{"id":484,"date":"2022-04-21T08:33:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T08:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomhickmore.com\/?p=484"},"modified":"2022-04-24T11:29:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T11:29:01","slug":"what-can-tv-teach-ld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomhickmore.com\/what-can-tv-teach-ld\/","title":{"rendered":"What can TV teach L&#038;D?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A video series<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I make drama for learning, so I\u2019ve made a video series taking popular TV drama and looking at it with an analytical eye, asking \u201cWhat can we learn from this that we can be applied in the field of learning and development?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, I\u2019ve made films about Gogglebox, It\u2019s a Sin, Bridgerton, Spiral and The Queen\u2019s Gambit.&nbsp;I aim to entertain while shedding light upon what methods we use in learning drama and what effects we can expect to achieve.&nbsp;Subjects include point-of-view, the anthropology of storytelling, dramatizing exposition, and appropriate use of drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"What Can TV Teach L&amp;D?  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