Using Padlet for Project-based Learning in Documentary Filmmaking

This paper reports a Creative Arts instructor's exploration with Padlet to support his students' Documentary Filmmaking project for Audio Visual Production (AVP) module. Padlet, a web 2.0 tool, was used as a repository which stored resources related to classroom activities and students' work-in-progress from the drafting to the final products. The study which involved 23 Diploma students employed a mixed-method approach and used a survey questionnaire with Likert-scale questions and focus interviews to collect data. The study found that the use of Padlet was perceived positively by students and that it supported students' project-based work as it improved accessibility to teacher's input and peers' work-in-progress and completed work, despite some negative feedback. Data also showed the need to ease accessibility to content and formative feedback and improve inclusivity. Implications for technological tools, like Padlet, to support project-based learning are provided.