Project: Stories and Streams, week 5. “The module is not what I expected.”
A couple of days ago, I reflected on the move towards a student -led curriculum on the alternative media and web production course that I am running at BCU. Since the change of class structure this year to a ‘stories and streams’ format, some of the common issues that I have faced has been questions relating to the expectations of what the module might look like – and importantly, what it might cover. I’ve skirted around the issues in a few of the previous posts, but I think today was a real break through in terms of how I take …
Project: Stories and Streams, Week 3 – Incorporating Feedback, (27-4) Support & Learning Outcomes.
For more context and posts on the Stories and Streamsproject, check out the website. Today’s class was the first week that it felt that the majority of the students had a clear understanding of their role in the group and how they are working as a class as a whole, with most of them having already published aspects of their investigation online, using a content management system and linking to distribution social media accounts (albeit a personal or investigation specific twitter or Facebook account) There are three points of interest that have emerged on reflection of today: Feedback and Evolving …
Stories and Streams, Week 2: Exploring the Role of Alternative Media Workers @BCUMedia
Introduction See previous posts for context on the ‘stories and streams’ project at Birmingham City University. Introduction Week 1 Stories and Streams blog [With all posts from Paul Bradshaw and myself, plus student bloggers from the module Luke Seager and Jennie Cosh and videos from Humaira Razzaq (all student-academic partners)] This week’s Alternative Media stream focused on the roles and the mode of the Alternative Media worker, exploring the different formats and styles that can be considered as being ‘alternative media.’ As this workshop is part of a larger set of joint modules who are working together in a student-led investigative journalism …
Stories and Streams, Week 1: Exploring the Education and Olympic Context @BCUMedia #media2012
Today kicked off the first ever joint Online Journalism and Alternative Media 2nd year production module at Birmingham City University. After spending some time (re)developing the model for delivery, this morning was where we put our shared google documents into practice. Process: News Conference and Forming of Groups After an hour long news conference (video above shows format), where students were encouraged to explore the potential issues and research questions to aid their future investigations, they were asked to complete a short questionnaire (based on skills and interests) in order to establish which role they were be given for the …