Real Players? : Drama, Technology and Education

by Carroll, John; Anderson, Michael; Cameron, David

• ISBN13: 9781858563657
• ISBN10: 1858563658
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-30
• Publisher: Stylus Pub Llc

Summary

Educational drama is being transformed by the technology of the screen-mediated world. The everyday use of computers, mobile phones, videogames and television is changing our perceptions of what drama is and how it works. Real Players? brings together educational drama, youth theatre and the world of digital media today. It illustrates the dramatic conventions of process drama that teachers can bring to creating mediated performance in their classrooms. Examples of practice show how situated role, liveness and simulations create mediated learning communities in drama and applied theatre. Teachers and others working with young people and media will find this exploration of a new dimension of drama compelling and professionally enriching. The book will also be of interest to people working with Technology and learning in many contexts.

Author Biography

Dr Michael Anderson researches and lectures in drama curriculum and technology at the University of Sydney Dr John Carroll is Associate Professor of communication research at Charles Sturt University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vi
Foreword	ix
Dorothy Heathcote
Introduction	xv
Chapter 1 Technology and the transformation of drama and learning	1	(20)
Chapter 2 Changing forms of drama	21	(16)
Chapter 3 The challenges of the digital generation	37	(22)
Chapter 4 Young people and mediated performance	59	(14)
Chapter 5 Theatre in Education: devising dramatic property	73	(14)
Chapter 6 Drama, education and technology: case studies of situated role	87	(22)
Chapter 7 Drama and screen performance	109	(16)
Chapter 8 Drama conventions, video games and learning	125	(16)
Chapter 9 Researching Emerging Practice	141	(16)
Chapter 10 Conclusion: Imagining the future	157	(12)
References	169	(10)
Index	179