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    EDUCATION 477-4: DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: ART
    Intersession, 1983
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    Instructor: Dr. Dan Nadaner
    Mon. and Wed. 8:30-12:20
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    Location: on campus
    Education 477-4 is an introduction to teaching art in the
    schools. The course should be of interest to students and teachers
    who would like to explore the nature of art, the role of art in
    education, and major approaches to teaching and learning in the
    visual arts. Through seminars, small-group discussion, and practical
    exercises, the course will involve students in selecting and designing
    their own approaches to teaching art. No prior experience with art
    is required for the course.
    Outline Of Topics
    I. The importance of the arts in education.
    A. What is art? An introduction to the varieties of art.
    B.
    Values of art in education.
    II. Survey of approaches to art education.
    A. The fundamentals of drawing and painting.
    B. Aesthetics and the environment.
    C.
    Art as a way of learning about other cultures.
    D.
    Art criticism and the development of visual sensitivity.
    III. Learning to teach
    A.
    Student needs
    B. Structuring i
    the example
    C. Recent trends
    techniques.
    art.
    as a guide to teaching.
    iformation into themes, concepts, activities:
    of color.
    in art teaching: imagery exercises, discussion
    D.
    Row to build up your own resources for teaching art.
    E. The differences between grading and evaluation.
    Course Requirements
    - Participation in discussion and activities, and completion of
    assigned readings.
    - Midterm take-home exam concerned with approaches to art education
    discussed in lectures.
    - A brief paper in response to a field trip to a museum or art gallery.
    -. A 5-7 page final paper, applying ideas in the course to a teaching situation
    in which you have a particular interest.
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    Required Text
    Chapman, Laura. Approaches To Art In Education. New York: Harcourt,
    Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1978.
    Recommended Readings (On Library Reserve)
    Arnheim, Rudolf. Art And Visual Perception.
    Eisner, Elliot. Educating Artistic Vision.
    Feldman, Edmund Burke. Becoming Human Through Art.
    Hurwitz, Al. The Joyous Vision.
    Lanier, Vincent. The Arts We See.
    McKim, Robert. Experiences In Visual Think.
    Mendelowitz, Daniel. Drawing.
    Schuman, Jo Miles. Art From Many Hands.

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