KQED Teach
KQED Teach is a fun and social online learning platform for educators to improve their media literacy skills
KQED has been committed to helping teachers and learners for as long as I can remember. Early on it was providing public TV resources and lesson plans. Now, as they have evolved, they give us communities and networks of connected learners. This is their latest effort. And it is a hand-in-glove fit to the DIY online community, CLMOOC, as they wend their way through their four week field walk.
I especially like the “courses” they offer. Here is one I like a lot, Video Storytelling Essentials. Why? Because it divides the ‘lessons’ into how to tell stories with video (five modules) and how to teach others to tell those stories (one module). That is the correct order of things. If you want to teach then you need to make–a lot.
The community part of the site is nascent, but there is still activity–a very good sign. Check out Rachel (sorry, I don’t know last name) and her use of WeVideo to make a six-word video story. Got me inspired: wake, take, make, reflect, listen, go. Going to try to have something by the evening before the Twitter chat for #CLMOOC