Dilemma 1 - Curriculum
It seems like every teacher I work with is told what material to cover, when to cover it, and how to evaluate student’s performance. Enthusiasm for teaching can quickly evaporate in the face of being controlled while working in an urban setting. If learning is a matter of following orders, students simply will not take to it in the way they would if they had some say about what they were doing. I am in a position to really let my student run with my video project. So, my dilemma is how much control should I have, how much creative control should students have?
Dilemma 2 - Assessment
It seems that there are no longer any rules that govern good and bad production practices. Almost anything goes. How can I evaluate student videos in an era when it seems that anything goes? Today's nonconformist may end up being tomorrow's Youtube superstar. Video is very subjective and is a constantly changing art form. In any art form, and especially in film and television, there's constant disagreement over what is good and bad. So, how exactly should I evaluate my students? Do I assess on content? Do allow students to critique each other’s work? Video making can become personal and it can become difficult to detach oneself and become objective.
It seems like every teacher I work with is told what material to cover, when to cover it, and how to evaluate student’s performance. Enthusiasm for teaching can quickly evaporate in the face of being controlled while working in an urban setting. If learning is a matter of following orders, students simply will not take to it in the way they would if they had some say about what they were doing. I am in a position to really let my student run with my video project. So, my dilemma is how much control should I have, how much creative control should students have?
Dilemma 2 - Assessment
It seems that there are no longer any rules that govern good and bad production practices. Almost anything goes. How can I evaluate student videos in an era when it seems that anything goes? Today's nonconformist may end up being tomorrow's Youtube superstar. Video is very subjective and is a constantly changing art form. In any art form, and especially in film and television, there's constant disagreement over what is good and bad. So, how exactly should I evaluate my students? Do I assess on content? Do allow students to critique each other’s work? Video making can become personal and it can become difficult to detach oneself and become objective.
