In this activity the students must work in groups to prepare a media product, e.g. a video or audio file, on a course topic as an alternative to a written paper submission or a physical presentation of a topic. The activity trains the students’ academic communication proficiency as well as their creative skills.
The students train and challenge their ability to communicate complex academic material. They also have an opportunity to explore and expand their creativity by creating a media product. It may be advantageous to use this activity as part of a course that uses course attendance as its method of evaluation. In this context it may be used as a final presentation in which the students practice their oral academic communication skills. Submission of a media product to replace a number of physical presentations in class will save time for exploring important topics in the course.
