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May 2009 Archives
Stories from Intercultural Communications MLL 495/695
MLL 495 Intercultural Video Production
MLL 695 Intercultural Filmmaking
This course introduces the history and practices of the field of intercultural communication, including its diverse theoretical and conceptual approaches; its analytical and methodological tools of evaluation and assessment; basic principles of training and professional and career development opportunities in the various areas of the discipline, particularly as it is practiced at UMBC.
Since its beginning in 2004 this course has used digital storytelling as an introductory exercise, allowing students an opportunity to create personal reflective works. Telling their own story provides valuable insights into the filmmaking process as they prepare to tell the stories of others.
The Stories
| Camp Hilarity | Ryan Riehl | 2008 |
| With My Eyes Closed | Joey Ofori | 2008 |
| UMBC Women's Lacrosse Team | Suzanne Sweeny | 2008 |
| Egolandrysm | Landry Digeon | 2008 |
| Out West | Eric Robillard | 2008 |
| Sunday Dinners | Mallory Aaronson | 2008 |
| You Make a Wonderful Cup of Tea | Wambui Kamiru | 2006 |
| Goodbye to Pops | Doug Glynn | 2006 |
| Bitten by the Adventure Bug | Daniel Hall | 2006 |
| My Roots | Tsisana Maysuradze | 2006 |
| To My Parents (english) | Polina Vinogradova | 2005 |
| To My Parents (russian) | Polina Vinogradova | 2005 |
| Ode to My Family | Brian Greenan | 2004 |
| Second Chance | Sarah Hill | 2004 |
ELC 054 Cross-Cultural Communication 2009
The ProjectYhe English Language Center works with digital stories within the course “Cross-Cultural Communication and University Life” (ELC 054), an advanced English as a Second Language course. The 3-credit course is taught by Heather Linville and Tsisana Maysuradze in the spring and by Polina Vinogradova in the summer. The goal of this class is to help students recognize and analyze a number of cultural concepts as they are seen in a variety of new media genres. For example, in class, the students talk and read about the Iceberg Theory, individualistic and collectivistic cultures, cultures that use high and low context communication styles, identity, culture shock, and aspects of verbal and non-verbal communication. At the same time, the students watch motion pictures, documentary films, online advertisements, and digital stories applying the cultural concepts they had learned about. The students also participate in discussions, both face-to-face and on-line, in which they apply what they have learned to an analysis of their own culture and the culture they have experienced in U.S. campus life. The final project of the class is a production of individual digital stories. The process of working on the stories throughout the semester includes choosing the topics, writing the narratives, collecting photographic images, and choosing the music to accompany their verbal narration. The students also discuss their stories in class, peer-review their narratives, and complete online journal entries which allow them to reflect on their progress and express their doubts and concerns to their instructor. The students also intensively work in the computer lab putting their stories together under their instructors’ guidance. Several digital stories that were produced in these classes can be viewed here. |
The StoriesSpring 2009Tsisana Maysuradze’s class (054_8011: Fall 2008 Ahmad Alkaabi Summer 2008
Spring 2008
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Summer Digital Story Workshop for Faculty 2009
On May 25, 26 and 27, UMBC's New Media Studio conducted a three-day introductory level digital story workshop for faculty. In addition to producing a digital story of their own, those attending the workshop gained insight into digital storytelling as a pedagogical and research tool.
The workshop was facilitated by a team of faculty, staff and graduate assistants who have over the last few years have worked extensively with digital stories in a number of ways. These included Bev Bickel, Jason Loviglio, Steve Bradley, Paul Iwancio, Bill Shewbridge, Polina Vinogradova and Satarupa Joardar.
One of the highlights of the workshop was a session on audio conducted by Steve Bradley of Visual Arts. Steve covered recording techniques and sound effects with a hands-on demonstration of creative techniques for building soundtracks.
The Stories |
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| The Last Dog | Bob Sloane |
| My Dearest Alexandra | Taryn Bayles |
| The Best Laid Plans | Susan Mundy |
| Lost and Found | Shuhua Bloom |
| See-It-There | Olga Kritskaya |
| Trashy Art | Sandra Abbott |
| My Movie Theater | Nicoleta Bazgan |
| 13,500 Feet | Bob Reeves |
| Hair Matters | Kimberly Moffitt |
| Everyone Should Be So Lucky | Jim Milani |
| Everything I Need to Know in Life I Learned from the Obama Inauguration | Christine Mallinson |
| Those Shoes | Constantine Vaporis |
| Diss-Eeese | Barry Casey |
