The Project Workflow

My students are given a lot of choices when it comes to projects in the class. The students who are in the course usually have a definite interest in either video or audio production. I felt that giving them the freedom to choose what they would be working on would help them achieve a better class experience and also provide them with an individualized learning experience. The students would also be accountable for their learning and progress in the class.

A list of projects has been provided to the students to choose from and included both video and audio production projects. Projects were also categorized within the video and audio production project choices. The categories are promotional, informational, entertainment video, music production, MIDI, video post-production, audio post-production, software certification, emerging technologies, and course-related projects. The emerging technologies projects included 360 video and course-related projects included game design, theatrical lighting design, and mobile device production. The students would be required to choose one from the list and could also be an individual project or a small group project. The student would then have to submit to me a project proposal.

A project proposal is an online form that was created in Google Forms. The proposal asked for the student name, project title, whether or not the project was individual or group, and who was in the group. The students were also asked to identify what new skills they will be learning with the project and identify which ISTE standards would be aligned to the project. The students would need to identify what equipment would be used, materials needed, length of time to complete the project and also a target date for completion. The final question on the proposal was to list or discuss what assistance from the instructor would be needed to successfully complete the project. The student would be allowed to start the project once the proposal was received and given the "green light."

I noticed during the first semester that the students would be very engaged in the work but had challenges staying on task at times and would procrastinate. I decided to check on their work more frequently during the second semester and would be checking on their projects every Wednesday and Friday. The students would need to show progress on their projects at each check-in.