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Intersecting Literacies: What Happened At the Working Conference

Posted by Jamie Chandler on April 20, 2010 in Equity, Integrative Learning, Literacy, Making Visible, Metacognition, Multimedia, Reading, Student Confidence, Student Voice, Technology, Video Evidence, Writing with No Comments


Hello and welcome to the home of Intersecting Literacies, a working conference held at San Diego Mesa College April 16th 2010. Here you will find materials passed out to participants as well as the responses and “queens” we collected. Stay tuned!

Click here for the Intersecting Literacies  Multi-Modal Packet

Click above to see the Post its we compiled at Mesa, April 16th

Click the fun colored paper to read the “Queens” produced by the participants of Intersecting Literacies.

Click to go back to the Flyer and Intersecting Literacies’ Homepage

Capturing Your Video Footage into Final Cut Express

Posted by Sean McFarland on April 10, 2009 in Making Visible, Multimedia, Technology, Uncategorized with No Comments



 

What follows may look complex and seem hard to follow. In light of that here are some things to consider:

Some of these steps will only have to be done the first time you open Final Cut Express;

If you have a tech person on your crew, have them go through this with you;

Video tutorial links are provided at the bottom of these instructions and can also be found on the Tutorials page of the FIN Commons;

You can contact me ANYTIME at 510-435-6198 if you are having problems—if I don’t pick up, leave a message and I will call right back.

Once you have done these steps once or twice, you will see that it is actually pretty easy to digitize footage.

 

Now that you have begun to shoot video footage using the Canon HV30, you are ready to move to the next step: getting the footage from your camera into your computer so that you can begin to edit it. This process is called “digitizing.”  Steps to follow in digitizing your footage:

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Carnegie Perspectives: A different way to think about … assessment of student learning

Posted by Jamie Chandler on April 1, 2009 in Carnegie Perspectives, Student Voice, Technology, Video Evidence with No Comments


Here is an article written by Bill Cerbin. He was a Carnegie Scholar, participating in the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in 1998 and 2003. He is professor of psychology and director of the Center for Advancing Teaching & Learning at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse where he also directs the College Lesson Study Project.

This article was published in “Carnegie Perspectives” last March. Cerbin addresses the issues of assessing student learning including lesson study and think alouds.

Carnegie Perspectives: A different way to think about … assessment of student learning by Bill Cerbin

Going The Distance

Posted by Sean McFarland on March 5, 2009 in Acceleration, Equity, Making Visible, Student Interviews, Student Voice, Technology, Video Evidence with No Comments


In Going The Distance, Chabot College students and faculty share their experiences in taking — and teaching — Distance Education courses. They speak candidly and with insight about: “How the availability of DE courses plays a crucial role in their college matriculation” “What it takes to succeed in the online setting” “How the workload compares with more traditional classroom settings” “How student interactions compare with traditional classroom settings” “What it is like to interact with a teacher in the online environment” and more! Edited in a visual style inspired by the world of technology, Going The Distance offers an engaging, fresh discussion of the promise and challenges of Distance Education.

The creation of Going The Distance was generously supported by: SPECC (Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges), a joint project of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

 

 

(FIN employee Monique Williams made this film while a student at Chabot College.)

Canon HV30 Accessories

Posted by Sean McFarland on March 4, 2009 in Technology with 2 Comments


Below is a list of accessories that you might like to have for your Canon HV30. We have tried to link to products that will meet your needs but not break the bank. By no means is any of these links the only option in a given category, and with a little research you might find a better deal or better product. Also, it is likely that many of these accessories may be available for your long-term use from your college. It would be well worth the time spent to check out that possibility. If you have any questions about accessories, especially questions about compatibility with the Canon HV30, please contact us

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The Faculty Inquiry Network’s (FIN) purpose is to support professional development which includes: conducting faculty inquiry; revisiting basic skills assumptions; interpreting and integrating data; accessing student voices; developing students as co-inquirers; making visible; using technology for teaching and learning; creating and supporting new initiatives, curriculum and program development; constructing educational tools using digital media; and hosting dialogue around student and faculty learning.

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