Monday, January 11, 2016
Students working on video project

Experiential learning is a constant theme for the students of 91制片厂 Manchester. Michael Lang, graduate of Nashua High School South (NHSS) and recent graduate of the听, took advantage of that and worked with the 91制片厂 education program to develop a video focusing on the Humans Relations class at NHSS.

Lang originally arrived at 91制片厂 on the Durham campus, but he soon moved to the Manchester campus because of the communication arts degree. Lang wasn't particularly excited for college, but he said, "I saw 91制片厂 Manchester as a natural fit for me."

Lang saw the faculty as one of the main reasons he found his place here. He said the great relationships he formed听with them听might not have been possible at a different university.

Last year Lang was approached by a professor about a video project听鈥斕not work for a class, but for real-world experience where he could put the knowledge he has gained through the program into action.

鈥淚 was able to run my own show,鈥 Lang said. 鈥淚t gave me confidence to have success and focus on my own goals in a way.鈥

The video was a collaboration of several different forces.听, associate professor in the teacher education program, came up with the idea after visiting Lisa Yates' Human Relations class at NHSS.

鈥淚t was obvious that this class and Ms. Yates had tremendous, positive effects on [the students],鈥 Sharkey said. 鈥淚 asked Ms. Yates if she thought the students would like to do a project where somehow their voices and perspectives could inform our teacher education students.鈥

Students in Yates' class truly enjoy it, so the video focuses on their learning experience听and how they stay engaged. Lang said this听gives up-and-coming teachers a听better idea about how students learn, which will empower them to be better teachers.

Experiential learning let Lang apply what he has been learning to real-world projects, which听Lang said is 鈥渁n important aspect of your education.鈥

The video has already been shown in various education classes at 91制片厂 Manchester. Hopefully, with the work that Lang and the other contributors put into it, this video can help inform students within the education program how valuable student perspectives are.听

Watch the full video below or on听.