Splash Biography

JARED DAVIS, High School Teacher in Training

Major: Masters of Science in Education

College/Employer: Northwestern University

Year of Graduation: 2011

Brief Biographical Sketch:

I am currently pursuing a MS in Secondary Education at Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy. I graduated from The University of Chicago with an undergraduate degree in philosophy, and have taught courses for Splash! since the program's inception in 2007.

At Northwestern, I am studying to become certified and teach English and Language Arts grades 6-12. I focus on improving literacy in young adults and fostering interest in the written and visual arts.

My academic interests include interpretation theory, history of aesthetics and literary theory, psycholinguistics, and semantics and the philosophy of language. I am also deeply interest in film theory, especially montage.

Past Classes

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A413: Film Montage in Splash! Fall 2009 (Oct. 03, 2009)

How do movie-makers develop a plot? In this class, we will answer this question by discussion "montage" -- aka the technique of combining separate moving images to create an understandable plot. We will learn by engaging in a group activity which will help us better understand what montage is and what it does.

How to View a Film in SPLASH (2007)

How can an audience accustomed to complex action sequences, digitally enhanced imagery, and loud special effects enjoy classic films, many ...