Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Screen School
Learning Methods
Lecture
Tutorial
Workshop
Module Offerings
6039CRWRI-JAN-MTP
Aims
To introduce students to a broad spectrum of digital writing projects that place text in locations real and virtual, thereby inspiring them
To encourage an awareness in students of the opportunities afforded by digital technology to their own writing practices.
To develop students’ digital content skills enabling them to create online writing projects
To introduce students to potential career paths writing on digital platforms.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate current, informed awareness and understanding of writing online
2.
Produce writing projects using digital tools
3.
Distribute their work through digital platforms
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Lectures and guest speaker presentations will introduce the students to the opportunities for writers that digital tools and online platforms provide. Workshops will provide students with the skillsets to produce basic digital content and inspire starting points from which to develop projects. Tutorials will assist students in shaping their own digital writing projects that will provide experiential learning opportunities. The module will consider using mobile devices for location based storytelling, social networking as a narrative tool, and online platforms to distribute stories and engage audiences in participatory experiences.
Module Overview:
This module enables you to develop an understanding of writing for digital platforms and skillsets necessary to produce digital content. Over the semester you will not only discover the creative possibilities of writing for online platforms but also the career opportunities in this field of writing. You will look at diverse areas of text and writing online, from media characters portrayed in social networking, to bloggers, viral campaigns and participatory projects to location based storytelling.
This module enables you to develop an understanding of writing for digital platforms and skillsets necessary to produce digital content. Over the semester you will not only discover the creative possibilities of writing for online platforms but also the career opportunities in this field of writing. You will look at diverse areas of text and writing online, from media characters portrayed in social networking, to bloggers, viral campaigns and participatory projects to location based storytelling.
Additional Information:This module enables students to develop an understanding of writing for digital platforms and skillsets necessary to produce digital content. Over the semester students will not only discover the creative possibilities of writing for online platforms but also the career opportunities in this field of writing. The module will look at diverse areas of text and writing online, from media characters portrayed in social networking, to bloggers, viral campaigns and participatory projects to location based storytelling.