The Mediated Self/Design blueprint

Course Description
Students will learn how cultural theory and visual culture theory apply to the way we present and are presented through media including TV, film, video autobiography like youtube videos, and photos and images distributed through social media.

Intended target audience

 * 2nd year Bachelor degree level
 * Students interested in general humanities
 * Students from all disciplines interested in contemporary issues around social media and the representation (of ?)
 * Lecturers working in community colleges, polytechnics, and universities

Design approach
This course builds on the work of Katie Warfield and KPU's Visual Media Workshop

Overview of the delivery model
How will the subject be delivered? As a series of micros? As a stand-along semester long online course? In parallel with a local, campus-based cohort? Fully online but with optional local study groups? Block/online project-based work? Workplace integrated? Project based? How will the assessments be delivered? What is your approach to validate student identity with regards to participation and assessment?

OERs on this topic (partners please add to the list if you know of any good ones)
List of URLs to possible re-usable OERs

Student-content interactions:
Learners will work through a series of learning pathways designed for independent study.
 * Pre-recorded video lectures / interviews with signposts will be used to provide students with an orientation or stimulus for each of the major topics.
 * Each learning pathway will incorporate a series of reflection questions to assess the student’s comprehension of the learning pathway
 * Each learning pathway will incorporate external case studies applying the theory from each pathway to a novel situation
 * At the end of each learning pathway, students must complete an online multiple choice test that will assess knowledge of the content of that pathway.  Multiple choice test must be passed successfully before student can move onto next learning pathway.

Student-student interactions

 * Discussion forums
 * Micro blog/social media
 * Blog comments

Online tools that students may need
List these possibilities here.

How can students get formal credit? (potential collaborators please add your thoughts)

 * Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) will take this course through its regular curriculum approval process. Until we obtain approval, students may use a PLA process to receive credit as an Arts elective at KPU

Thoughts on assessment for credit?

Interest in collaborative development of course content?

Interest in collaborative exam-for-credit development?