The production of CinemaSense, http://elokuvantaju.aalto.fi/

1. Searching…
The knowledge
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2. Prologue
It is nothing short of a miracle that the
modern methods of instructions have
not yet entirely strangled the holy
curiosity of inquiry;… It is a very grave
mistake to think that the enjoyment of
seeing and searching can be promoted
by means of coercion and a sense of
duty.
29.9.2005 Albert Einstein
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3. Portwine
The Research
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4. The research
• Was carried out between
1999-2004 at the University
of Art and Design Helsinki in
collaboration with the sign
language education unit of
Jyväskylä University,
Finland.
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5. The research
• The design research
is positioned in the
areas of film (art),
media, cinematic
research, as well as
the field of pedagogy.
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6. The research
• By merging participatory action
research and WWW production
an Internet based collaborative
study concept dealing with
cinematic expression entitled,
CinemaSense, was developed
and produced as part of the
research work.
• It can be accessed in web form
at [http://elokuvantaju.uiah.fi/].
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7. The research
• The usability and
accessibility of the flexible
learning WWW service was
observed during web-based
courses in cinematic
expression during 2001,
with the help of a concept
survey and network-based
communication.
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8. Aikido
The Aim
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9. The aim
• was to produce an accessible web-
based study product, as well as to
clarify, in support of the production,
the sign language students’
deepening of knowledge and
conceptualization related to the
subject of cinematic expression, as
well as their collaboration during
the web-based course.
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10. The aim
• is connected to the general
aim of inclusion, for a
shared and open university,
which adapts flexibly to the
needs of different students.
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11. Antti Raike and Samu Heikkilä
The
Research
problem
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12. The research problem
• was to solve how to produce
an accessible WWW service
on cinematic expression,
which supports both
collaborative web-based
learning as well as individual
development of knowledge in
the field of film.
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13. All that jazz
The
Methodology
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14. The methodology
• was based on user-centric and
participatory design methods
in which, with the help of
design research, a service
concept for flexible
collaborative web-based study
of film was developed and the
accessible CinemaSense
portal was produced.
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15. The methodology
• The WWW service was
tested and developed
into an accessible and
multi-cultural, art
subject, web-based
study format with the
help of sign language
students.
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16. The methodology
• Thirdly, observations and
experiences from the design
research were sought for
theoretical consilience with
the help of constructive and
collaborative learning
theory, the cognitive
sciences and research of
cultural evolution.
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17. Darumas
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The data
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18. The data
• of the research is made up of
the concept maps,
questionnaires, e-mail
messages, diaries and
documentary films of the
research group participants
as well as the concept maps
and initial questions of the
control group.
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19. The data
• The material is
complemented with the e-mail
communication of the
CinemaSense production
group members as well as the
MA thesis project, dealing
with the CinemaSense
production process (Laitinen
& Viikari 2001).
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20. konklaavi
Results
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21. Results
1) Theoretical investigation
and description of the
design research process
as to how to produce a
web service and basic
level, net-based learning
material for the study of
cinematic expression.
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22. Results
2) The research group
participants’ concept
maps became more
conformed and their
concepts became more
professional whilst
studying cinematic
expression in the web-
based course.
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23. Results
3) By the end of the web-
based course the
concept maps of the
participants had
developed from film
viewer maps to
filmmaker maps.
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24. Results
4) The research group traced
professional production,
designed and developed the
subject of a documentary
film, organized the
production and produced
three documentary films.
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25. Results
5) The accessible and multi-
language CinemaSense
v1.0 service and a web-
study course concept for
flexible art subject studies
was produced. The
research also increased
understanding in
interactivity of multi-lingual,
web-based study.
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26. Results
• The results can be applied
in the production of multi-
modal web courses,
interfaces and services that,
for their own part, promote
inclusion as well as multi-
cultural and flexible
university study.
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27. Epilogue
“Do you think me a learned, well-read man?”
asked Confucius.
“Certainly, “ replied Zi-gong, “Aren’t you?”
“Not at all, “ said Confucius, “I have simply
grasped on thread which links up the rest.”
Confucius
(K'ung-fu-tzu or Kongfuzi ,
551-479 BC)
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28. The toast
And searching
goes on…
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29. …In collaboration
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