I started my teaching career in 1989. For the first time, I'll be teaching a course entitled Public Speaking. And despite finding out just yesterday, I've contacted Black Hawk College for some ideas from their instructors, and I've been thinking about possibilities at Rockridge.
Since arriving at Rockridge, I had hoped to accomplish something with video production. I tried to get it going while an advisor with the journalism/yearbook course, but I could never get buy-in and energy from enough students. I wonder if I could make it work with this new course I will be leading?
So broadcasting is like public speaking, right? And public speaking comes in a variety of forms and in a variety of scenarios. And in order to evaluate good public speaking skills, video-taping the presentation/speeches is an important part of helping students evaluate their skills. So even if I can't get the broadcasting thing off the ground, I could still use videotaping equipment as part of the evaluation process.
And what if I could get some broadcasting into the course? I've got my "back room" behind NE10 that we could work into a small broadcasting room. I've been wanting to learn about green screens and backgrounds and teleprompters for awhile - this course may be a start. Plus, the students that enroll in the course generally have selected this course to stretch their public speaking abilities.
I need to work on getting a digital camera and software that are simple and user friendly to help "newbies". I think I have a connection that might be willing to part with some used equipment. I'll contact him and see what I can get accomplished. In the meantime, I'm going to start brainstorming scenarios and topics that could be part of the class, check in with past instructors at RHS to get their syllabi, and check out the information that I received from the instructor at BHC. This could be fun.
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