"People tend to replicate things they enjoy. Boredom inhibits learning. Enjoyment fosters creativity, a natural high." Csikszentmihalyi, Flow, 1990.
Watch these enactments on The Odyssey and answer the following questions:
1) Did the students seem to learn/comprehend the material as evidenced through their enactment?
2) Did they seem to be enjoying the learning experience, i.e. having "fun"?
3) Which video did you enjoy the most, and why?
4) As a future teacher, what did you learn from watching these videos?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RExpvv2zJo4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=chl3DZ8Ys2w
http://youtube.com/watch?v=965zTvxTcwI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9xnHKrNIu-s
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YNnftI6bbnE
http://youtube.com/watch?v=C9E7uWzNYWY
and another one on "Gift of the Magi"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBT7GhiceWI
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Tennessee State University
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6 comments:
Most of these videos were great! I am impressed by the technology skills that today's students are blessed with. The students who created the third video clip are truly talented.
Although some of the students had a hard time maintaining a high maturity level, I believe that all of the students involved in these videos have certainly comprehended the material, and had loads of fun doing so. What a way to learn!
I cannot choose a favorite because, with the exception of the first and fifth videos, I liked them all equally, but for various reasons. I loved the use of music in the second video, and, of course, the amazing technology skills of the students who created the third video. I also loved the way the students made use of their surrounding environment to enhance their videos. Very creative. Absolutely!
As a future teacher, I learned that students really can be responsible for their own learning. Here we had six different groups of students who learned the material, gave it a lot of thought, and completed an assignment, as creative and beneficial as it was, all on their own.
I have also learned that these types of projects really can replace the numerous amounts of traditional essays and writing assignments. These kids had fun, learned the material, made it their own, and utilized their own individual talents as well. Technology is unbelievable!
These videos were wonderful! I think overall, with the possible exception of the "animated lips Armand Assante" love tips, the students do show a relatively good understanding of The Odyssey. In all the videos, the students truly seemed to be enjoying themselves, and that made me enjoy watching their end products so much more. My personal favorites were the cyclops and the underworld videos. The cyclops video made great use of humor, and technologically it was clever. The underworld video also charmed me, especially with the Sisyphos bit. Using "Eye of the Tiger" to score that scene was a stroke of teen genius! As a future teacher, I can see that these students must have been really engaged with the material if they did such a great job with their own creations. Sure, it can be fun to make a movie, but as the Flow quote points out, without the enjoyment of the original text, the inspiration to recreate it would be minimal or even nonexistent. I love the technology demonstrated here, but what I love even more is the fact that these students appeared to actually appreciate the tale of Odysseus and his travels. In my mind, that had to come about long before filming their projects. The lesson for me is that students are capable of so much, but the literary work has to somehow come alive for them for students to take that next step into creative production. Perhaps if creativity is fostered throughout the reading/instruction process (through enactment, discussion, and activities) the classics will become more enjoyable for our students, and they will be more likely to turn out this caliber of work, and enjoy doing so.
These were so great! It made me remember how much I enjoyed doing projects like these in school. It makes kids really think about what they are doing and have fun at the same time. It's also a great way to get them involved in another project rather than writing a paper, which means less papers to grade for us!
1) Did the students seem to learn/comprehend the material as evidenced through their enactment?
I think that having the students act out scenes and get into a characters role helps them learn on a deeper level.
2) Did they seem to be enjoying the learning experience, i.e. having "fun"?
Absolutely.!, having students do creative dramatics/making movies about a scene or part in a novel changes things up for them.
3) Which video did you enjoy the most, and why? Cyclop’s Cave. I thought is was really creative and very well done.
4) As a future teacher, what did you learn from watching these videos? I learned that this is a great way to change things up in the class and that I believe most students would enjoy having the option. Technology is the way to go.
Yes, the students definitely exhibited comprehension of the material through their unique and creative enactments of the text. It was awesome and refreshing to watch them in action.
Without a doubt, the students were partaking in and enjoying a transformative experience. An experience that they single handedly constructed and implemented.
I thoroughly enjoyed all the videos although I found myself laughing out loud at the bonus feature of Circe and the Pigs with the infamous hat that took on a life of its own.
I also favored Odysseus’ Tips Chapter 2 or should I say Odysseus’s “LIPS”. For me, it was such a foreign sight to watch an entire video with the only movement being that of the nonstop lips. And of course the occasional flash of the “body slam.”
Looking at the success of the creative interpretations of the text in theses videos, as a future teacher, I will definitely teach and encourage students to participate in enactment strategies. Enactments transform learning so that the students have a transformative experience – that constitutes a win-win situation for students and the teacher. Now that I have witnessed the success of enactments, I find it hard to image not teaching enactment strategies in the classroom. .
These videos ROCK! Man, I was excited when we were allowed to draw pictures in the margins of our notes in high school.
I don't think there is any that a student can come out of an activity like this and not have a better, more thorough understanding of the text.
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