1. Pedagogical innovation across academic boundaries Using Learning Technology to support an artist in residence scheme 2 nd Biennial National Conference Languages in higher education SOAS, UK 30 th June –1 st July 2004

2. This project was generously supported by The Institut Français du Royaume-Uni (IFRU) The London School of Economics Arts Committee LSE Language Centre (Nick Byrne, Director) LSE Centre for Learning Technology (Steve Ryan, Director)

3. Pedagogical innovation by… Hervé Didiot-Cook, Language Co-ordinator (French), LSE Language Centre Peter Wren, Learning Technologist LSE Centre for Learning Technology

4. Yoshiko Nagai, MA in Creative Curating, Goldsmith College. Michel Herreria, Visual Artist, Bordeaux, France. Pedagogical innovation across academic boundaries…

5. An interaction between… 60 students in the French Language and Society 1,2,3 as part of their degree in social sciences at LSE… …and an artist based in Bordeaux,

6. LSE Centre for Learning Technology Technical & pedagogical support: Peter Wren Audio-video expertise: Kris Roger & Sarah Leach Technical administration: Olu Abomide New software applications: Steve Ryan

7. Context for the artist in residence at LSE LSE as an institution : numbers of AiR since 1997, with little interaction with students: (Library, SDR, screen saver) 2004 Entente Cordiale celebrations : opportunity to do something… different! Yoshiko Nagai

8. Aims & objectives Art & culture key components of French national identity, AiR = original way of introducing these topics. Language for Social Scientists : Over-reliance on texts / figures, give more importance to visual, graphical, aural…

9. Key moments Oct. 2003: One week visit by artist including seminars with students Oct 2003, Feb 2004: Online discussions between artist and students Feb 2004: Two week residency including video installation with students

10. From May 68 stencils…

11. …to 2004 graphic animations

12. Discussion between artist & students

13. and posters by students

14. And a video installation

15. Key issues Learning technology: VLE (WebCT), video installation, support Funding: payments to artist based in France Pedagogy: ready-made framework for students to interpret animations

16. Future Developments Web based interface for 10 animations within a pedagogical framework (CDRom) French language course for the Courtauld Institute of Art WebCT based discussion forum for IWLP programme + external students (Sc-PO, Columbia?, Douala? …)

17. References Decimus Magnus Art: Art gallery, Bordeaux, Fr. http://www.decimusmagnusart.fr/front/process/process_decimus_front.asp Herreria Michel: Profile, Bordeaux, Fr. http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/language/French_mainMichelProfileNew.htm Le français @ LSE: Mentoring scheme & Artist in residence project http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/language/French_main/LSE_FrenchMain.htm Le Passant Ordinaire: Current issues monthly, Bordeaux, Fr. http://www.passantordinaire.com/archives.asp Nagai Yoshiko: Profile & CV, Japan. http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/language/French_main/YoshikoProfile.htm

18. To contact us Yoshiko Nagai, Freelance Art Curator flippant_flippant@hotmail.com flippant_flippant@hotmail.com +44 (0)7986 595 120 Hervé Didiot-Cook, LSE Language Centre h.didiot-cook@lse.ac.uk Peter Wren, LSE Centre for Learning Technology p.wren@lse.ac.uk