What part of our work in the OLC should we share with others? That’s the question that prompted me to submit a presentation proposal for the next SXSW EDU.
SXSW EDU is organized around similar themes as SXSW: innovation, multimedia, and networking. In short, it’s “a celebration of innovation and learning.” I’ve attended virtually for two years, and I find it to be an exciting mix of viewpoints and formats.
This year, I’ve submitted a proposal for the first time. I chose the format of a 30-minute solo presentation for my talk titled:
“The Collaborative and Transmedia Future of Higher Education.”
Session description:
The lecture is dead; long live the lecture! Today, instructors face a daunting task of teaching across face-to-face, online, and hyflex modalities where the traditional lecture is often deprecated as an outmoded method of instruction. But expert narratives can and should be reimagined in and across new media and new learning spaces. What I call a “collaborative transmedia lecture” is a framework for evolving lectures with new technologies. With an eye on video production and diverse learning platforms, this session highlights new opportunities for engagement and learning.
Here’s the teaser video:
This talk has evolved out of my reflection on the models I use to help faculty build exciting and engaging course experiences for our students here at Pace. This fall, for example, I’ll be teaching Introduction to Podcasting in the Communications and Media Studies program. As a production-focused course (re: “experiential education”), there is an emphasis on student-centered learning. This is a great excuse for me to demonstrate using instructor-created video in creative ways.
Some ideas that I plan to define and feature:
- – Transmedia storytelling
- – Post-pandemic hyflex teaching
- – The instructor as DJ (and copyleft media)
- – Student-led content curation
- – TikTok edits and glam-casting
With some luck–and your support via PanelPicker voting from August 8 – 20–I’ll have a platform to share this work with the SXSW community in 2024.
I’ll be sharing this framework on this blog and in OLC workshops in the near future. Are you a Pace instructor looking to enhance your lectures? Let’s collaborate! Reach me at OLC@Pace.edu.