Not Just Another Movie Day: Integrating Films into the Community College Curriculum

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Not Just Another Movie DayIntegrating Films
into the Community College Curriculum

• Professor Karen Miller
• Communications Department
• Seminole Campus
• St. Petersburg Jr. College

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Films enhance curriculum and become exciting
teaching aids.

• To generate enthusiasm in class discussions
• To trigger critical thinking
• To complement literature anthologies or textbooks
• To provide motivation for class projects or
  writing assignments

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Films generate enthusiasm in classroom
discussions on a variety of topics.

• American and other cultures
• Controversial issues
• Politics past and present
• Historical events
• Biographies

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Films motivate critical thinking for class
projects or writing assignments.

• Provide a basis for defining abstract concepts
  such as courage, honor, fear, camaraderie,or
  community
• Show valid comparisons and contrasts that pass
  the so what test
• Offer an interesting focus for writing
  assignments or research projects

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Films complement literature anthologies and
textbooks.

• Many students have a weak background in reading
  the classics provide an alternative.
• Show your favorite work not included in the
  course anthology.
• Students can view what they may not have time to
  read in a survey course.
• Include film to supplement the study of a course
  topic, theme or author.

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Films work as a starting point for researching
and exploring topics on the Internet.

• Identify famous or historical figures, themes and
  events within movie plots, and search for them on
  the Internet.
• Locate and analyze movie reviews.
• Find movie clips of film remakes or spin-offs.

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Build your own film library!

• Make use of your college library and local
  library video collections.
• Buy movies as they go on sale in your favorite
  video store.
• Peruse garage sales.
• Look for them online.
• Apply for a grant.

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Our Silverberg Video Collection

• A collection of over 120 movies located in
• the Communications departments of two
• St. Petersburg Jr. College campuses
• Made possible for by a grant funded by the
  Silverberg Endowment for Academic Excellence

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