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TEAMWORK: TEACHING WHAT WE DON’T KNOW Kathleen Cohen California State University Cohen@email.sjsu.edu
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THE PRESENTATION IS DESIGNED TO HELP INSTRUCTORS WITH: LIMITED RESOURCES LIMITED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
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THE NEW PARADIGM INCLUDES: Learning how to learn Exploration Problem solving Learning to collaborate
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THE ART HISTORY AND MULTIMEDIA COURSE: Includes students in Art History, Library, Design, Education and Multimedia Focuses on the use of computers and networks for researching and presenting art historical materials Emphasizes collaborative learning
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RAPIDLY CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES ARE CHALLENGING OLD WAYS OF TEACHING THE TEACHER NO LONGER ALWAYS KNOWS BEST!
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FACULTY STUDENT COLLABORATION The teacher need not be an expert Students bring their skills to the class Teacher selects a general topic and suggests subtopics Students form groups around subtopics Together they create a project to go on the web Technology depends on student expertise
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STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO LEARN TO: Find and evaluate materials in books as well as in digital form Use image databases Edit images using Photoshop Use copyrighted material appropriately Evaluate good and bad web design Understand how their particular skills are used in a group project Understand something of the dynamics of teamwork
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ASSIGNMENTS: Complete two digital lessons related to general topic & do a write-up Sign onto class listserv Search campus library for 4 books/articles Search state-wide library for 4 more Search a foreign library for 1 more Find 4 web sources Write an annotated bibliography
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ASSIGNMENTS: continued Find the best web site and the worst and do a class presentation, using a design worksheet for evaluation Edit 20 images in Photoshop and demonstrate what they did with one Work with their team to create a module Keep a log of what they did Write an evaluation of the course & their team
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LECTURES & VISTORS: Copyright law Librarian on search strategies Campus network manager on networks Designer for Yahoo on design issues for the web Professional on designing for handicapped European expert on future of networked multimedia Chinese official trying to decide on introduction of web into Chinese universities
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TASKS FOR THE INSTRUCTOR Reduce anxiety level Select general topic for the semester Give guidelines for group projects Organize teams with necessary skills - make sure each student has a task they can accomplish -get students to define what they will do -suggest modifications to make unified whole Give copyright lecture & monitor usage Discuss challenges of teamwork & solve clashes
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TECHNOLOGY & ART HISTORY TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION Hypercard & CDs HTML and Dreamweaver FLASH with Animation & Video ART HISTORY Worldimage database with 50,000 images GRADUATE OR ADVANCED STUDENT Helps with technology & design issues Gets course credit, no pay
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COPYRIGHT-CLEARED FREE IMAGES http://worldimages.sjsu.edu Kathleen Cohen Cohen@email.sjsu.edu
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PROJECTS WE HAVE DONE http://gallery.sjsu.edu/exhibits The Pilgrimage Road (pre-web) 1001 Buddhas (pre-web) Chartres Cathedral 19th Century Paris Ancient Rome Asian Gateways Mexican-American Protest Art Techniques (in process)
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