Past Project Descriptions

Research Methodology

Enhancing Qualitative Data with Digital Video

Faculty Member: Todd Reimer

Department: Curriculum and Instruction

Student Technologist: Mike Mann

Project Description: The goal of thisproject was to create a set of digital video vignettes to illustrate best practices of a high school political community of learners. After suitable excerpts from an existing collection of videos are identified,the audio and video quality are enhanced and subtitles added. The final product is a DVD with the vignettes for use in presentations of theresearch and as illustrations for instruction.

Life History and Documentary Approaches to Inquiry - Training Materials

Faculty Member: Ricardo Ainslie

Department: Educational Psychology

Student Technologist: Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon

Project Description: This project generated training materials to promote the effective use of digital media for video production. The content of the training includes filming and production techniques as well as integrating other media into documentary projects. In addition to the technical aspects of the training, the materials were aimed at providing students with experiential models for using digital media and insight intodocumentary research as a form of inquiry.