Multimedia Artifact

 

Rubric for Multimedia Artifact

1.      Select a significant purpose typical of your discipline/grade level.

My name is:  Quinn Blackley

My content area/discipline is:  English

The grade level I plan to teach is:  Middle or High School (6-12)

The typical educational purpose I will address is:  Publicizing a student-run school writing center

        Some examples are:

• Advertise an athletic clinic, club, event, or special program
• Advocate for the value of studying your content area
• Communicate with parents 
• Develop materials and resources for parents, school staff, or professional development
• Document the contributions of an individual or program to the school or community
• Fundraise for arts, athletics, clubs, electives, or special programs and events
• Increase enrollment and participation in elective courses, school activities, clubs, or programs
• Inform the community about exceptional students, teachers, programs, or school needs
• Promote a community partnership, professional initiative, resource program, or school activity
• Provide content-related instruction, scaffolding, or tutorials for students
• Recruit parent volunteers
• Etc.

My reason for choosing this purpose is:  In addition to working as a writing consultant at BYU's Research and Writing Center, I currently volunteer as an editor and writer mentor for the Journal of Peer Tutoring in Secondary Schools (JPTSS). JPTSS is a journal affiliated with the Secondary Schools Writing Center Association. In the future, I would like to start a SSWCA-supported writing center in a secondary school in Alaska.

 

2.      Identify an optimal multimedia artifact for accomplishing the purpose. Advertisement  Audio Clip (for instructional or promotional use) Brochure  Composition Design Digital Magazine Digital Story Flyer Interview Mashup Meme or Mockumentary (to remind students of a key concept, principle, or rule related to your content area) Multimedia Presentation Newsletter Poster   Public Service Announcement Science Project Simulation Video Clip Worksheet Candidate Proposed

3.                  Explore possible technological tools for creating the artifact. Audio Editing Tools Digital Storytelling Tools Engineering Tools Graphic Design Tools Interactive Whiteboards Mathematical Reasoning Tools Mobile Devices (Cell phones, iPads, pen tablets, etc.) Music Authoring Tools Photo Editing Tools Presentation Tools Recording Tools Scientific Probes Spreadsheets Video Editing Tools Web Authoring Tools Word Processing Tools Instructor-Approved Tool

4.      Select a tool to create the artifact.  The tool(s) I will use: I used a graphic design website called Canva. 5.      Create the artifact, ensuring it fulfills intended purposes. 6)  What have you done to try to evaluate sources for bias and avoid biased portrayals of diverse identities?  Why is this important? I begun by looking at real advertisement secondary schools have put out to publicize their own writing centers to get an idea of the necessary information to include. Because I plan to one day teach in near Anchorage, Alaska, which has a very diverse student population, I chose to feature an animation of a young woman of Color on the poster as a form of appropriate student body representation—she is simply holding a pencil so I don’t feel that this would be any kind of biased portrayal of diverse identities.

 

DRAFT Rubric for Evaluating Common Media Artifact
Utah Effective Teaching Standard:  Supports content and skill development by using multiple media and technology resources and knows how to evaluate these resources for quality, accuracy, and effectiveness.   EPP Program Learning Outcome:  Develop skills in general educational technologies common across disciplines.
Criteria	0 – Not Achieved	1 – Developing	2 – Proficient	3 – Exemplary
Educational Purpose 1.      Clearly evident 2.      Appropriate to context	Educational purpose is not clearly evident and not appropriate to context.	Educational purpose is either clearly evident or appropriate to context.	Educational purpose is clearly evident and appropriate to context.	Educational purpose is clearly evident, appropriate to context, and shows unusual insight.
Technology Tool 1.      Appropriateness of tool 2.      Facility with the tool	Selects a tool that is not appropriate for the task.	Applies basic features of an appropriate educational technology, but the tool may not be optimal for the task.	Effectively applies advanced features of an educational technology that works well for the task.	Innovatively applies and/or repurposes advanced features of an appropriate technology in a way that works well for the task.
Media Artifact 1.      Addresses educational purpose 2.      Professionalism of the artifact (look and feel, copyright, etc)	Marginal quality and does not fully achieve its intended educational purpose.	Reasonable quality and adequately achieves intended educational purpose, but some multimedia elements may distract from message.	Achieves educational purpose in a polished, professional way.	Achieves educational purpose and significantly magnifies and extends impact on audience.
Bias in Media Evaluates sources for biased portrayals of diverse identities Understands the implications of bias	Does not evaluate sources or the needs of the audience for biased portrayals of diverse identities or is unable to demonstrate an understanding of bias.	Minimal evaluation of sources or the needs of the audience for biased portrayals of diverse identities but fails to demonstrate an understanding of the implications of bias.	Thorough evaluation of sources or the needs of the audience for biased portrayals of diverse identities but does not demonstrate an understanding of the implications of bias.	Uses media sources appropriately or addresses the needs of the audience with attention to bias and provides a critique of biased portrayals of diverse identities.