Using Video Production in Political Science Courses as an Instructional Strategy for Engaging Students in Active Learning

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Video production has come into widespread use in various fields of social science. Visual anthropologists (Pink 20063. Pink , Sarah. 2006 . The Future of Visual Anthropology: Engaging the Senses . New York : Routledge .View all references), psychologists (Webster and Sell 20075. Webster , Murray and Jane Sell . 2007 . Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences . Burlington , MA : Academic Press .View all references), historians (Ferro 20001. Ferro , Marc. 2000 . Historia contemporánea y cine [Contemporary history and cinema]. Barcelona , España : Editorial Ariel .View all references), and visual sociologists (Newman 20062. Newman , David. 2006 . Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life . Thousand Oaks , CA : Pine Forge Press .View all references) have used films and videos to document, to preserve, and to analyze social data. There is no reason to think that the use of videos for research and pedagogical purposes is not applicable in political science. The present article discusses our experiences using this technology for teaching and learning about political and social issues.View full textDownload full textKeywordsactive learning, political science and assessment, teaching, technology, videoRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15512169.2010.494472