Multimedia+One

Group One

A Virtual Travelogue that Explores the Themes of Buddhist Art in Asia
 * Lesson Plan**


 * Course:** Eastern Philosophy
 * Grade Level**: freshman and sophomore college

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
 * Lesson Objectives**


 * 1) Develop a sense of the history of Eastern philosophy.
 * 2) Explain major concepts, terminology and ideas of the major Eastern schools of thought.
 * 3) Articulate, criticize and evaluate basic characteristic concepts, problems, and theories of the Eastern philosophical tradition.
 * 4) Gain a wider perspective from which to view the world and one’s self.
 * 5) Explain the key philosophical differences between Eastern ways of thought and Western ways of thought.
 * 6) Identify philosophical ideas presented in film and literature and art.

Students will collect at least five (5) images, video, and/or audio clips that represent Buddhist art in Asia. Students will synthesize and organize images, video, and/or audio clips with a narrative structure that describes the important religious, spiritual, and philosophical themes of the work. Students will present the work as a vodcast to the rest of the class. Students will use the school video cameras and editing video software, and receive step-by-step instructions on how to create and publish a vodcast. Students will be divided into groups of two. Each group will create the episode assigned to them. Each episode will be recorded separately and labeled clearly. The following is a list of episodes by label. **Episode one**: Religious themes of Buddhist art in Asia. (Group 1) **Episode two**: Spiritual themes of Buddhist art in Asia.(Group 2) **Episode three**: Philosophical themes of Buddhist art in Asia. (Group 3) **Episode four**: Explanation of the Eastern schools of thought.(Group 4) **Episode five**: Explanation of the Western schools of thought. (Group 5) ** Episode six **: Report findings of the major philosophical differences between Eastern and Western thought. (Group 6)
 * Procedure**

To obtain the multimedia elements they will use to create each theme, students will explore the following sources: http://www.museum.cornell.edu/HFJ/edu/buddhist/popup.html [|Blogs on Buddhist Art] [|Google Images] [|Flickr Photos]

10 possible points for a representative collection of at least 5 works 30 possible points for organizing narrative that correctly articulates religious, spiritual, and philosophical themes 10 possible points for effective presentation
 * Grading Rubric**