What we did on our project!

The end of a project is often a mixture of celebration and a sadness that it is all over, as people go their separate ways. The end of the New Directions in Digital Media  project, was marked with a conference in London yesterday, with the teachers involved presenting a stunning showcase of their work.  Kevin Burden and myself, from the University of Hull, summarised the research findings, whilst Chris Morley, project manager, gave a wonderful overview of the project and held  the day together. The best news is all the participants are keen to develop and progress the work they have started, and I am sure we will hear a lot more from them in the future.

NDDM was a NESTA funded Action Research project exploring the potential of DVD to transform learning. During the project six teachers conducted their own classroom based projects and recorded their progress in a series of   audio and video diaries posted  on the  project blog. Working with their pupils, they  created a series of multimedia resources on DVD to support teaching and learning. Here's a little slide show of the day.

Music Credit: Grateful Dead Live; Internet Archive

NDDM  has resulted a set of  exemplar materials and DVDs demonstrating how DVD can be  used for teaching and learning. These will all be available shortly under a Creative Commons Share Alike License, for the cost of the media. The full report will be available in early January.