This fall Dr. Martha Smallwood asked students in NUTR 221: Introductory Nutrition to team up to produce media projects on controversies in the field. Working with a partner, they were supposed to find sources from scientific journals as well as popular magazines and websites that presented both sides in the controversy and evaluate the strength of sources on both sides.
Thanks to Dr. Smallwood and her students for sharing a few examples of their work.
This fall students from Dr. Autumn Sutherlin’s CHEM 101: Consumer Chemistry class produced short infomercials introducing their subjects to a general audience.
You and your partners will create a 5-8 minute video infomercial about a Green Product. A green product is a product that claims to have little or no impact on the environment. Your final infomercial will explain the advantages and disadvantages of this product over the “non-Green” product it is replacing. You will need to consider things such as environmental impact and the cost of both the Green and Non-green Products.
This is the second year Dr. Jennifer Shewmaker has introduced digital storytelling into her PSYC 401: Psychology Seminar class. Students were asked to reflect on the skills and attributes that first led them to psychology through short media narratives.
As you work through the semester thinking about the career that will be the best fit for you, you will construct a digital story reflecting on Max Lucado’s book Cure for the Common Life. The Lucado readings will focus thinking about your work as a way to live within your God-given calling, gifts, and passion.
We’re bringing a little bit of Hollywood to your Finals Week celebrations this year.
Between now and Dead Day, you’ll have 12 chances to win a ticket to the Abilene premiere of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit.
Follow the Learning Studio on Twitter or Facebook for daily trivia on some of our favorite movies. *Details below on how to enter.
How To Enter
All ACU students, faculty, and staff may enter by watching @learningstudio on Twitter or ACUlearningstudio on Facebook for 12 movie trivia questions–one each day.
Answers should be sent by email to learningstudio@acu.eduwith each correct answer adding your name to the Dead Day drawing.
Movie tickets are for the Abilene midnight premiere of The Hobbit at the Century 12 Theater (behind Target) on Thursday, December 13th. Winners can choose between 2D or 3D screening when they arrive at the theater.
On Dead Day afternoon, drawings will be made by library staff and winners will be contacted by email. All prizes need to be picked up by Wednesday, December 12th at the main desk in the Learning Studio.
We’ve had a great semester working with you on campus, and this is our way of saying thanks. Good luck.
