The British Film Institute (BFI) is offering open online course on Teaching Literacy Through Film to showcase just a small fraction of the great offerings at the University. This course is intended for educators who would like to improve their student’s reading and writing, although parents or anyone with an interest in developing young people’s literacy.
The overall objective of this course is to discover how film can be used to develop a range of abilities – decoding, inference and analysis – as well as expanding creativity and improving vocabulary. The course starts on February 20, 2017
Course At A Glance
Length: 4 weeks
Effort: 3 hours/week
Subject: Teaching Literacy Through Film
Institution: The British Film Institute (BFI) & FutureLearn
Certificate Available: Yes
Session: Course starts on February 20, 2017
The BFI combine cultural, creative and industrial roles, bringing together the BFI National Archive and BFI Reuben Library, film distribution, exhibition and education at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX, publishing and festivals. The plan covers all of the BFI’s activities and is based around three priorities – education and audiences, support for the UK film industry and unlocking film heritage.
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About This Course
Why use film to teach literacy? This free online course, led by film education experts from the British Film Institute (BFI) and film education charity Into Film, will examine the debate surrounding film as a vehicle for teaching literacy, alongside recent evidence demonstrating significant improvements in children’s reading and writing through use of film texts.
We’ll discover how film can be used to develop a range of abilities – decoding, inference and analysis – as well as expanding creativity and improving vocabulary. Discover inspiring ways to teach literacy.
Why Take This Course?
This is a free online course. The course is open to anyone worldwide, so that you can share ideas and best practice with other literacy teachers around the globe, providing a rich, cultural learning experience.
By the end of this course you will applicants will learn the benefits of creating film content in the classroom and how this can be used to aid deep learning, which is more easily retained. They will have the opportunity to make your own short film for use in the classroom, which can be shared with fellow educators on a YouTube playlist.
Works freelance as an English and School Improvement consultant. Diane has over twenty five years’ experience as a teacher, senior leader and consultant and has trained with Ofsted.
Head of CPDR at Into Film, Jennifer leads the teams responsible for resources, filmmaking and training across the UK. Co-writer of Teaching literacy through film with Simon Richards and Diane Evans.
As a primary school teacher in South Wales Simon taught right across the KS 1&2 spectrum. Now the CPD Manager at Into Film Simon oversees the organisation’s CPD programme.
This course is designed for educators who would like to improve their student’s reading and writing, although parents or anyone with an interest in developing young people’s literacy will also benefit from the approaches that are explored throughout the course.
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