Multimedia 1A03 - Digital Media in the Humanities (September 2009)

During my undergrad, I was the teaching assistant (TA) for a number of courses in the multimedia program.

The TA role differed from most courses in that it split the teaching responsibilites between the faculty member and the TA. The faculty member would run weekly lecture where theoretical content was taught, while the TA ran up to two practical sessions with hands on teaching of things like photomanipulation, editing, web design, etc.

Course Summary

Lectures will explore the history, development and current state of digital media, with special attention to social and cultural issues surrounding the use of technologies. Tutorials will help students to express themselves effectively with digital media, and especially on the web. Objectives for the course include providing students with a richer sense of the potential of digital media as well as some of the challenges in a contemporary context; students will also be able to create media-rich web pages.