Creating and Sharing Zines with Video Tools for Online Humanization

Abstract

This activity is built around the creation and online sharing of culture zines via video sharing tools, demonstrating content knowledge while humanizing an online course. Using crafting and repurposed materials, students in an asynchronous, graduate education course created zines-essentially handmade magazines--showcasing aspects of their culture. Students shared their finished zines by recording and posting short videos and responded to their classmates’ work. They then wrote reflections about the entire experience. By engaging with each other’s zines, students expanded their understanding and appreciation of other cultures. This activity highlights the potential for community building, creative assessment, cultural expression, and humanizing the learning process within an asynchronous online course.