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Audio Postcards for Intercultural Learning |
contact |
Holly McKinzie Beene (Glendale Community College) hm.beene@gcmail.maricopa.edu |
college(s) |
Glendale Community College |
discipline(s) |
Communication, Storytelling, Digital Storytelling, Cultural Studies |
summary |
Project description, course materials, and samples of audio stories students produced in Intercultural Communication. A Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project funded by The Maricopa Institute for Learning. |
details |
As an MIL Fellow for 2005-2006, I explored the use of audio narratives to reinforce course concepts in Intercultural Communication (COM263). The major course project required composition, audio production, and written reflection on brief narratives ("Audio Postcards") that illustrated intercultural learning. Essentially, the project focused on the effectiveness of narrative as a way of organizing essential intercultural concepts. My idea was that I might be able to assign personal cultural stories and have students compose and produce audio recordings, thus stripping some of the technological challenges of using student-produced digital stories in discipline-based classes. Since many people have asked about the technical components of the project, here's the scoop: production eventually reduced to my iPod™ and portable speakers (iFusion™), two digital recorders (Eiderol R-1™), two USB microphones, referrals to free recording software (Audacity™), and a former student who agreed to serve as technical assistant. As often happens, some students charted their own technological course. Students delivered their recordings to me via CD or in the Digital Dropbox of Blackboard course management system. FINAL REPORT ABSTRACT: This project addressed the general research question: “Can students’ intercultural learning be advanced through composing and producing audio recordings of their own personal stories and connecting them to core concepts of intercultural communication?” In the first half of the course, students were introduced to a variety of two to three-minute recordings as lesson introductions. In the midterm exam, they identified and described a personal episode they believed illustrated course concepts. Midterm, they (1) learned a narrative mapping technique; (2) identified and mapped personal narratives; (3) composed and produced their own recordings; (4) reflected on the content and process; (5) mapped classmates’ recordings; and (6) participated in a summative assessment. Results suggest that personal involvement and reflection required by the project contribute to student engagement, clarification of past experience, and deeper understanding of key concepts. [Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project funded by The Maricopa Institute for Learning.] Full report available upon request. Feel free to contact me for additional information. Copyright Holly McKinzie Beene, Ph.D., 2006. This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author. Note! As a professional courtesy to the owner of this package, if you use some aspect of this package or have some thoughts about it, please share your feedback via the comments form below. |
web links |
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/mil/fellows.php?what=bio&yr=6&id=0 http://helenbarrett.com/portfolios/SITEStorytelling2006.pdf http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/evaluation.htm |
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Project Poster ISSOTL 7/3/07 (large file) (image) Project Poster 12/15/06 (presentation) Audio Postcard Assignment (binary) Audio Postcard Rubric (binary) Narrative Map (binary) Sr. Horatio - Holly's Postcard (lesson setup for mapping) (audio) Pinta Americana - Student Sample (audio) Gym Class - Student Sample (audio) Song for a Girl in Iraq (audio) Note! As a professional courtesy to the owner of this package, if you use some aspect of this package or have some thoughts about it, please share your feedback below. |
comments |
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On Thu Jun 15, 2006 at 1:03AM Alice Bedard-Voorhees <alice.bedard-voorhees@cccs.edu> said: |
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Last modified: Jul-16-2007 Date created: Dec-06-2005 Visitor count: 5774 Dublin Core Metadata record  This package is included in the Digital Stories special collection. |
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