11 Aug Discussion Board Posts and Unit Summary(Responses to screene

Discussion Board Posts and Unit Summary(Responses to screened films and lecture pods and related topics)1500 words equivalentBlogging is to take place weekly and will be reviewed periodically by your tutor.Aims– Demonstrate an awareness of the processes and practices of screen media arts production and the interdisciplinaryand multi-platform nature of screen media arts production.– Demonstrate an ability to critically review a screen media work– Demonstrate an exchange of ideas and engagement with others within the group.DescriptionWe want to see evidence of students interacting online. Throughout the semester, you are asked to interact witheach other via the discussion board. The discussion board is there for you to post your ideas, to discuss and shareinformation and to debate a range of viewpoints. This activity will form an important part of your learning andresearch process. This is part of peer learning.Students are required to commence this assessment in the first week and continue to do so on an ongoing basisthroughout the semester. You are required to respond to at least 10 of the films and topics screened throughoutthe unit. At the end of the semester students are required to submit ten of their own posts relating to different filmsand related topics from the course. It is suggested that students write their work up in word docs before submittingthem on vUWS and keep these saved in a folder on your computer. The 10 selected posts, are to be collated intoone document and submitted on vUWS. The selected posts should demonstrate a depth of knowledge and learningabout relevant course topics and display evidence of research.(minimum 1000 words)Students are also required to write a summary of their thoughts and observations about what they have learnedthroughout the semester making references to the films screened and topics covered, in particular topics relevant toyour major or area of interest. (minimum 500 words)- Ideas for DiscussionDiscussion in class is a starting point. Questions relating to each of the films will be posted on vUWS each week.These will be discussed during class in groups. From that point it is up to you to do further research and readingon films/topics or aspects that have motivated or inspired you. Students are advised to take notes in class and usethese points for further research, thinking and writing outside of class.Along with these, you are also asked to consider other topics or points of interest that are raised in class and postedon the discussion board. You may want to know more about camera, editing, sound or a particular issue raisedthroughout the semester in the films. You may wish to conduct further research on a particular topic that interestsyou. You might want to know more about films of a particular genre. You might want to know more about a filmscreened in the course, why it was considered worth watching, and more about its background.You might hear about an interesting show on TV, or an online documentary, or a way of shooting video on mobiledevices, or a link to an interesting video sequence and want to share it with others and ask questions about it. Youmight hear about a film festival coming up in Sydney, or reviews of films.There may be links to discussions on media debates that you find interesting and wish to share with other students.You may start a discussion thread asking such questions, or you may want to enter a post outlining a topic thatinterests you and asking for responses. You might post a link to an online article or web video, explaining why youchose it and ask for responses. Then follow up the discussion that ensues.You are also asked to consider how topics relate to your major or main area of study.