Authentic experience - Keegan

• 1. Authentic Experiences Creative Approaches to Curriculum Design in Networked Spaces Helen Keegan @heloukee Creative Curriculum Middlesex Universitys Annuall Learning and Teaching Conference 10th July 2014

2. From Global Projects to Global Community 3. Why mobile film? Ubiquitous media production devices in our pockets Acceptance into mainstream practice Challenges existing production paradigms Proliferation of appsCrowdsourcing, micro-formats, shoot and share New forms of production and consumption Digital identity, literacy and culture Inbetweenness photography, film, personal computer, internet, GPS 4. The Team The Team @e-merging @heloukee@fluipe@MaxMINA @thomcochrane@ATZ119 5. ELVSS Entertainment Lab for the Very Small Screen 6. ELVSS 2012 Mobile In Global Out 7. ELVSS 2012 Great Global Hangout 8. WHAT WORKED WELL: Small numbers, balanced teams, Google hangouts things we could easily monitor/manage/control WHAT DIDNT WORK SO WELL: Films themselves hangouts/online documentation took effort away from actual productions SO how to bring back IMAGINATION and CREATIVITY? Would something more open/abstract lead to more experimentation and creative and imaginative filmmaking? 9. ELVSS 2013 State of Being 10. Challenges Semester dates Platform preferences (tutors/students disciplinary/cultural) Too much frustration Too out there? Too right brained? Too much? Too hard to manage/monitor Imbalanced student numbers 11. #MoCo360 Mobile film community Learner-generated projects 12. Example projects 13. From Global Projects to Global Community Order and chaos are slippery concepts. They're like a set of twins who like to swap clothing from time to time Gavin Extence, The Universe Versus Alex Woods 14. The Team The Team @e-merging @heloukee@fluipe@MaxMINA @thomcochrane@ATZ119