Xen Gadsden Capstone 2025

My capstone addressed the imbalance of student enrollment between the Engineering and DigVid CTE courses at SLA, where DigVid has always experienced significantly lower interest. The primary cause was identified as the lack of an introductory experience for DigVid, unlike the Engineering program’s “Engineering 101”. This disparity led to students applying to DigVid without firsthand knowledge, relying solely on faith and often losing interest quickly. To remedy this, I created a DigVid Mini Course that was created to provide freshmen with foundational video production knowledge and practical experience. The minicourse was structured as an eight-week program covering camera basics, photography principles, video genres, and production stages, culminating in group projects to create short films. I recruited Upperclassmen mentors who were recruited for support, and Nikon DSLR cameras were used for hands-on training.