The Media Conte Kitasenjyu 2013 were held at the Tokyo Art University as “Media Literacy” class for the Musical Creativity and the Environment course students. In this class, students were not only taught about media literacy, but were also expected to create or express themselves by making media themselves in the workshop. Media Conte was incorporated as part of the workshop process.
There were varieties of students including freshman, a doctorate student, and an international student from Ukraine. By pairs, students started the Media Conte by discussing the theme of a story they will be creating. Key-word cards like “Memory” “Treasure” etc. were provided for them to develop their stories. When the theme was decided, the actual story making process starts. Each student had to manipulate their ipad with some trouble to create their own story while helping the other paired students as their editor. Therefore, the students were able to learn many aspects of media through the expression activity. The 10 stories created, including the episode of freshman from Okinawa, a family trip memory, and a funny experience of a goofy student, depicts realistic everyday life of a college student.