Pedagogy and Film

3 cr · Undergraduate

A study of films and their relationships to contemporary educational practice. The approach will be a critical one exploring and analyzing films and their relationships to teaching, teachers, students and curricula. The emphasis is on understanding film as a powerfully educative media in its own right as well as its complex relationships with traditional school knowledge. May not be held with EDUB 5220 when titled "Pedagogy and Film: Studying the Moving Image" or EDUB 5230 when titled "Portrayal of Teaching in the Popular Media".