Making Photo Essays to Inspire Learning - EDC-X785V
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Course Description
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Photo essays are great entry points for media makers of all ages. In this course, you will learn the principles of photo essay production, make a photo essay and a lesson plan that you can use right away. In this hands-on course you will learn photographic and design techniques to effectively communicate a message, story or emotion, make your own photo essay for instructional use, develop a standards-aligned (CCSS, NGSS) lesson plan in which students create a photo essay to demonstrate learning.
You can register for this free course at https://teach.kqed.org/p/making-photo-essays
Learner Outcomes
- Explore how visual design fundamentals, like color choice, layout, filters and iconography work together to tell a story
- Learn to access and display data visually or interactively to communicate concepts
- Create lesson plans for classroom projects that align with Common Core and other curriculum standards to ensure that time spent using visuals to produce graphics or interactives result in student learning you want to see
- Develop strategies for allocating and organizing resources to best facilitate visual media projects in a classroom environment
Course Details
Number of Units: 0.5 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for K-12 educators in all subject areas who want to develop skills and confidence with media making and media literacy.
Directions to Enrolled Participants for University Credit: Submit your Certificate of Completion by email to pce-cv@sandiego.edu after enrolling for credit and completing the course.