Here are the MRL’s prospective projects and activities for 2017/18 – click on the names for more detail and check back periodically as the semester/year unfolds.
Media Research Lab 2017-2018 Project Plans |
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| Working Title: | Format | Deliverables | Due | ||
| Me, the media Student Lead: Chris. V. |
inventory like ‘Creative Careers’ | – oral stories
– web profiles |
– Descriptive inventory
– Visual/oral stories – Reference database |
– On-going
– 2-4+ /month |
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| Fun facts Student Lead: Erika |
Investigate ‘pop’ theory/news/sci on YouTube, etc. | – lit review
– academic multimedia essay – video essays / glossary |
– workshops on storytelling theory/sci/news
– publish paper – post multimedia essay |
– workshop – 1 fall, 1 spring
– lit review Nov – Essay Feb – Videos – on-going |
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| Make, Do Lead: Lab Students & Director |
‘Maker activities’ & skills & issues workshops |
– Hands on maker activities
– ‘how-to’ workshops – discussion groups |
– Wiki Wednesday (fall/winter)
– How to use your gear – How to win at YouTube – Social media bang (the secret to going viral) |
– Wiki – 1-3/year
– How to use your gear 1-3/year – Win at YouTube – 1-2 – Social Media Bang – 2 |
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| Indigenous Media in/and/as Social Innovation Lead: Lab Director |
Funding proposal development | – lit review
– environmental scan – meetings with funders – prospect research – relationship building |
– proposal to fund a visiting scholar on the subject
– sketch of a potential course – inventory of activities |
– lit review: Oct/Nov
– funder meetings – Nov/Dec – full proposal: Jan/Feb – Inventory of findings: Feb/March |
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| Coin System Student Lead: Nolan |
Student community help exchange | – environmental scan
– study of current practices – design of process – prod research / development |
– working coin exchange system for out of class student helping
– demonstrable record of ‘work hours’ on projects |
– scan: Oct
– study: Nov/Dec – process design: Jan – prod: Jan-March |
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| Colloquium Student Lead: Harlen |
Record/edit/release | – multi-cam live switching
– backgrounders |
– recorded events
– archive |
– 2 week turn around | |
| MRL Website Lead: Lab Director & Students |
Web record | – blog/info/social media | – emerging website
– archive of resources |
– Prelim – October
– Solid working / Nov. |
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