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What is Chekhov’s Dictum

Chapter 20
Handbook of Research on Strategic Management of Interaction, Presence, and Participation in Online Courses
Russian playwright Anton Chekhov dictated his “Dictum” to all would-be narrative artists: “If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don’t put it there. “From over one hundred years ago this strict economy of props serves well as a principle for all well made films, as it supports the kind of analysis this book advocates: read everything on the screen as necessary and meaningful.
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Stylized Moments: Creating Student Engagement and Participation in an Asynchronous Online University Film Course
William Thomas McBride (Illinois State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 27
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9582-5.ch020
Abstract
This chapter provides academic researchers and teachers with access to a unique pedagogical approach to teaching film online with a detailed exhibition of strategies and technological tools that have proven to encourage and ensure interaction, presence, and participation in an asynchronous online setting. With a persistent comparative eye toward both F2F and asynchronous online versions of the course, the chapter reveals both the content and the infrastructure as it is currently delivered to 100 students, detailing how each component works, and the advantages and disadvantages of delivering such a course online.
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