This paper is informed by both my participation in the Digital Information Literacy Project as well as my experience as a Theatre Studies student and a director of theatre.
Digital Information Literacy Project
- Supported by the University of Otago Library
- Action Research based enquiry
- Examining how Theatre Studies and the Library can mobilise Web 2.0 technologies to increase communication.
- From this enquiry it became clear that blogs were a good (and easy) way to increase communication.
Theatre Studies
- For 400-level papers we were required to keep a journal
- Most of us had very little idea about what was expected of us - and the lecturer was understandably anxious about giving us exemplars
- We were not encouraged to share our journals and there was little incentive to write regularly
This report is coming from a student perspective; I have found blogging a useful way to informally improve my theatre practice
Blogs Provide an Alternative to Traditional Journalling
- They have the potential to keep students more "on-track" because the lecturer can keep an eye on their posting behaviour
- They have the potential for immediate feedback from both the lecturer and others in the class. Particularly when journalling is undertaken by a small class they can make the task seem less isolating
- Because they can be media-rich - allowing easy posting of pictures and video - they provide a much greater range of creative potential
- In a theatrical context - particularly when a student is creating a piece of theatre that will be shown to the public - they have the potential to heighten awareness of the audience so that audience could be much more "informed" about a production. Blogging is also a useful life-learning skill that theatre students can take with them if they continue with a theatre career.
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