Bloomfield Hills (MI) schools since 1986. She holds a PhD in Instructional Technology from Wayne State University. Her students have won 15 student Emmy Awards and more than 400 other awards for their video productions.
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