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BCM110 2021

Welcome to your first tutorial :)

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Hello, my name is:

Dr. Renee Middlemost Room: 25.144 Ph: 02 4221 4043

Email: reneem@uow.edu.au

I will respond within 48 hours; email for anything “official”

Twitter: @ReneeMiddlemost

For interesting/fun links, sharing your blogs

My blog: reneemiddlemost.com

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Consultations

On campus:

Monday 11am-1pm;

or Thursday 11am-1pm pm in Room 25.144

Or by email appointment.

Emergencies: Evacuation points

Security: 4221 4900 or use SafeZone App

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Attendance

Roll will be marked weekly.
It is your responsibility to make sure you are marked present.
80% attendance requirement (see p 7 Course Outline).
If you are sick - email me to let me know - but please stay home.
You only need to apply for an AC if it will require more than 1 week absence/is an ongoing issue.

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Tell me - who are you?

When introducing yourselves please feel free to use a nickname or preferred name if this is what you are comfortable with.

First: Meet each other! Say hi to the people near you.

Name cards - please help me learn your name!

Introduce yourself -

Name
What you are studying/why you chose this course
‘Guilty’ media pleasure (eg: binge watching; Insta scrolling etc etc)
What would be your dream job when you finish?

Icebreaker – Student Introduction activity. When introducing yourselves please feel free to use a nickname or preferred name if this is what you are comfortable with.

Meet each other: Values line – arrange yourself in order of birthday – break into months - they introduce themselves and follow each other on Twitter.

Ok, so you are probably really over introductions, but it would be great for me to match faces to names, and for you to start getting to know each other before the group work in a few weeks time!

-NAME CARDS – I will pass around paper.

-Once you have done this could you please buddy up in pairs/groups of 3 and introduce yourselves, then I will ask you to introduce yourselves to the rest of the class. I’d especially like to hear:

Names,

what you are studying;

why you chose to take this course;

guilty media pleasure (too much instagram; reality TV; etc)

and what career you would like when you grow up!

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Tutorials and Collaborative Learning

2 Hour Tutorials - covering course content + academic skills

Why we participate:

From Subject Outline, p 7: “Active and constructive presence in class makes an important contribution to your education, as well as that of your peers”.

Collaborative learning: an educational approach that involves students or groups working together to solve a problem, or in here, to create a body of knowledge.

Essentially we want you to learn from each other, as well as from us – the information does not just flow from me to you, but is an exchange.

This is why we ask you to participate in class, as you will get a lot more out of it. This is a safe space to test ideas.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOetGi421dA

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Activity: Take Sides

I will call out 2 options - you choose which you prefer.
Then a few people from each group will tell me WHY they prefer that option.

This activity is designed to start: challenging your assumptions; and justifying your opinion.

ACTIVITY: TAKE SIDES

I will call out two choices – you have to choose an option first option is to my left; second is to my right – and tell me why.

- Chocolate or strawberry

- Hangout with a few close friends, or a large group of people.

- Listen or speak

- Pop or rock music

- Wonder Woman or Catwoman

- Batman or Superman

- Morning or night

- Go see a band or a sports match

- Would you rather live in the: Country or city

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- Would you rather be indoors or outdoors?

- On a plane: aisle or window seat?

- Long hair or short hair

- Coffee or tea?

In a small way this task is designed to start getting you to challenge your assumptions, and justify your opinion! Stay standing, next activity will be writing on the board.

Thinking about collaborative learning, I want you to think about:

ACTIVITY: BEST AND WORST CLASSES

On the board – divide into 2 sections: ‘Best class I have ever had’/Worst class I have ever had’

‘What the teacher did/ what the students did’ – no names, just actions.

Everyone to come up and write something – when finished, point out what I would like to achieve as a teacher, but I can’t do it alone! Take a seat

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Expectations… and creating our ‘rules of engagement’

Try to be on time!

Our tutorials are a safe space for your to explore, and test ideas, however please:

Be respectful - of each other; of difference of opinion.
Be mindful - language use (see Outline p21 ‘Inclusive Language Guidelines)
Your online persona as a ‘media professional in training’.

ACTIVITY: What will our class rules be around: Signing the roll? Device use? Missing tutorials? Catching up on work?

I’ll just quickly mention my expectations of you, and what you can expect of me this semester-

-try to be on time – we will start at 25 to, and ;

-uni can be quite different to what you may be used to, and people will obviously have differing opinions Please respect each other even if you have differing opinions. I would also like to ask you to be mindful about the language you use in this room – I want you to all feel comfortable.

-Since we are encouraging you to think about being professional in this class, I’d ask you to keep this in mind in your online communication – please be mindful when emailing/blogging and tweeting of how your tone may come across to others.

-And finally, don’t hesitate to ask for help if you need it! I am here to help you on your way, and if I don’t know the answer, I will certainly find out or send you in the right direction. Please try not to feel overwhelmed if these are your first weeks at uni - There is plenty of help available to you on campus. You can expect that I will be prepared, available to help, ready to listen and passionate about this topic!

ACTIVITY: class rules of engagement: since you are all adults, I am willing to negotiate - I will tell you what I usually do, and you can agree, or propose something different.

1. Signing the roll

leave at the front of the room to be signed as they come it or pass it around.
either way it is the responsibility of the student to sign it.
If they notice one week they missed signing it but were there, I ask what we covered/did in the tutorial and then allow them to sign over the X that I would have already placed on the roll.

2. Use of devices:

let them be the responsible person determining usage (open slather) or only used when called for
If open slather, no phone calls made or taken in class, they must leave the room
if content is missed because of choices made, they must follow this up with a peer

3. Arriving late or departing early from tutorials

this happens sometimes, how to ensure content is not missed, I let them suggest what they like, but guide them gently to they must ask a peer to catch them up

4. Non-attendance at tutorial

should they be courteous and advise the tutor via email beforehand or not bother

5. How to form groups for the group work

organically or assigned (this is really just a feeler for what they’re thinking)
I always explore skills and talents and subject interests prior to group formation
I tell them at the outset, that whatever choice they make now can be changed when we actually start forming groups as generally knowledge of others has changed from the first week.

I have found since doing this, the negotiated rules of engagement are mostly respected.

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Web Etiquette…?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IABRgZH12YA&feature=youtu.be

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Subject Outline and Moodle

Always check Moodle/subject outline first - full of information! Familiarise yourself with both.
Weekly topics - -we will sometimes have readings here for you to use; emphasis in this subject on your starting to find your own academic, and quality sources.
Open up Subject Outline - we will give more detail as each assignment gets closer - don’t panic!

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Activity:

In small groups:
What has been the most challenging thing about Week 1?

Where to get help:

Email/ drop in to see me (Consultations Monday 1-3pm; Thurs 11am-1pm) OR

LHA Student Buddy: lha-studentbuddy@uow.edu.au

Start here: https://www.uow.edu.au/student/wellbeing/index.html

https://www.uow.edu.au/student/counselling/crisissupportline/index.html

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Library, StartSmart and CareerSmart

-Open up Library site

-Academic Consideration: via SOLS

-StartSmart and CareerSmart

Checklist for your first few weeks: https://getstarted.uow.edu.au/checklist/index.html

StartSmart and CareerSmart - both compulsory -access via your Moodle - results will be withheld if not completed!

https://www.uow.edu.au/student/get-started/how-uni-works/tools-for-success/start-smart/

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Academic Integrity Matters

“Academic integrity... involves acting with the principles of honesty, fairness, trust and responsibility and requires respect for knowledge and its development.” UOW Academic Integrity Policy

Types of Academic Misconduct: Cheating; Collusion/facilitating academic dishonesty; Fraud; Misrepresentation/fabrication; Obstruction/interference; Plagiarism

Possible Consequences: Mark penalty; Zero for assignment; Zero for subject; Suspension; Expulsion

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Resources to help you succeed… we will help!

Or…

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Assignment 1

Refer to course outline

Troubleshooting - Blogs and Twitter.

Have you set up your Wordpress blog?

Compare notes in small groups - have a look - can you help someone else?

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Lecture - Recall: Audiences

In small groups:

What do you think of when you hear ‘audiences’?
What topics did we cover in the first lecture?

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Changing ideas about audiences

From silent, still, and passive … to Dog TV! (watch clips on Moodle)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjzwwc22PMk

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Audience activity

WATCH:

Theatre Rules: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/video/2015/aug/10/benedict-cumberbatch-fans-photos-during-hamlet-barbican-video

Cinema Rules:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-KV_xkrnc

Activity: What are your expectations (or rules) as an audience member?

In small groups discuss:

What are your expectations and rules for:

-watching a film at the cinema

-watching a film at home

-watching live music (festival or concert)

-watching TV at home

-attending a play, opera,

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Media and Technology

-Utopian or Dystopian?

Refresher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1BQPV-iCkU

Discussion:

What types of issues and social problems does the media get blamed for? (and how might we think differently about these fears after this week’s lecture?)

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This week’s blog topic:

Describe a time when you were part of an audience

What was interesting or pleasurable about the experience?

Were there any negatives?

What kind of unspoken ‘rules’ do you associate with this type of audiencing?

and... How does your experience connect to the ideas we introduced in this week's lecture?

REMEMBER: to include at least ONE piece of academic research to support your ideas... either from the readings, or independent research.

What might you write about?

Example: Have you ever been to the cinema for an experience like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJjUWHkauHg

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Questions?

Any last questions?

If you think of anything during the week:

reneem@uow.edu.au

Or @ReneeMiddlemost - Twitter is a great place to get answers from other students, often you have the same questions!

See you next week :)