Durham College Journalism - Print and Broadcast students have developed an educational website that looks at the subject of proposed Africentric schools.
Third-year Journalism - Print and Broadcast students have a new perspective on the subject of proposed Africentric schools in Toronto, thanks to an educational website they developed on the topic.
The project allowed students to choose a topic, take a position on it and produce a well-balanced view that would be suitable for use as an educational resource.
The Africentric topic was selected because of its many viewpoints it has raised. Students recognized that people had very strong opinions one way or the other and felt that often the opinions were misinformed. Perspectives: A Look at Africentric Schools was created in response.
"The hope is that this website will make people keep an open mind when forming an opinion on the subject," said Anna Rodrigues, a Journalism professor. "The interesting thing about the project was to see how students' opinions changed and were formed as they got deeper into it."
This intensive eight-week project gave the students the opportunity to work on a multi-faceted project from inception to completion. They were able to experience a hands-on, real-life production that utilized all the skills taught throughout their program.
To view the work, visit http://communications.durhamcollege.ca/DCnews/index1.html.