Overview
Do your students tune out as soon as they hear the words “career talk”? Maybe it’s because they’re sick and tired of being lectured to – maybe you need a new approach to an old problem?
This one and a half hour, highly interactive workshop unravels some of the preconceptions around this daunting and over-asked question: What will I be when I grow up? Presented by acclaimed photographer Peter H Stranks, this is an action-packed, off-the-wall and often hilarious journey into his own transformation.
“Peter’s samples and frank
discussion held students and staff spellbound!”
Description/Learning Objectives
Peter talks about advertising using students’ heroes from today’s media. He asks us who is really educating our children today. According to Dr. P. DeBenedittis “…kids are watching between 3-4 hours of television a day...they will see 500,000 commercials by the time they reach 18.” Bombardment by modern imagery, music, language and advertising has reached such sophisticated levels that to not educate students about media influence shows a lack of responsibility and leaves them unprotected.
The subtle and powerful techniques that advertisers use are shown and group participation spontaneously occurs as the group guesses how images could be used in different forms of media and advertising. Students leave the presentation with new awareness. They are challenged to consider this insight into advertising as an opportunity to question rather than accept what is presented to them daily.
Methodology
Peter uses a mixed media presentation via LCD projector and interactive debate woven seamlessly through his own unique storytelling style. Students listen, challenge and conceptually apply their new knowledge with him.
Bookings please call 705 323 9687
or email peter@stranks.com
Thursday, January 10, 2008
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