WINTER 2015: DEMOCRACY LAB FOR NEw media & COMMUNITY LIFE
Lab Meetings: Thursdays, 1:30-3:20 on campus in SSRB #308
Fieldwork: 3 hours, by arrangement on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays from 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: 4066 Messina Dr, San Diego, CA.
Course Description
In this course, students will be working on a pilot research project called Democracy Lab, which mixes digital storytelling with community-based field work. This project gives students experience designing new digital media while engaging with theory that examines individual and group identity formation from a variety of perspectives, including the role of storytelling in the development of shared cultural and social understanding. Students attend lab meetings and develop field research experience in specially designed after-school settings working with children & families.
Fieldwork: 3 hours, by arrangement on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays from 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: 4066 Messina Dr, San Diego, CA.
Course Description
In this course, students will be working on a pilot research project called Democracy Lab, which mixes digital storytelling with community-based field work. This project gives students experience designing new digital media while engaging with theory that examines individual and group identity formation from a variety of perspectives, including the role of storytelling in the development of shared cultural and social understanding. Students attend lab meetings and develop field research experience in specially designed after-school settings working with children & families.