Goal of the Module
You will create a portfolio website that tracks your efforts to make yourself or the world a better place. There are a number of ideas you can choose from:
- Learn and teach a classic family recipe.
- Join an online movement
- Do a two week long quantified self project (diet,exercise, reading, digital detox)
- Making a mental health guide
- tracking a compost project
- time management
- Reflection Portfolio
- and many more
Portfolio Requirements
- An introduction: covering your so what, why, and how.
- An About Me page (may include the intro)
- A digital essay on the topic including an Ignite Talk and Timeline
- Survey Data: Must include some descriptive statistics and a few charts. People like shiny charts
- Your chosen pathway (see below)
- Two backstage posts. As you work on your project publish two blog post explaining what you did, how you did it, what went wrong, or what went well. Basically you are providing us a sneak peak behind the scenes
Pathways
You will choose one of the following pathways:
- Podcast
- Photography
- Video
Podcast
- 60 minutes of content: one 60 min show; two 30 min shoe; 6 ten minute shows, 30 two minute shows, etc.
- Make a bumper for in between scenes or segments
- Make an intro bumper
- If you do not know how to do these things you may check YouTube, come to design studio, preferably both
Photography
- Collection of 7-10 photos that tell a story or share an artistic theme
- Use a filter
- Use multiple layers
- Combine images
- You will upload each image here on your blog and we will use the url on your portfolio website.
- You can use pixlr.com for these tasks or any photo editing software of your choice that allows layers
- If you do not know how to do these things you may check YouTube, come to design studio, preferably both
Video
- Single video or series of videos. Research shows <7 minutes most effective
- Must include a bumper or intro
- Add an audio track, either music or voice over
- Splice (use two timelines) two different videos
- Image and text overlays
- Include a captions file
- You can apply for a free trial on WeVideo or use video software of your choice
- If you do not know how to do these things you may check YouTube, come to design studio, preferably both
Schedule
Week One 2020-11-30 to 2020-12-07
Read
Patricia Carinin Art of Teaching
Go to our shared Padlet. Add your comments as to what SCSU are doing well and need to do better during 100% remote learning
Write
Define good teaching
Participate
Choose a topic and pathway and make a timeline on the choice
Week Two 2020-12-07 to 2020-12-14
Read
David Cormier (2008). Rhizomatic Education : Community as Curriculum. Blog Post
Colin Mathews (2016). Unwelcome Innovation. Institute of Higher Education Essay
Write
Work on your portfolio
Participate
Plan your Ignite Talk
Week Three 2020-12-14 to 2020-12-19
- Record your ignite talk
- Finish your Portfolio
- Come to Demo Day (Final)
Tutorials
How to Record your Ignite Talk