Utilizing a Photovoice Methodology to Develop Online Learning Assignments

Abstract

This assignment adapts a photovoice methodology used in participatory action research into a series of discussion board assignments for an online Introduction to Sociology course. Through the process of taking photos, students are encouraged to apply sociology to their everyday life with an end goal of creating a social action. The strategies and...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems, Visual Sociology

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

Any Level

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

This assignment describes how to adapt a photovoice methodology to an online learning environment. Students complete series of discussion board assignments throughout the semester of an online course. [See Word Document for complete details.] Discussion boards follow a similar format in each iteration except for the final assignment. For the initial...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Illustrate and interpret core sociological concepts (ex. Class stratification; institutional racism).
2. Apply sociological concepts to personal experience and local community.
3. Connect personal experiences to larger social world utilizing a sociological framework.
4. Develop a plan for social action using a sociological analysis of the self and society to envision social change.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Individual discussion board submissions that utilize the SHOWed Paradigm to analyze photographs from a sociological lens.
2. Follow-up discussion board posts which identify themes across group member submissions and connect the themes to sociological concepts.
3. Final discussion board assignment which reflects on prior themes and builds an action plan.