Lights, Camera, Action! Analysis & Creative Expression:

Improving the Quality of Student Media Scholarship

David BairdJanet Simons

Krista Siniscarco

If media literacy is defined as the ability to analyze, evaluate and produce communication in a variety of forms,

• How do we integrate these skills in assignments?• What are the criteria for media scholarship? • How do we structure learning to achieve these results? • What are the time and resource implications for

faculty, students, and academic support staff?

Media Consumptionhttp://frankwbaker.com/mediause.htm

Media Scholarship Websitehttp://academics.hamilton.edu/mediascholarship/

Ning Grouphttp://eli2009.ning.com/group/mediascholarship

• Intro to Peace and Conflict Studies• Marginalized Conflicts Podcasting Project• http://onthehill.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/cpdetails.cfm?CsProjID=57

• Core China• Beijing Documentaries Project• http://computing.colgate.edu/itsl/beijing/default.htm

• Marrow of African-American Literature• From Digital Storytelling to Multimodal Criticism• http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/cpdetails.cfm?CsProjID=58

Formal Visual Analysis:Elements & Principles of Composition

• Line• Color– Value

• Shape/Form• Space• Texture

• Balance• Contrast• Movement• Emphasis• Pattern• Proportion• Unity

Reflection

• What is the tone or mood of the image?• What symbolism or cultural references are

being use?

• What is the message?• Who is the intended audience.

Media Project Continuum

1. Student interaction with media content2. Conceptual3. Media Literacy Skills4. Technical Skills5. Time Investment6. Information Literacy Skills7. Academic Support8. Assessment

Media Project Continuum

• Art of Cinema• Actuality Video Project• http://onthehill.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/cpdetails.cfm?CsProjID=43

• Intro to Peace and Conflict Studies• Marginalized Conflicts Podcasting Project• http://onthehill.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/cpdetails.cfm?CsProjID=57

• Marrow of African-American Literature• From Digital Storytelling to Multimodal Criticism• http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/cpdetails.cfm?CsProjID=58

• 1968:Pop Culture in the Age of Sex, Drugs & Rock-n-Roll• Aspen Magazine Project• http://onthehill.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/cpdetails.cfm?CsProjID=49

http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/showcase/

Media Scholarship Website Resourceshttp://academics.hamilton.edu/mediascholarship/

Ning Grouphttp://eli2009.ning.com/group/mediascholarship

David BairdColgate Universitydbaird@colgate.edu

Janet SimonsHamilton Collegejsimons@hamilton.edu

Krista SiniscarcoHamilton Collegeksinisca@hamilton.edu