Student-Centered Digital Course
Course Example
Dr. Valerie Kretz's Race/Ethnicity and Media
Content of the Class
How are individuals of different racial and ethnic groups represented in media? What impacts do these representations have on media viewers? This course will explore these questions and more from multiple scholarly perspectives. Various forms of media such as advertising, television, movies, video games, and news will be considered.
ENGAGEMENT
Discussion Boards
Students in the class never meet face-to-face, but they interact regularly through discussion forums during the three-week course. In discussion assignments, students are asked to reflect on course materials and activities or to share their own projects. They are also required to respond to each others’ posts.
TECHNOLOGY
Fully Online Course
Many technologies are used during this three-week online course. Moodle serves as the primary classroom. Within it, students see the course schedule, submit assignments, take quizzes, participate in discussion forums, and receive grades and feedback. In addition, students complete assignments using Canva, WeVideo, Google Suite, and word processing software.
Complete Discussion
Professor
Dr. Valerie Kretz
Student
Rebecca Beyer
Coursework Examples
Content Analysis Infographic
Complete your content analysis and share an infographic that explains your project in this discussion forum.
Your infographic should include these components:
1. Title and your name
2. Introduction – What was the question you set out to answer? Why?
3. Methods – How was the conent analysis done? What was the sample? What was coded?
4. Results – What did youf ind? Tables or graphs in this area are helpful.
5. Discussion – What do your results mean and why do they matter? How do your findings compare to other
research on the topic (i.e., the overview of race/ethnicity in media you read)?
I suggest using Canva.
Respond to two of your classmates’ reflections for 2 points each.
You can write as many responses as you like, but in order to receive credit, your response must be:
1. Substantive, engaging with what they wrote (e.g. not just “Nice reflection!”)
2. One of the first three replies made to that infographic
Media Literacy Video
This is your last project for the course. Make sure you take into consideration any feedback you received on your proposal.
At minimum, your video should include:
1. A title and your name
2. A clear, scholarship based message about race/ethnicity and media that is appropriate to the target audience. Including a description of a least one relevant theory (priming, cultivation, social cognitive theory, identity formation, symbolic annihilation, etc.)
3. At least one media example. The easiest way to do this (for video examples) is to find an example on YouTube. Use KeepVid to save it, and then import it to WeVideo. You can also use images.
4. A References screen with any media you used, including any images that are not your own, and at least 3 scholarly sources in MLA or APA style
The video should be no more than 5 minutes long.
Submit a document that includes a lint to your video adn a brief description. Your description should specify who your target audience is.