Join us as we welcome Dr. Jeff Share, a professor in the teacher education program at UCLA, to walk us through a series of sessions on how to help our students navigate a crazy, media-rich world. Topics for this session include:

Session 3: Ideology and Aural Literacy (podcasts)

v During this workshop we will review the elements of sound and aural literacy: dialogue, narration, sound effects, and music. These components are present in all multimedia presentations, yet are seldom addressed since they are not visible. We will also discuss the ways ideology is embedded in all media and often reproduces the dominant narratives through the process of “normalizing” or “othering.” After exploring the 4 aspects of sound, participants will have the opportunity to create short podcasts, an activity that can easily be reproduced in most classrooms.

v Media Production Activity: Podcasting Activity

o   You will work collaboratively to create a podcast that provides a missing alternative perspective in a radio genre.

o   Choose a story that you have been reading in your student teaching and think about who or what does not get to speak. Consider the missing voices, either human or not, that remain silent and are missing from the dominant narrative.

o   Working with your team, create a short story (1-3 minutes) that allows that voice to speak. Be sure to include the elements of aural literacy (Foley, music, narration, and/or dialogue).

o   One person will record it with Voice Memo on their cell phone and upload a copy to the Google Drive folder.

Don't miss this amazing opportunity!