Participation Type
Poster
Presentation #1 Title
Aftereffects of After Coal: Educational Programming via Multimedia Resources
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
How can research gathered during a documentary be utilized and reframed for curriculum development? After Coal is a “documentary and community engagement project that explores the coal mining communities of South Wales and Appalachia.” Using the artifacts gathered during the making of After Coal, I seek to build appropriate educational resources to be used in classrooms in the Appalachian region and beyond. The director of the documentary grants extensive access to the raw materials and research from the film which in turn can be made available as educational artifacts. This poster will speak to the complication of digging through documentary material while also providing examples of the successful reframing of artifacts for the classroom. By utilizing the vast resources compiled during the documentary making process, educators are able to develop diverse lessons with artifacts (films clips, audio recordings, photographs, interview transcripts) that they may have never had access to. This saves the educators time and funds yet still allows for rich and complex lessons to enter the classroom.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Samantha Eubanks is a Graduate Student with Appalachian State University’s Center for Appalachian Studies. After spending several years as an environmental educator, her research has become focused on examining education tools and practices within Appalachia. Ms. Eubanks specifically wants to develop programming that allows for low income Appalachian communities to utilize sustainable and place based educational practices. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies with a focus on Organizational Communication from Appalachian State University.
Aftereffects of After Coal: Educational Programming via Multimedia Resources
How can research gathered during a documentary be utilized and reframed for curriculum development? After Coal is a “documentary and community engagement project that explores the coal mining communities of South Wales and Appalachia.” Using the artifacts gathered during the making of After Coal, I seek to build appropriate educational resources to be used in classrooms in the Appalachian region and beyond. The director of the documentary grants extensive access to the raw materials and research from the film which in turn can be made available as educational artifacts. This poster will speak to the complication of digging through documentary material while also providing examples of the successful reframing of artifacts for the classroom. By utilizing the vast resources compiled during the documentary making process, educators are able to develop diverse lessons with artifacts (films clips, audio recordings, photographs, interview transcripts) that they may have never had access to. This saves the educators time and funds yet still allows for rich and complex lessons to enter the classroom.
