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Castleton State College - Course Syllabus
Course Overview - Music and Multimedia Technology Summer Institute
Educational contract course sponsored by Vermont MIDI Project
Summer 2006
July 25 - 28, 2006
EDU 6710 C05 , MUS 5710 C01
Syllabus
The Vermont MIDI Project, Incorporated will sponsor a residential summer institute featuring 4 different courses in music and multimedia technology from July 25th to July 28th at the technologically advanced Stafford Academic Center at Castleton State College. This year the focus will be on music composition, video, the integration of the two media, and Special Projects. There will be additional topic sessions on strategies for teaching with video and music composition, assessment, audio integration, and shareware programs. The four courses will be music composition at a beginning/novice level, music composition at an intermediate/advanced level, video production, or Special Projects in technology arranged with the instructor of record. The course number for all courses is Education (EDU 6710 C05) or cross-listed with Music (MUS 5710 C01) for anyone taking Music Composition or an Independent Project with a focus on music curriculum who wished to receive specific music credits.
This Music and Multimedia Technology Summer Institute can be taken as either a workshop experience for professional development hours only or as a credit course through Castleton State College. Participants who choose the 3 credit option are required to continue uploading work and critiquing the work of others on the password protected website for the two weeks following the institute.
Course Requirements
Participants who choose the 3 credit option are required to continue uploading their personal project to a password protected website and critiquing the work of others on the password protected website for the two weeks following the institute. It is expected that participants will spend at least fifteen additional hours on course work beyond the residential institute. One reflective paper will be due at the end of the two-week follow up period. All work must be completed by Friday, August 11, 2006.
There are no prerequisites.
Syllabus
Learning Objectives - Participants will:
· Compose music for professional needs and personal uses OR
· Film and edit video for professional needs and personal uses
· Develop lessons to infuse music composition and/or video into the curriculum
· Develop assessment strategies for student multimedia or composition projects
· Investigate new technology resources for music and technology
· Gain experience in using online communication to expand and extend their own work
· Reflect on their own learning
· Read, reflect, and discuss three articles connected with music and technology integrationCourse Schedule:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
· Instruction and hands-on exploration within the individual courses from 8:30 AM until 4:00 PM daily
· CSC credit participants will meet daily from 4 to 5:00 PM to discuss assignments and reflect on readings.
· Evening sessions daily from 7 to 9:00 PM with a variety of offerings and special topics related to curriculum and technology toolsFriday
Workshop sessions 8:30 - 2:00 pm Presentations by all 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Assignments:
** Students who elect to take CSC credit should plan on an additional 10 hours of work beyond the institute to be completed by Friday, August 11th.**
· Personal Project - Plan an additional 8 to 10 hours of work beyond the institute on a project in either music composition or visual art that will be uploaded to a password protected website for critique by other students from the course and professional artist mentors. The work will be shared in the beginning stages through to completion of the project, detailing the changes that take place throughout the project.
· Responding to the Work of Others - Focused comments and suggestions help participants improve their work throughout the creative process. Course participants will use the password protected website to share discussions about the work posted in the 2 weeks following the institute.
· Journal - Reflection on the creative process and on individual learning will be documented by participants through writing at least one page daily in a personal journal. This will be turned in to the instructor and returned.
· Reflective paper - A two to three page paper will be submitted following the completion of the online project work. This paper will synthesize thoughts from the journal and from experiences gained while working on the creative project in the online environment.
· Read, reflect on, and discuss the following articles:· Aho, Kristi, (2005) Teaching Digital Communication to All Students. THE Journal, May 2005. Available at:
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/17260/· Project Based Learning: Welcome to the Multimedia Video Guide available at:
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/TechHelp/VideoHelp/VideoGuide.html
· Hansen, Dee (1992). The Music and Literacy Connection. Reston, VA:MENC.
· Vermont Grade Expectations for Arts and Information Technology. Available at:
http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/pubs/framework.html
Academic Honesty Policy
As a community of scholars, the administration, faculty and students at Castleton expect all to maintain the highest integrity in scholarly work. All tests, papers, assignments, and projects must be the work of the individual or group assigned. Any work that is not original must be properly credited or it is plagiarized. Any violation of academic honesty will be considered cheating and will be dealt with accordingly by the individual instructor. For more information see:
http://www.castleton.edu/campus/StudentHandbook/pages6to43.pdfGrading Policy
Grades are indicated by letters with a designated “quality point” value assigned to each as follows:
A+ = 4.0
A = 4.0
A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3
B = 3.0
B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3
C = 2.0
C- = 0.0