Videokamera koulutyössä : miten kamera voisi olla kuin kynä?

Tässä opinnäytetyössä tutkin miten videokameraa voi käyttää oppimisen välineenä perusopetuksessa. Tutkielmani perustuu ajatukseen kamerasta audiovisuaalisen kulttuurin kynänä, monipuolisena kirjoittamisen, kuvittamisen ja itsensä ilmaisemisen välineenä, jonka käyttö on yksinkertaista ja tasa-arvoista. Lähestyn kysymystä sekä kasvatuksen, mediakasvatuksen että elokuvateorian näkökulmista ja etsin niiden yhtymäkohtia. Tavoitteena on hahmotella työkaluja ja kehyksiä, joista olisi opettajille hyötyä käytännön koulutyössä, ja jotka auttaisivat entistä paremmin integroimaan mediakasvatuksen näkökulmia opetukseen. Kasvatuksen teoriassa käsittelen konstruktivistista oppimiskäsitystä, jonka mukaan oppiminen on aktiivista ja tavoitteellista toimintaa, jossa oppilas itse rakentaa oman tietonsa. Tästä näkökulmasta tärkeitä ovat monipuoliset ja motivoivat oppimisympäristöt sekä oppilaan luontaista uteliaisuutta ruokkivat työtavat. Korostan myös yhteistoiminnallisen oppimisen menetelmiä, jotka mahdollistavat työskentelyn pienryhmissä siten, että oppilaat pääsevät osallistumaan aktiivisesti ja tasapuolisesti. Videokameran luonnetta työvälineenä käsittelen elokuvateorian näkökulmasta. Nostan esille näkemyksiä, joiden mukaan kamera on erityisesti todellisuuden hahmottamisen väline, jonka katse poikkeaa ihmisen katseesta. Esittelen myös Alexandre Astrucin ajatuksen kamerakynästä, jolla on oma ilmaisuvoimainen kielensä. Liitän nämä ajatukset konstruktivismin kontekstiin: kamera voi olla todellisuuden tutkimisen ja tiedon rakentamisen väline. Teorian ja käytännön kokeilujen pohjalta määrittelen koulutyössä toteutettavalle videokuvaamiselle kolme toiminnallista tavoitetta: tiedon jakamisen, havainnoinnin ja käsittelyn sekä itseilmaisun. Tämän kolmijaon perusteella opetusta on mahdollista suunnitella ja arvioida. Koko tutkimuksen taustalla on huoli audiovisuaalisen mediakulttuurin keskeisten kansalaistaitojen toteutumisesta. Koska tämän päivän media on kiinteä osa yhteiskuntaa, sen päätöksentekoa ja julkista tilaa, on jokaisella kansalaisella oltava siihen vapaa pääsy. Tämä edellyttää taitoja pukea ajatuksiaan mediaviestien muotoon. Jos videokamera on audiovisuaalisen kulttuurin kynä, on sen käyttö kirjoitustaitoon verrattava kansalaistaito.

Iowa's English Literacy Pilot Project, 2001

The Iowa Department of Education, in collaboration with CASAS, initiated an English Literacy Pilot project during program Year 2001 (July 1, 2001- June 30, 2002). The overall goal of the project is to research and identify promising instructional strategies and curriculum offerings designed to meet the unique learning needs of Iowa's adult immigrant target populations.

Iowa Adult Literacy Program Annual Benchmark Report, 2003

The purpose of Title II, The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, is to create a partnership among the federal government, states, and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult basic education and literacy services.

Iowa's Community College Basic Literacy Skills Credential Program Annual Report, 2002

The purpose of this report is to document the results of Iowa’s community college based basic literacy skills credential program for Program Year 2002 (July 1, 2001-June 30, 2002). The credentialing program is administered through Iowa’s community colleges and consists of four (4) components: (1) basic literacy skills certification, (2) Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma, (3) community college based adult high school diploma, and (4) traditional high school diploma. A brief description of each component is presented in the following sections.

Iowa's Adult Literacy Program Benchmark Analysis Report, 2002

The purpose of this document is to present Iowa’s Adult Literacy Benchmark Analysis Report: Program Year 2002. The report is designed to provide a supplemental analysis of the information presented in Tables 5-19 (pp. 16-37) referenced in the publication titled Iowa's Adult Basic Education Program Annual Benchmark Report: Program Year 2002. The original data source for Tables 1-7 is from Iowa’s National Reporting System (NRS) report Tables 4B and 5 and the publication titled Iowa’s Community College Basic Literacy Skills Credential Program: Program Year 2002. (See Appendix B of Iowa’s Adult Basic Education Program Annual Benchmark Report: Program Year 2002, [pp. 54-55] and Iowa’s Community College Basic Literacy Skills Credential Program Annual Report: Program Year 2002 Tables 1-2 [pp. 6-7]).

Iowa's Community College Basic Literacy Skills Credential Program Annual Report, 2003

The purpose of this report is to document the results of Iowa’s community college based basic literacy skills credential program for Program Year 2003 (July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003). The credentialing program is administered through Iowa’s community colleges and consists of four (4) components: (1) basic literacy skills certification, (2) Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma, (3) community college based adult high school diploma, and (4) traditional high school diploma. A brief description of each component is presented in the following sections.

Iowa’s Adult Literacy Program Annual Benchmark Report Executive Summary, 2004

This report was produced by the Iowa Department of Education about Adult Literacy.

Iowa’s Adult Literacy Program Benchmark Projection Report, 2004

This report was produced by the Iowa Department of Education about Adult Literacy.

Iowa’s Adult Literacy Program Annual Narrative Report, 2004

This report was produced by the Iowa Department of Education about Adult Literacy.

Iowa's Community College Basic Literacy Skills Credential Program Annual Report, 2004

The purpose of this report is to document the results of Iowa’s community college based basic literacy skills credential program for Program Year 2004 (July 1, 2003-June 30, 2004). The credentialing program is administered through Iowa’s community colleges and consists of four (4) components: (1) basic literacy skills certification, (2) Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma, (3) community college based adult high school diploma, and (4) traditional high school diploma. A brief description of each component is presented in the following sections.

Iowa's Community College Basic Literacy Skills Credential Program Annual Report, 2006

The purpose of this report is to document the results of Iowa’s community college based basic literacy skills credential program for Program Year 2006 (July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006). The credentialing program is administered through Iowa’s community colleges and consists of four (4) components: (1) basic literacy skills certification, (2) Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma, (3) community college based adult high school diploma, and (4) traditional high school diploma. A brief description of each component is presented in the following sections.

Iowa Adult Literacy Program Annual Benchmark Report, 2005

The purpose of this publication is to present the Program Year 2005 report on Iowa’s adult literacy program benchmarks. The passage of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 [Public Law 105-220] by the 105th Congress ushered in a new era of collaboration, coordination, cooperation and accountability. The overall goal of the Act is “to increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by participants, and, as a result improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.”

Iowa Adult Literacy Program Benchmark Presentation, 2005

The purpose of this publication is to present the Executive Summary Program Year 2005 report on Iowa’s adult literacy program benchmarks.1 The passage of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 [Public Law 105-220] by the 105th Congress ushered in a new era of collaboration, coordination, cooperation and accountability. The overall goal of the Act is “to increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by participants, and, as a result improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.”

Iowa's Community college Basic Literacy Skills Credential Program Annual Report, 2005

The purpose of this report is to document the results of Iowa’s community college based basic literacy skills credential program for Program Year 2005 (July 1, 2004-June 30, 2005). The credentialing program is administered through Iowa’s community colleges and consists of four (4) components: (1) basic literacy skills certification, (2) Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma, (3) community college based adult high school diploma, and (4) traditional high school diploma. A brief description of each component is presented in the following sections.

Iowa's Adult Literacy Program State Plan Extension, 2005

The major purposes of Iowa’s Adult Literacy Program State Plan Extension for Program Year 2005 are: • provide a comprehensive blue print for implementation of Title II of the Act; • serve as a basis for both immediate and long-range planning and continuous, systematic evaluation of program effectiveness; • provide basis for common understanding among Iowa’s literacy partners, other interested entities and the U.S. Department of Education. The plan extension is designed to update Iowa’s Adult Literacy State Plan for Program Year 2005 in line with the guidelines provided by the United States Department of Education: Division of Adult Education and Literacy (USDE:DAEL).