Hi, Jessica and other dear teachers:
As one who uses full films rather than clips, my big question is whether you use sociological data along with psychological data? I'm hoping--and assuming--you do, but since you only mention psych sources, I've gotta ask. As sociologists, psychologists tend to make great psychologists.
The reason I prefer full films to clips is that clips do not present context especially well and without context it's kinda difficult to do sociology. Of course, with a film like crash (or 21 Grams or any of the other non-linear films in that style), it's kinda hard to present context too, but eliminating it altogether sounds problematic to me. Do you address that issue?
As always, A.
D. Angus Vail
Department of Sociology
Willamette University
900 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503.370.6313
Fax: 503.370.6512
"It's not enough to know that things work.
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Department of Sociology
Willamette University
900 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503.370.6313
Fax: 503.370.6512
"It's not enough to know that things work.
The laurels go to those who can show HOW they work."
From: "Jessica L. Collett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Teach Soc Listserv (E-mail)" <[email protected]>
Subject: TEACHSOC: clips vs. full-length films
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 07:50:48 -0700
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>I know I am weighing in late, but I found the thread about Crash, that
>subsequently turned into a discussion about the benefits and drawback of
>popular media, fascinating.
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>A colleague and I actually wrote a paper last year about a similar subject.
>Drawing from research in education psychology, we show that the integration of
>popular media is an effective teaching tool, but that clips are better than
>full-length presentations. After detailing psychological reasons for both of
>these findings, we offer ideas for how to effectively integrate clips into
>sociology classes.
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>The paper was recently bounced from Teaching Sociology and we're looking for a
>new outlet. Yet, following this discussion, it clearly seems like something
>that would be of interest to sociologists. Does anyone know of another outlet
>we could send it to?
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>Thanks,
>Jessica
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>Jessica L. Collett, M.A.
>Department of Sociology
>University of Arizona
>Tucson, Arizona 85721-0027
>http://www.members.cox.net/~jessica.collett
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>"Creativity is to intellectual life what speed is to sport. You can't teach or
>train it. You can only try to stay out of its way." ~ Henry A. Walker
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