Moving Image Education 300112

I have been lucky enough to have experienced Moving Image Education in the classroom environment. As part of the elective I was keen to develop my knowledge of this tool as I have observed how engaging and enjoyable it can be for pupils.

What is Moving Image Education?

http://www.movingimageeducation.org/ states that MIE "is about helping young people to question, analyse, explore and understand the meaning of what they are watching."

John Logie Baird gave the world's first public demonstration of a working television system that transmitted live moving images with tone graduation (grayscale) on 26 January 1926. It is clear that this invention changed how society communicates and disseminates information.

In regards to Education pupils are shown various media,eg films, t.v clips, adverts, animation etc... and are encouraged to develop skills relating to analysis, exploration, creating and resourcing and then sharing the information. The process can be engaging and stimulate learning across various aspects of the curriculum. "The visual stimulus of a film can fire children's imaginations" Moving Image Education (2009).For example, pupils' can develop creative writing skills around what they have watched. They can develop drama skills by continuing a story from where the clip finishes. They can develop ICT skills by creating their own moving images using sites like concept cartoons and vokis.

Analyse
Learn how to read films like books
Explore
About the culture and heritage of moving images
Create
A full guide to making your own movies, starting with simple and exciting activities
Resources
Free films, worksheets and many other classroom resources
Forum
Share knowledge and experience

I recently read one of my peer's blogs and noted that the above skills link well with information they had sourced about media literacy. Euan Cuthill (2012) noted that creating, exploring and resourcing information tie in well with the "3c's" of media literacy - Creative, Cultural and Critical.

For me there is a very obvious advantage here to using MIE throughout primary education. Each of the above skills encourages a higher order of thinking about specific learning. Breaking down and analysing a piece of media inevitably ensures the pupil has developed a deep understanding of the process and the imagery. This links well to Bloom's Taxonomy where learning progresses and deepens through understanding and analysis.

References.

Blooms Taxonomy. Available online at: http://www.primarily-kids.com/blooms_taxonomy.jpg. Accessed 030212.

John Logie Baird. Who invented the television. Available online at: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1904#ixzz1lJvHiarB. Accessed 030212.

Moving Image Education.(2009) Available online at:http://www.movingimageeducation.org/. Accessed 030212.

The 3 C's of media literacy. Available online at: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXApIciQBsbMkpuDW2iWzsMr3n86VjeuucUv3oLM9FiE-OPMiCqjPfdpNFVEf716qvFHtJ-czFg9Y8uXSiIQnrorwOmAWLJ6TdtpJ_SzhDJdAwqbayJNCqfSxXu5PPLke3w8asNN5aZ0f_/s1600/3cs+of+media+literacy.gif. Accessed 030212.