As one of the key elements in making this puppet film, knowledge of media arts would be very essential for us as future teachers to learn. Adults and children are all living in a world surrounding by media and technology. Media is valuable to Creative Arts and other curriculum since media education ‘encourages students to think about media messages in a critical manner’ (Gibson&Ewing, 2011, p.94) and these media messages could be used as a intermediary for teaching. And film or video is only one type of media communication.
The lecture this week did not only show us how many different types of media have been used in people’s daily life, it also reveal the influence of media to education and how these two types of knowledge combined to maximize student's knowledge. This reminds me how often I involved media in my professional experiences and parttime teaching. For example, a class of Year 5 students did iPad online research of myths and legends last year and I often gave students in Mandarin classes some Chinese animation to watch on Smartboard. Even this reflective scrapbook is made in the form of online blogs so that some educational resources like videos and hyperlinks could be included and easier to access.
However, as a new Arts subject in NSW primary curriculum, students are not only expected to appreciate media arts but also produce their own ones, such as the film played in the lecture which was made by a group of primary students. The aim is encouraging students to explore technical and symbolic elements in film storytelling. In my own opinion, involving media education in Creative arts and other curriculum teaching is very engaging and could assist students to learn more skills and the ways of thinking in contemporary society.
Reference:
Gibson, R.&Ewing, R. (2011) Transforming the Curriculum through the Arts. South Yarra: Palgrave MacMillan.
没有评论:
发表评论