Multimedia content production inside the classroom. A teaching proposal for journalism and audiovisual communication students

The main objective of this article is to present and describe two multimedia experiences carried out during two practice groups in the Journalism and Audiovisual Communications program. Thirty students participated in Experience A during 14 teaching sessions, and the experience required each student...

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Main Authors: Eva Herrero Curiel, Nieves Limón Serrano
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Language:English
Published: Laureate Education Inc 2014-03-01
Series:Higher Learning Research Communications
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Online Access:http://hlrcjournal.com/index.php/HLRC/article/view/201
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description The main objective of this article is to present and describe two multimedia experiences carried out during two practice groups in the Journalism and Audiovisual Communications program. Thirty students participated in Experience A during 14 teaching sessions, and the experience required each student to record a 3-minute interview of someone newsworthy within academia and, then, create a short documentary piece of up to 5 minutes. Experience B focused on content curation using Storify, and the ultimate goal of the practice exercise was to produce a story from different multimedia contents found within the platform. A SWOT analysis after integrating both experiences revealed that, although students were willing and motivated to use new technologies and produce audiovisual content, they also showed low motivation to work in groups, scant prior knowledge of the medium, and a lack of adaptation to complex situations. As such, the researchers conclude this type of experience can be valuable as the convergence of content and skills in audiovisual and journalistic settings responds to the courses’ demands and facilitates their adaptation to the EHEA requirements. Producción de contenido multimedia en el aula. Una propuesta docente para alumnos de periodismo y comunicación audiovisual Resumen El principal objetivo de este estudio de caso es presentar y describir dos experiencias multimedia llevadas a cabo en dos grupos prácticos de los grados de periodismo y comunicación audiovisual. En la Experiencia A participaron 30 estudiantes durante 14 sesiones docentes, y consistió en la grabación de una entrevista de 3 minutos a un personaje noticioso en el ámbito académico y, después, debían construir en grupo una pequeña pieza documental de, como máximo, 5 minutos de duración. La Experiencia B se centró en curación de contenidos utilizando Storify, en la que los alumnos construyeron una noticia a partir de diferentes contenidos multimedia encontrados en la plataforma. Un análisis DAFO tras la integración de ambas experiencias reveló que, a pesar de que los alumnos tenían un alto grado de disposición y motivación respecto a la actividad en sí, mostraron poca motivación para trabajar en grupo, escaso conocimiento del medio y falta de adaptación a situaciones complejas. Por tanto, este tipo de experiencia puede tener gran valor al integrar contenidos teóricos y prácticos dentro del entorno audiovisual y periodístico, al responder a las exigencias de las propias asignaturas y facilitar la adaptación de estas a las demandas del EEES. DOI: 10.18870/hlrc.v4i1.201 PDF document contains both the original in Spanish and an English translation.
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spelling doaj.art-216679de241748b896deafbeb95b2ef52022-12-22T02:12:43ZengLaureate Education IncHigher Learning Research Communications2157-62542014-03-014110.18870/hlrc.v4i1.201201Multimedia content production inside the classroom. A teaching proposal for journalism and audiovisual communication studentsEva Herrero Curiel0Nieves Limón Serrano1Universidad Carlos III de MadridUniversidad Carlos III de MadridThe main objective of this article is to present and describe two multimedia experiences carried out during two practice groups in the Journalism and Audiovisual Communications program. Thirty students participated in Experience A during 14 teaching sessions, and the experience required each student to record a 3-minute interview of someone newsworthy within academia and, then, create a short documentary piece of up to 5 minutes. Experience B focused on content curation using Storify, and the ultimate goal of the practice exercise was to produce a story from different multimedia contents found within the platform. A SWOT analysis after integrating both experiences revealed that, although students were willing and motivated to use new technologies and produce audiovisual content, they also showed low motivation to work in groups, scant prior knowledge of the medium, and a lack of adaptation to complex situations. As such, the researchers conclude this type of experience can be valuable as the convergence of content and skills in audiovisual and journalistic settings responds to the courses’ demands and facilitates their adaptation to the EHEA requirements. Producción de contenido multimedia en el aula. Una propuesta docente para alumnos de periodismo y comunicación audiovisual Resumen El principal objetivo de este estudio de caso es presentar y describir dos experiencias multimedia llevadas a cabo en dos grupos prácticos de los grados de periodismo y comunicación audiovisual. En la Experiencia A participaron 30 estudiantes durante 14 sesiones docentes, y consistió en la grabación de una entrevista de 3 minutos a un personaje noticioso en el ámbito académico y, después, debían construir en grupo una pequeña pieza documental de, como máximo, 5 minutos de duración. La Experiencia B se centró en curación de contenidos utilizando Storify, en la que los alumnos construyeron una noticia a partir de diferentes contenidos multimedia encontrados en la plataforma. Un análisis DAFO tras la integración de ambas experiencias reveló que, a pesar de que los alumnos tenían un alto grado de disposición y motivación respecto a la actividad en sí, mostraron poca motivación para trabajar en grupo, escaso conocimiento del medio y falta de adaptación a situaciones complejas. Por tanto, este tipo de experiencia puede tener gran valor al integrar contenidos teóricos y prácticos dentro del entorno audiovisual y periodístico, al responder a las exigencias de las propias asignaturas y facilitar la adaptación de estas a las demandas del EEES. DOI: 10.18870/hlrc.v4i1.201 PDF document contains both the original in Spanish and an English translation.http://hlrcjournal.com/index.php/HLRC/article/view/201Periodismoaudiovisualconvergencia tecnológicamultimediadocencia / Journalismtechnological convergence
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Multimedia content production inside the classroom. A teaching proposal for journalism and audiovisual communication students
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audiovisual
convergencia tecnológica
multimedia
docencia / Journalism
technological convergence
title Multimedia content production inside the classroom. A teaching proposal for journalism and audiovisual communication students
title_full Multimedia content production inside the classroom. A teaching proposal for journalism and audiovisual communication students
title_fullStr Multimedia content production inside the classroom. A teaching proposal for journalism and audiovisual communication students
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title_short Multimedia content production inside the classroom. A teaching proposal for journalism and audiovisual communication students
title_sort multimedia content production inside the classroom a teaching proposal for journalism and audiovisual communication students
topic Periodismo
audiovisual
convergencia tecnológica
multimedia
docencia / Journalism
technological convergence
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