Ssebunnya Christopher SsennyonjoM. Ed (Language and Literature

Education) - Candidate. Makerere University ssebunya@mail.com

Ssebunnya Christopher SsennyonjoM. Ed (Language and Literature

Education) - Candidate. Makerere University ssebunya@mail.com

Student generated e-content for teaching and learning

literature

BACKGROUND

• Literally elements: title, setting, plot, characters, themes, techniques, relevance and lessons.

• Literally skills: knowledge, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation and application.

• The teaching of literature is centers on these in all the texts taught.

THE CHALLENGE

THE INTERVENTION

• Develop a way to involve learners in the creation of material for e-learning as a way to teach and learn literature.

• Need to make literature more meaningful in line with the students needs and the labour market needs.

• Involve the learners in developing teaching and learning material that meet the demand of 21st century teaching an learning.

• Use of 21st century teaching methodology (methodology that gives the learner environment for innovation)

• Make teaching and learning of literature more exciting.

AIM

• Actively involve learners in the process of creating and generation of e-content for teaching and learning literature.

OBJECTIVES

• To develop a working model for e-content creation for teaching and learning literature.

• To train students in creating e-content for teaching and learning literature.

• To involve learners in the process of e-Content creation

• To make learning literature more exciting• To equip learners with skills vital for their future

careers

ACTIVITIES

• Planning • Brainstorming• Scripting• Rehearing • Recording• Editing • Critiquing • Use

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Videos on the literary elements of title, setting and plot.

• Local digital library• Increased enrollment for literature

EDUCATIONAL VALUE

• Improved understanding of the literary features.

• Better analysis of literary texts. • Relevant interpretation of literary texts• Improved evaluation of literary elements • More interest in learning literature.

LESSONS LEARNT

• Learners can make a great contribution to e-content creation if we make it part of the teaching process

• Learners are more willing to learn from practical experiences such as project based learning.

• It is very possible to develop e-content for teaching arts disciplines.

• Learning that is meaningful is most likely to be supported by stakeholders in the schools.

FUTURE PLANS

• To develop more videos for e-content on all the literary elements for teaching and learning literature.

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