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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Department of German & Multimedia Learning Center, Northwestern University © 2005 Northwestern University
LanguageSymposium2005_____________May 14, 2005
Learning On Site and Online:BAUHAUS AND
THE MODERN AMERICAN CITY
Ingrid ZellerDenise MeuserFranziska LysDepartment of GermanNorthwestern University
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Department of German & Multimedia Learning Center, Northwestern University © 2005 Northwestern University
LanguageSymposium2005_____________May 14, 2005
Overview• Project Introduction• Architecture and the City
Video Clip Introduction to the Videotour• From Lernort to online
– Background of Project– From Lernort Architektur to a Virtual Architektour
• Filming the City– Filming and Editing
• Software Development– Design of Site – Interactive Exercises
Video Clip Federal Center Plaza– Special Features
• Contexts and Use
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Department of German & Multimedia Learning Center, Northwestern University © 2005 Northwestern University
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From Lernort to online
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Department of German & Multimedia Learning Center, Northwestern University © 2005 Northwestern University
LanguageSymposium2005_____________May 14, 2005
Starting Points• Topics of Interest
– Intersections between German and American art and culture
– Life in a metropolis– History of Weimar– Architecture as expression
• Approaches– Interdisciplinary approaches to learning– Alternative to classroom instruction -
meaningful exploration and discovery of surroundings through excursions, a
“Lernort”
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Contexts of Topic– Historical Dimensions of Weimar– Goethe-Institut: Virtual Architektour
• Selection of buildings• Pilot Project• Teachers creating for teachers and
students
– Heritage Projects - Spurensuche– Individual Courses Integrating Excursions (Including
Tours)» Berlin - Scenes of a Century: Unit on Berlin and Chicago
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Lernort• What is a Lernort?
• Authentic place for learningthat encourages meaningful communication in the target language
However, stage has to be set for effective learning to take place
• Usually excursions include culturally relevant places:
– Chicago: Architecture lends itself well to exploration of German influences to the life of the city
– Also German neighborhoods in the Midwest, museum visits, historically important sites, etc.
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Benefits of a Lernort
• Material comes alive • Understanding of new
aspects of society• Exploration of relevant surroundings• Students are engaged and
enthusiastic about language• Visual and multidimensional aspects
facilitate learning
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LanguageSymposium2005_____________May 14, 2005
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LanguageSymposium2005_____________May 14, 2005
From Lernort Architektur to Virtual Architektour
• Why online?– Extension of Lernort
• Virtual access as possible alternative to excursion
• Interactive features can serve to introduce and to solidify information
• Guided learning in combination with exploratory acquisition
• Vast opportunities for integration in classroom• Involves students actively in the engagement with
technology
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LanguageSymposium2005_____________May 14, 2005
The Virtual Architecture Tour
Bauhaus and Beyond: An Interactive Architektour
– Videotaped guided tour by German-speaking docent Ingeborg Kohler from CAF (Chicago Architecture Foundation)
– Interactive exercises accompanying video clips– Selection of buildings based on:
• Three major styles (Chicago Style,International Style, Postmodern Style)
• Representative for American City• Emphasis on German influence on architects• 8 clips and an introduction
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Implementing Bauhaus and Beyond– Contexts
• For implementation primarily in Intermediate German classes, but also Elementary and Advanced
– Goals• Students can work interactively with these video clips• Teachers can produce similar programs for their own
contexts
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LanguageSymposium2005_____________May 14, 2005
Filming the City
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Filming Process
• The Team– Producers: Ingrid Zeller and Denise Meuser– Tourguide: Ingeborg Kohler
• Docent with the Chicago Architecture Foundation
– Cameraman and Editor: Mark Schaefer• New Media Specialist and Lead Developer for the
Multimedia Learning Center at Northwestern
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Department of German & Multimedia Learning Center, Northwestern University © 2005 Northwestern University
LanguageSymposium2005_____________May 14, 2005
The Groundwork
• Shot list and notes• Permission and contacts
– Chicago Film office http://www.cityofchicago.org/FilmOffice/procedures.html
– Building management & security– Proof of insurance
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The Shoot - Some Challenges
• Weather conditions• Time of day• Working with and without a script• “Spraying” the building
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Prior to the Editing Session
• Preparation of German transcripts• Translation into English of the transcript• Detailed notes and opinions
– Evaluation of various takes– Content and grammatical errors– Ideas for possible visuals
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The Editing Sessions
• Organization– Bi-weekly 4-5 hour sessions– Approximately two sessions per building location
• Edit text• Edit visuals
– Are more images necessary?
• Revise transcripts and create time coded scripts
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Software Development
• Design of Site – Creation of Exercises
• Franziska Lys, Denise Meuser, Ingrid Zeller– Web-design Specialists
• Daniel Escutia• Adam Bennett
• Interactive Exercises– Video Clip Federal Center Plaza
• Special Features
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• Vocabulary activities– Types of buildings, materials, colors, shapes, adjectives
• Context for grammatical concepts– Comparatives and superlatives, relative clauses, passive voice
• Descriptive paragraphs– Journal entry or short essay describing a home, a building on
campus or a hometown landmark.– Simple biographies of architects
Contexts: Elementary German
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• Vocabulary activities– More advanced vocabulary related to construction materials, architectural
styles• Context for grammatical concepts
– Emphasis on passive voice in all tenses; correct use of the verb “werden”; correct integration of adverbs of time and space
• Projects– Reports about buildings for student newspaper– Skits integrating buildings; building as backdrop for a scene (skit) in which a
dialogue or an action takes place (FBI, etc.)– PowerPoint presentations with interactive features– Biographies of architects– Video presentations
• Examples: http://www.german.northwestern.edu/zeller
Contexts: Intermediate German
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Contexts: Advanced German
• Research Activities– Research papers– Interactive websites
– Video projects
• Examples – Biographies of architects– Descriptions of building sites– Historical developments of city
blocks and neighborhoods
• Explorations in the city with still or video camera