Candidate Pattern: Mediaproductionteam

Summary	Applicable when a teacher wants to facilitate learning through authentic, self directed, collaborative and communicative process
Status	seed	Confidence
details...		Group

Modified	15 Apr 2009	By	Ajdin Brandic
Created	08 Aug 2008	By	Siddharth Jain
Owner	Siddharth Jain	Contributors

Problem

Create an opportunity for self directed learning (more you put in more you can learn)

Collaboration is a good driver of creativity

Verification by clarification of ideas and communication

Context

Media (in various diverse media) production generally has some commonalities:

1. Requires several different kinds of skills and talents

2. Requires some creative ownership

3. Requires agreement from the team on a desirable outcome

4. Requires production effort

5. Developers get credits based on what they did or contributed

Some of the common challenges teams can face are:

1. Development bottlenecks because of the inter-dependency

2. Creative differences

3. Learning/coming inter-disciplinary terms Uneven, unfair distribution of tasks/credits Media (in various diverse media) production generally has some commonalities:

1. Requires several different kinds of skills and talents

2. Requires some creative ownership

3. Requires agreement from the team on a desirable outcome

4. Requires production effort

5. Developers get credits based on what they did or contributed

Some of the common challenges teams can face are:

1. Development bottlenecks because of the inter-dependency

2. Creative differences

3. Learning/coming inter-disciplinary terms

Uneven, unfair distribution of tasks/credits

Solution

Notes, Links and References

Liabilities, potential risks, extensions, expected side-effects

o   Greater focus on product than production

§  Record and grade at various stages of the process rather than the end product

§  Bonus points for the final product

o   Similar skills (possible for group work) versus different skills (required for media production)

Licensing