creative media

creative mediaChristopher Fink, PhDChrista Cocumelli, Sarah Truchan, Tara VanVrankenOhio Wesleyan UniversityAAHPERD 2010 – Indianapolis – 19 March

Objectives for Today

Expose to two very different multimedia projects

Deconstruct multi-layered nature of projects

Link projects to higher-level learning (Bloom)Problem-solving Information sharingCreativityAddress various learning styles

Discuss assessment and logistics

Provide student view about process and product

Bloom’s Taxonomy

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+Digital+Taxonomy

Bloom (1956)

Bloom’s Taxonomy Revised


Anderson & Kratwohl (2001)

Stages of Change

Photography Project:Personal Health

Intro-level course (n≈25)

Required for PE major

Behavior change embedded in course Issues projectNutrition behavior change projectHealth history and current health status

projectPhotography project

Difficulties moving beyond knowledge / comprehension of stages & processes

Photography Project: Personal Health

Project ObjectivesDemonstrate understanding of entire TTMApply TTM to relevant health behaviorCreatively depict how TTM operatesCreatively depict perceptions of difficulty of

applying TTM strategiesGain access to and experience with using local,

state, national health dataLink assigned behavior with these dataExamine data regarding environmental factors

that may influence this behavior


First attempt: written

Second attempt: images, presentation

Third attempt: charm!Behavior linked to health history and current

health project weakness Images linked to “processes of change”Creativity shown


Detailed instructions handout (yellow)Emphasizes critical nature of projectEmphasizes original images of difficulties

Student’s viewpoint

Slide content specifiedAddresses objectives

Importance of notes section below slidesLinkages with data


Step 1: Target Behavior RankingBased on previous projectShort worksheet (green)

Step 2: Assign Stage and BehaviorMore difficulty with early, late stagesBalance in high-performing, low-performing

students by topicLarger % of high-performing students present

on 1st day (modeling)


Step 3: Health data gathering Information literacyHP2010, state, county data worksheet (pink)

Step 4: Environmental influencesSocial, physical environmentStatistical Abstracts of the United States (lilac)Role of reference librarian

Step 5: Peer reviewDraft brought to classPracticeRubric containing same categories as final student

rubric (tan)


Step 7: PresentationTwo days

More high-performing students on first dayPseudo-poster presentation (digital) Invitations to other faculty, studentsPublic location Importance of student rubric, questions (orange)

Step 8: AssessmentClass day: attire, punctualityCollect presentations digitally (PowerPoint)

Descriptions of slides in notes section of slidesExample of rubric (blue)


Special ConsiderationsBackup plan – technology glitchesAttendanceLayering with previous projects Importance of student modelingGrading load at end of semesterStudent load at end of semester

Student examplesSarah Truchan Tara VanVranken

Limiting Factors

Statistical Abstract: 1989

Statistical Abstract:2009

Employment Rate

112,440 people in 1987 (p.376,620)

153,124 people in 2007 (p.369,567)

People below Poverty Line

27,393 in 1979 (p 452, 733)

36,460 in 2006 (p. 455, 691)

Computer Use at Home (Adolescents)

27.9% in 1984 (p.141,231)

68.6% in 2003 (p.163,253).

Statistical Trends: Making Good Behaviors Difficult

Precontemplation

Contemplation

Preparation

Action

Maintenance

Adoption

Sometimes people have other things standing in the way of making good behavioraldecisions.

Many people ignore helpful information or deny that they have a problem.

There is so much information out there; educating one’s self may feel like an intimidating task.

Pre-Contemplation

Contemplation

Preparation

ActionMaintenance

Wiki Project: Hist., Phil., Principles of PE

Intro-level course (n≈20)

Required for PE major

Fit with my background

Importance of exploring connectionsSub-disciplineHistorySociety

Student exposure to new ways of viewing field

Varying philosophical views


Project ObjectivesStudy history of discipline in variety of culturesFocus on certain cultures that have been under-

studiedExplore connections between various aspects of

society and sport / pe Government, women, children, medicine, religion

Develop a “philosophy” of sport & PE for each region

Share learning across entire classPromote good “group” citizenship


What is a Wiki?User contributed, simple designEditable by all, changes are trackedMultimedia uploads possibleFamiliar format

Wikipedia example


Why Wiki?

Not immediately obvious which technology to use

LayersTechnology literacySharing of informationSharing of workloadPotential for discussionMultimedia expression of ideas and

learning Maps, images, video

Citation of various media

Wilkins (2002)


Sport Education (Siedentop, 1994) Introduced earlier in semesterModeled through project

Project Instruction handout (salmon)4 main parts of process

Major characteristics of PE and Sport – Regional focus

Timeline of major events – Regional focus Individual focus topics (women, religion, etc) Wiki and synthesis


3 primary work productsWritten work (individual, group)Wiki pagePresentation

Step 1: Choosing group leaders & assessmentAssessment to rank other capacities and choose

roles (yellow)

Step 2: Group draftLeaders chose from pools with varying strengthsHelped with cohesion and division of strengthsTiming in semester important

aerobiologicalengineering.com


Step 3: Random choice of regionEgypt (1500 - 700 BC)China (1150 - 250 BC) India (1500 - 200 BC)Greece (900 - 300 BC)Rome (500 BC – 250 AD)Medieval Europe (400 AD – 1500 AD)

Step 4: Individual TopicsWomenReligionPolitics / GovernmentMedicine / HealthChildren (if group size permits)

touregypt.net


Step 5: Part 1 – Characteristics of Sport and PE in RegionBooks on reserve Information literacy session with

reference librarian Search strategies, resources

Instruction sheet (lilac)Guiding questionsGoals for Part 1

Source list Annotated bib Revised annotated bib and group work (orange)

bleacherreport.com


Step 6: Part 2 – Timeline Instruction sheet (green)Goal is to gain context Importance of sourcesTwo steps, hand-written then typed

Step 7: Part 3 – Individual Topics Instruction sheet (electric yellow)Original ResearchRole of jigsawing / peer groups in question

formation Information sharing in region group (light blue)

vkidss.org


Step 8: Philosophy of Sport and PE Instruction sheet (tan)Goal is to succinctly synthesize workShow these connections via bulleted work

Step 9: Wiki and Synthesis Instruction sheet (electric green)Familiar format (wikipedia)Example provided on course wikiStudents have used wiki throughout semester Importance of group roles

answers.com


Step 10: Presentation Instruction sheet (pink)Make it funPurpose is information sharingBrochure handout planned for this semester

Key “take-home”points

Assessment!RubricsGroup member evaluation

Group member score weight, leader score weight


ConsiderationsGroup work that worksAccountabilityProcessLayeringSynthesis JigsawingFun!

Student Example – Christa Cocumelli

Concluding Thoughts

Let objectives drive technology, not vice versa

Provide foundation

Application, evaluation, creativityMove beyond knowledge remembering,

understanding

Allow students to have another “voice”

Bloom’s Taxonomy


Bloom (1956)

Bloom’s Taxonomy Revised


Anderson & Kratwohl (2001)

Thank you!

AAHPERD

Ohio Wesleyan University PE Dept.Margie ShadeNancy Knop

Sarah Truchan

Tara VanVranken

Christa Cocumelli

creative media

Documents

personal healthstep

dataphotography project

behavior photography

rubric bluephotography

personal healthfirst

national health datalink

target behavior rankingbased

logisticsprovide student