Affinity Spaces and Microworlds: The UCROO Experiment

Today's students are immersed in social media – tweeting here, sending snaps there, updating their Facebook profiles and Instagramming selfies. But is there a way to capitalise on the communicative potential of these media to enhance teaching and give students more ownership over their learning? Wendy Haslem recounts her experiences trialling the UCROO site with first-year Cinema Studies students. Additional keywords: teaching media, senior secondary, curriculum, pedagogy, Henry Jenkins, early tertiary