MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING (ELR) 1 Credit Hour

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The Multimedia Experiential Learning course is designed to allow students a deeper understanding of their study abroad experience in Italy and in Florence more in particular, by designing, developing and editing multimedia products about their academic and extra academic experiences. Each semester students are engaged in different activities and consequently have to produce different products: magazines, videos, articles, blog entries, communication campaigns etc. Students will practice an activity of processing information related to their everyday life experiences, visits of exhibitions and museums and meetings with professionals by regularly developing content/stories about these experiences as well as about events taking place in Florence and the other cities visited during their time abroad. The in-class meetings will help students to better focus on the different fieldtrips (Rome, Milan, American Cemetery in Florence and Chianti) that will take place during the semester by providing background information of the Italian context and by better understanding and making sense of the Italian culture. Additionally, students will also visit museums and exhibitions in the city of Florence. These visits will help students to make sense of the city and of the Italian culture.