1st Edition

Student-generated Digital Media in Science Education Learning, explaining and communicating content

Edited By Garry Hoban, Wendy Nielsen, Alyce Shepherd Copyright 2016
274 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

274 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

274 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

"This timely and innovative book encourages us to ‘flip the classroom’ and empower our students to become content creators. Through creating digital media, they will not only improve their communication skills, but also gain a deeper understanding of core scientific concepts.  This book will inspire science academics and science teacher educators to design learning experiences that allow students... Read more
 

Part 1. Twenty-first century science education  1. Promoting engagement in science education Wendy Nielsen  2. The case for student-generated digital media assignments in Australian science courses Will Rifkin and Amelia Hine  3. Researching science learning through student-generated digital media Garry Hoban  Part 2. Implementation in science discipline and science teacher education courses  4. Creative podcasting in chemistry: A case study Emma Bartle  5. Using digital stories to teach communication skills in the science curriculum Emily Purser  6. Stories and narratives: Using digital stories to learn science Pauline Ross  7. Video interviews in science and engineering for professional perspectives Julian Cox  8. Video blogs: A vehicle to support student-generated representations and explanations in chemistry Gwen Lawrie  9. Student-generated videos for inquiry-oriented projects in environmental science Gerry Rayner  10. Student-generated dynamic worked examples as videos to enhance learning in STEM Iouri Belski and Regina Belski  11. Students’ use of digital video in contemporary science teacher education Matthew Kearney, Kimberley Pressick-Kilborn and Peter Aubusson  12. Developing pedagogical knowledge of pre-service science teachers using slowmation as a shared experience Stephen Keast and Rebecca Cooper  13. Pre-service teachers’ use of slowmation: Developing transformative learning Gillian Kidman  14. Learner reflections on the use of slowmation as a tool for creating effective explanations in a science teacher education program Ruth Amos and Sandra Campbell  15. Using blended media as a pedagogical tool for science learning in the USA Dennis Jablonski  16. Multimedia production to promote an understanding of health literacy and communicate health messages Karma Pearce  17. Musical explanations: Using blended media for learning biochemistry Jessica Vanderlelie  Part 3. Predictions for student-generated digital media  18. Future trends for student-generated digital media in science education Alyce Shepherd

Biography

Garry Hoban is Professor in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

Wendy Nielsen is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

Alyce Shepherd is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

"This timely and innovative book encourages us to ‘flip the classroom’ and empower our students to become content creators. Through creating digital media, they will not only improve their communication skills, but also gain a deeper understanding of core scientific concepts.  This book will inspire science academics and science teacher educators to design learning experiences that allow students to take control of their own learning, to generate media that will stimulate them to engage with, learn about, and become effective communicators of science."

Professors Susan Jones and Brian F. Yates, Australian Learning and Teaching Council Discipline Scholars for Science

"Represents a giant leap forward in our understanding of how digital media can enrich not only the learning of science but also the professional learning of science teachers."

Professor Tom Russell, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada

"This excellent edited collection brings together authors at the forefront of promoting media creation in science by children and young people.  New media of all kinds are the most culturally significant forms in the lives of learners and the work in this book shows how they can move between home and school and provide new contexts for learning as well as an understanding of key concepts."

Dr John Potter, London Knowledge Lab, Dept. of Culture, Communication and Media, University College London, UK