TY - JOUR AU - Christopher, Karen PY - 2020/02/07 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Analyzing Masculinities with Digital Media: A Podcast Assignment JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/analyzing-masculinities-with-digital-media-a SP - AB - Kroeber (2005) found that using technology in the classroom can be a "significant symbol" that increases students’ perceptions of both teaching effectiveness and the value of the course. For this assignment, students gain hands-on experience with digital media technology by creating a podcast. The assignment also requires that students link sociological theories to their explorations of masculinities and fosters critical thinking about gender and social change. The first part of the assignment requires student to create an outline for their podcast assignment. Then, students create their own podcast, guided by our on-campus Digital Media Suite, on-line resources, and a rubric that helps students link class material to their podcast topics. The goals of this assignment are: to foster active learning with digital media, to apply theory to lived expressions or experiences of masculinities, and to hone students’ critical thinking skills about gender and social change. This assignment aims to engage and train digital learners on topics of gender. ER -