Distance Learning and Television
THE ARTS IN EVERY CLASSROOM
The Annenberg/CPB Channel provides educational television series and teacher professional development workshops that are distributed by satellite to schools and other educational and community organizations nationwide. The Southeast Center has been selected to develop the course of study for the Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcasting Channel's first arts education programming for elementary school teachers. The professional development course (which includes eight one-hour programs, a videotape resource library, workshop materials, and related websites) is being designed around an inquiry-based instruction model that promotes authentic exploration of multi-arts education. SCEA is collaborating with Lavine Production Group in New York City and KSA-Plus Communications in Arlington, Virginia. The airdate is spring 2003.
DISTANCE LEARNING
SCEA piloted a distance learning course in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin. The goal was to explore how to incorporate Internet communication and live television feeds from the two classrooms into a dynamic media learning experience. The "Introduction to Discipline-Based Theatre Education" course paired future teachers studying in Austin with experienced teachers in Chattanooga. They communicated with each other through e-mail and engaged in a theme drama, Ares 12: Mission to Mars, which featured real time transmissions between Earth and Mars.
ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES
SCEA director Kim Wheetley was contracted by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation as a consultant and writer. He convened a series of meetings with Academy governors and educators which informed the writing of a document titled A Framework for Teaching and Learning Through the Arts and Technologies of Television.
