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Workshop 2:
A special guest will talk through their experience of being a writer for Australian television.

From this presentation, students will develop an understanding of how events, situations and people can be represented from different viewpoints to persuade the viewer to think and feel a certain way. Students will also begin to understand the way TV and comedy can introduce and reinforce awareness in the viewer of certain issues, popular culture, and current affairs.

This workshop is one of three in the series. Participants are required to attend all three workshops.

Workshop 1: Friday 7 August, 2pm - 2.45pm AEST
Workshop 3: Friday 28 August, 2pm - 2.45pm AEST

BOOKED OUT! These dates are no longer available.

Presenters:
Maggie Garrard, Curriculum Manger ACTF
Bridget Hanna, Education Deliverer ACMI
Anna Kuch, Education Deliverer ACMI

Each workshop has been aligned with the Australian Curriculum, so educators can be assured that content of the workshops is relevant while being authentic to students with the use of current media that kids are familiar with and that they find entertaining and engaging.

Cost
$50 per class (30 students max)

These sessions make use of the high quality content from the You’re Skitting Me series, produced by Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder (CJZ) for ABC3. The Sketch-O-Matic resource was developed to support teachers to use You’re Skitting Me in the classroom to further develop students’ skills as script writers.

This event is a partnership between ACTF and ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) and is supported by the Victorian Department of Education and Training. To ensure greater accessibility, the price of the Workshop Package has been subsidised. Each class booking of three workshop will receive You’re Skitting Me Series 1 & 2 DVDs PLUS class access to the Sketch-O-Matic.

Venue
This event will be held online using Zoom free software. A link to log into the session will be provided once registration is finalised.    

More Information   

Australian Teachers of Media Victoria
Presentation by: Maggie Garrard
Topic: Technology; Bridging the Divide
Venue: Graduate House, University of Melbourne VIC
Website: http://www.atomvic.org/state-conference-2015/

Summary:

Let’s blur the boundaries between school, home and industry. And let’s use technology to do it! Kids are creative, and they are curious.

This workshop is aimed at upper primary and lower secondary teachers and will explore how the ACTF is using contemporary resources and online events to put the student front and center of their learning, so as to support student’s creativity and curious disposition. The resources that will be explored during this workshop, support learners to be independent thinkers and to challenge the way they think about, and understand what they view so as to further develop their own creativity.

This workshop will showcase resources such as the MY:24 app and the digital script writing tool Sketch-O-Matic, as well as highlight online events and virtual excursions demonstrating how digital content that is engaging and challenging can promote autonomous, creative learning environments.