Critical Documentary Making
The data demonstrated that critical documentary making is a pedagogically rich classroom ac- tivity, providing holistic experiences for pupils through connecting school life with the outside world; facilitating pupils’ explorations of societal issues which may support a sense of belong- ing to the wider community; empowering pupils to develop skills which can be used for voice and to make a difference; and enabling pupils to learn to critically read the media and become competent with information and communication technology which is transferable to other school activities.
A thesis posted on DML’s site on research conducted on the impact of documentary filmmaking in the classroom. While Rosalind Cooper was looking specifically at Finnish primary school children, I think the findings (exemplified by the above paragraph pulled from the abstract) really apply at the college level – especially at some of the more rural Commonwealth campuses.