An unscientific observation while grading my 200-level class: I got much more original thinking out of my students from an assignment that asked them to make a 2 minute TikTok-style video "explainer" than I did out of the final research paper.
Papers clustered on a single "safe" solution - media literacy - while explainers covered a much wider range of ideas. The video was worth 20% of the grade, paper worth 30% - considering reversing their significance next year.
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(Particularly odd - I didn't teach or advocate for media literacy, but it's a solution most of the students have converged on. Not surprising on a class on media and democracy, but weird to see, especially since I'm very skeptical about how much media literacy can do... )
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@ethanz 200 level meaning that there's a 100 level requirement, or 200 meaning more advanced? I'm curious if prior university classes prime them towards it, or something earlier
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@ted @ethanz I think it's American for second year undergraduate.
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@fluidlogic @ted Yes and no - more that it's not meant as a general intro to the field but a subject specific class. Students range from 1st to 4th year.
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