This mixed-methods phenomenological action research study was conducted to mine meaning from the lived experiences of student-participants and a teacher-researcher engaged in Teaching as Producing™ (TAP). TAP is a novel pedagogical approach rooted in John Dewey's Theory of Experience. It aligns with experience-based learning models like…

The goal of the paper is to present possible use of EPE videos in different phases of a learning and teaching process. The paper is based on an evaluation of EPE (easy production educational) videos. The evaluation framework used in this study, divides the teaching and learning process into four main phases: 1) The preparation phase, 2) The…

When students engage with technology to produce media, impetus and inspiration often come from the work of others. In today's new media environment in which students blur the line between school-based technologies and personal devices and engagement, educators find themselves standing on a railroad track facing a speeding high-tech train. If…

This article presents a case study of Australian secondary school students as co-creators of a dramatic pre-text, using online and mobile media to develop an improvisation-based drama that introduces a textual study. Integrating recognised dramatic conventions within a digital environment provides the tension, and drives the educational…

The thirty-third annual International Student Media Festival was held last October in Anaheim. The authors went to see some of the activities, feel the electricity generated by the students, teachers, and parents in attendance, and visit with some of the participants. This wonderful showcase of the best student-produced media in the nation has…

The educational value of Immersive Virtual Worlds (IVWs) seems to be in their social immersive qualities and as an accessible simulation technology. In contrast to these synchronous applications this paper discusses the use of educational machinima developed in IVW virtual film sets. It also introduces the concept of media intervention, proposing…

A discussion of the elements of good spoken narration for media presentations. (HB)

Procedures for producing photograms, an image produced when an object is placed on photographic paper and exposed to light for a few seconds, is presented. (HB)

A continuation of a series of articles on beginning photography. This article describes the use of the contact frame. (Author/HB)

A brief comment on the status of one camera television in Great Britain. (HB)

Author provides some thorough guidelines for using the Kodak Ektagraphic Visualmaker. (HB)

Techniques and advantages of using the flannel board as a communication device. Procedures are described for constructing visuals for flannel board manipulation from high contrast film. (STS)

A description of a process called "High Contrast Slide Masking," used in producing slides. (HB)

How ENG (Electronic News Gathering) equipment can benefit educational and business users of television. (HB)