This week during 649, we watched some of the presentations that people prepared surrounding various issues in education. Though many of my colleagues complained about this assignment, I was secretly excited about it. I appreciated the freedom to explore an issue of interest to me, and I think others did as well. Having to decide between a 5-8 minute video and 25-30 page paper was not difficult for me, and I actually really enjoyed making the movie. Aside from the fourteen hours straight I spent sitting at my desk slaving away on editing, the process was rather enjoyable. The project gave me a good excuse to visit my former voice teacher, who is now employed as the choir director at my old high school. Additionally, I had the opportunity to interview one of the nation's leading conductors - The University of Michigan's very own Jerry Blackstone. My family members and roommate served as willing participants and added important perspective to the argument array. My research took me from originally from peer-reviewed articles all the way to important arts advocacy non-profits and various online articles. Admittedly, this project opened my eyes to perspective employment opportunities that I may chose to explore in the future.
Though our training in using i-movie has been limited, I think that we have all benefited from having to use it for assignments. Before entering into this program, I never considered myself technology savvy, but being so engrossed in its use over the course of the semester has significantly improved my self-efficacy in this regard. Though I may never use this tool in my future classrooms, I do believe that I will take advantage of this training for other jobs in the future. I can now say that I have video editing experience, in addition to a variety of other skills the one-to-one laptop pilot has elicited.
So with no further ado, I proudly present my final project for EDUC 649. Enjoy the show!
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Emily,
First of all, your iMovie for EDUC649 is very well done! All the hours spent editing is evident in your cohesive presentation and layout.
I also share your belief that upon the start of this program, I did not believe that I was proficient in any computer program other than those of Microsoft Office. However, through our constant use for iMovie, iPhoto, and iTunes for audio, I can proudly say that I am proud of my work as well. In addition, our self-efficacy and confidence continues to soar with the more experience we gain through using the computer software. Again, I don't know if I will ever use these iPrograms after SMAC, but at least I can create one mean iMovie...with subtitles and special effects!
Emily,
I loved your iMovie in EDUC 649. I am partial to the arts as well, so I really enjoyed the direction you took the project. I also really enjoyed the freedom that the project created, but feel your pain with the 9.5 hours I spent editing for a 7 min video. I guess this just goes to show why movies take so long to produce and why scenes need to be shot from different camera angles to help the editor create the perfect movie. I hope we are able to get more creative tech projects like this in the future in the program. I always learn so much from them.
hi emily,
i loved your video product---both its presentation and content. i also am strong believer in promoting the arts as part of one's academic growth. i could sense your passion for the arts from the movie too.
i did not mind editing my video either--even though it did take a lot of time. i think our students will really like projects like this too.----i wonder if they'd have the same reaction as i did when eugenie gave us the option of either a 5 min. video or 20 page paper....i was actually quite surprised by the number of people in our class who chose to write the paper. i don't think that's be the case in our class.... :P
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