Re: FLASH: A team-based approach to multimedia education [Tom Greene]

[Clodagh O'Donovan]

Hey Tom!


I've just completed an MSc in Multimedia Systems at Trinity College Dublin.

They have a similar approach to the one you've described.  Two-thirds of the

final mark is for a group project which is built during the summer months

and is exhibited in a gallery in October.  A fair percentage of the project

mark is related to how the team interacted and cooperated with each other.

It certainly was a huge learning experience.  I've worked in team situations

before, but never where there was no team leader.  Everyone was on a par

with each other.  It made for some interesting negotiations - I can tell

you!!


TCD don't have a placement scheme - but for the past three years - every

student who wanted a job, got one.  There were a few students who chose not

to continue their careers in multimedia - they wen't back to their previous

specialty!


Personally, I believe this team method is an extremely valuable one for

students. I'd be interested to see how many other universities use this

idea.


Cheers!


Clo



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Tom Green wrote:


>

> > Each group of students- fresmen ,  graduate and "post-graduate"- are

> > broken into teams of 4 or 5 and assigned a project for delivery at the

> > end of the academic year. For example, this year's projects include an

> > interactive exploration of Breughel's painting "Children's Games", an

> > interactive presentation of Herbie Hancock's "Sixties Sessions" CD

> > compilation and  the freshmen (first year students) produce an

> > interactive CD titled "My Life…So Far" that presents the members of

> > the group and stresses their differences and their similarities. We

> > also insist teach class break into groups and prepare an interactive

> > web site for a local not for profit or charity organization.

> >

> > As I said, we started doing this two years ago and the results have

> > been nothing short of amazing. Two weeks ago I asked the graduating

> > class ."Who doesn't have a co-op placement?"  Only 4 of 28 hands were

> > raised. Two years ago, I asked who has a co-op placement and only 4 of

> > 27 hands were raised. A complete flip.

> >

> ><snip>


> > I'd be interested in learning if any other colleges and universities

> > doing this?

> >

> >



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