VCE Media unit 3-4 planner

Refined Resource Analysis

Lesson Bucket

Lesson Bucket (2024) is another excellent media resource that provides substantial information and guidance on a range of media topics for years 9 through 12. Developed by a successful media teacher, Lesson Bucket has acquired a great reputation as a ‘go-to’ resource for teachers needing inspiration and support in production and media analysis content. Through easy-to-use drop-down menus, teachers and students can find media resources that service learning/production activities and specific VCE-supported content that helps the transmission of student knowledge and skills into senior levels. The website content is often utilised effectively alongside YouTube tutorials created by the site's author and is the best location to find production support in filmmaking.

Mangan Media

Mangan Media (2024) is an extensive resource that has a wide and detailed range of support to enhance learning through the technical elements of media and is home to a large collection of film analysis for media of all years. The website is a highly reliable resource that features an expansive list of the key concepts, forms, conventions, and analyses that students are likely to interact with, categorised with user-friendly drop-down tabs by each year level and form. For VCE Media, the website provides an information and resource section for each area of study as well as supporting analysis and questioning, designed practically for flipped learning opportunities.

Mediaknite

Mediaknite (2024) is an excellent web resource that can be used to enhance the content and delivery of media across VCE and foundation levels. The website features multiple easy-to-navigate drop-down tabs that detail information on production processes and explorations across multiple media forms, proving as a productive flipped-learning resource to support teachers in shaping lesson plans. Additionally, the website has clear focused sections for each VCE unit, presenting links to useful websites, media texts, and worked examples to support students across each area of study. Developed by a successful media professional, Mediaknite guides teacher approaches and ongoing professional development.

ACMI Production Support

ACMI (Australian Centre for Moving Image) (2024) is a great online resource that contains a variety of media-driven educational content for schools and teachers. Primarily known for its calendar of exhibitions and screenings, ACMI also runs a productive and exciting collection of media education programs that are paired alongside informative tutorials, media analysis, and form-specific workshops, supporting students in refining important production skills. This resource can be used as a flipped learning tool and can easily be integrated into teaching plans to supplement unit 3-4 learning.

VCE Media Study Design

The VCE Media Study Design (2023) is the first place teachers will look to find all the information that they and their students will need to be successful throughout units 3 and 4.  The study design concisely outlines the aims, structure, and study specifications that will guide both teachers and students, and includes the relevant key skills, knowledge, and learning outcomes that will be worked upon across important areas of study.

VCAA VCE Media Support Materials  

To support the planning of VCE Media units, the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority website (VCAA)(2024) provides an array of detailed support materials that help guide teachers through the development of curriculum, assessment, and learning approaches. The webpage has an extensive planning guide that outlines key unit components, important areas of inquiry, and a comprehensive full-year timeline that supports teachers in structuring their weekly content. Furthermore, the support webpage provides in-depth sample learning activities for units 1-4 and includes an assessment overview that supplies teachers with implementation strategies and advice.

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References:

Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). (2024). Educational Resource. https://www.acmi.net.au

Knite, N. (2024). Mediaknite Educational Resource. http://www.mediaknite.org

Lamb, B. (2024). Lesson Bucket. https://lessonbucket.com

Mangan Media. (2015). Media Curriculum and Student Gallery. https://www.manganmedia.com

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). (2023). Media Study Design. [Report]. Victorian State Government. https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/Media/Pages/Index.aspx

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). (2023). Media Planning. Victorian State Government. https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/Media/Pages/Planning.aspx

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