The study aims to investigate the reform and innovation of teaching methodology for digital cinema and television animation majors. The rapid growth of the animation industry and the need for skilled professionals, along with the drawbacks of traditional teaching methods, emphasize the need for reform in the way animation majors are taught. This…

Educators seek to foster civic engagement among the next generation through social studies. In pursuit of this goal, technology and social media strategies can be effective enticements. This article describes the community engagement demonstrated by students collaborating to present a weekly school news broadcast, making the transition from…

A number of elements of scaffolding are identified that contribute to the operationalization of real world video production projects as authentic learning environments in which students can learn the intellectual television production skills necessary for working in the television industry. Three key elements are identified. Firstly projects must…

This is an evaluation of an experimental one-semester course, offered by the Vancouver School Board. The course provided students with the opportunity to learn the basic techniques of television production through actual experience in the studio. The evaluation design consisted of three phases: a written pre- and post-test designed to measure…

The fifteen item examination was designed to measure the students' ability to operate television equipment. A few of the items create situations involving decisions that must be made throughout a television production. The student must explain the procedure he would follow in handling the situation. Other items require the student to define terms…