08. Online Activity & Facilitation Plan

Structure

Type: Students will work individually.

Time required and timing:
Approximately 5 hours of engagement.

• • 3 hours to prepare, complete, and submit a digital photography project.

  • 45 minutes to provide two formal peer reviews.

  • 15 minutes to respond to peer and instructor feedback.

  • 1 hour to revise and submit final revision.

Required resources:

• • Original photos that are taken by the students using their cell phones

  • High-Speed Internet

  • Middle to high-end computers

  • Adobe Photoshop software

  • Browser, Blackboard, and Discussion board

Details
Phase One:
Complete a digital photography project individually and post it to the discussion board.

• 1. Review the content and terminology listed under “What is Digital Photography?”

  2. Review the online video lectures on the power of digital photography.

  3. Review the online tutorials on how to use Photoshop to adjust photo color & tone, use healing brush, content-aware patch, and clone stamp tools.

  4. Pick an old photo or take a photo image using a cell phone.

  5. Frame, repair, and modify a photo to create effective digital photography. The photo image must meet the following guidelines.

     • The composition must apply either the Rule of the Thirds or the Golden Ratio principles.

     • There is a clear focal point on the photo image.

     • The photo conveys a clear message or tells a story.

  6. Submit the photo to the discussion board for peer review.

Phase Two:
Provide formal critiques to peers and respond to feedback.

• 1. Provide at least two formal critiques to your peers. Feedback must be constructive and use relevant vocabulary. The feedback can be either in a written format or a video format. Use the following questions as prompts to construct your feedback:

     • Is the photo image original?

     • What does this photo image say? Or what is the photo’s purpose?

     • Does it affect you emotionally? Which part of the image affects you the most, and why?

     • Does the composition apply either the Rule of the Thirds or the Golden Ratio?

     • Is there a focal point on the image?

     • Does the artist use Photoshop tools effectively? If not, what are your suggestions for improvement?

  2. Examine all peers’ art projects. Provide brief comments if you want to.

  3. Respond to your peer and instructor’s feedback with concrete evidence to support your statements.

Phase Three:
Revise, Reflect, and Post the revised photo as project final.

• 1. Use Photoshop to revise your photo image based on the feedback you received from your peers and the instructor.

  2. Write a brief description of what you have changed and why you want to make these changes. Or record a video to describe your reasons for the changes.

  3. Submit the revised version of your photo with a written description to the Discussion board for the final assessment. If you made no change to your original submission, post it again with a description of why you decide to keep the way as it is. The second photo submission will be used to assess your digital photography project.

Feedback and Assessment

Both the Digital Photography project and peer reviews will receive a graded formal assessment based on a grading rubric.

Students’ revised photo image will be assessed based on the following general criteria:

• • • The photo image is original and has a clear focal point.

    • Composition applied either the Rule of the Thirds or the Golden Ratio.

    • The craftsmanship demonstrates mastery of the introduced Photoshop tools.

    • The photo image communicates a clear message, shows emotion, or tells a story.

Students’ two formal peer reviews will be assessed based on the following general criteria:

• • • Use proper terminology, relevant concepts, and real-world application to formulate feedback.

    • The reviews are constructive and demonstrate critical thinking.

    • Use concrete evidence to support observations and statements.

    • Provide at least two different peer reviews that are posted on time.

    • Use professional language and follow the online etiquette listed under the area of “Academic Expectation & Communication Guidelines.”

Each student will provide and receive at least two formal reviews from their peers. These tasks will be completed during Phase Two. An interactive Application will be used to randomly generate two names for each student to provide their formal reviews.

The feedback must be constructive. Students provide ideas and suggestions to help perfect each other's work. The instructor will make additional suggestions if necessary. In phase two, the instructor will mainly function as a motivator, timekeeper, and guide to keep the conversation moving forward.