With young people increasingly learning and communicating through visual and social media, schools are looking for ways to tap into students' interest in digital media. In a school district in Southern California, a very promising approach to technology use has emerged that integrates digital storytelling into instruction. Findings from a…

As school education systems worldwide adopt standardized performance measures, teacher effectiveness frameworks have become more influential. This article draws on Australian mixed methods research that aimed to understand the processes behind quality arts pedagogy. Following an in-depth quantitative study, nine high-performing case study arts…

In this paper, we describe the merits of "visual archaeology," or understanding the past through the analysis of images, as a method for teaching historical context. We begin by articulating the typical archaeological process for studying and analyzing material artifacts, and then describe the possibilities this process offers for…

In this scoping study we have investigated the integration of subject-specific software into the structure of visual communications courses. There is a view that the response within visual communications courses to the rapid developments in technology has been linked to necessity rather than by design. Through perceptions of staff with day-to-day…

This paper discusses current changes in the teaching and learning of artistic rendering in light of technological advances that may cause teachers to rethink both what is taught, and the manner in which the results of the artistic process are valued and evaluated. The two methods of generating a photorealistic computer image are described,…

See SO 007 721 for general information on the philosophy of the Quinmester Visual Arts Educational Curriculum. Intaglio Design II, a quinmester course, involves experimentation and production of successful plates demonstrating the techniques of engraving, drypoint, mezzotint, and aquatint and builds on the skills learned in the first course of…

An introduction to the Quinmester Visual Arts Education Curriculum, of which this is one course of study, can be found in SO 007 721. Serigraphy, the process of silk screening, involves a variety of techniques for the student to use as a medium of expression. Use of stencil, tusche, film, and the construction of equipment are included in this…

Because of the rapid pace of today's world, graphic designs which communicate at a glance are needed in all information areas. The essays in this book deal with various aspects of graphic design. These brief essays, each illustrated with graphics, concern the following topics: a short history of visual communication, information design, the merits…

The set of learning experiences acquaints students at the fifth grade level with some of the greatest achievements in the fine arts. While exploring a variety of careers in the graphic arts, students become aware of the tools, materials, and equipment as well as the skills needed to utilize them. Through group activities in the graphic arts, they…

Relates the story of the creation of an exploratory art technology class at Hadley Junior High School (Illinois) and its development over the past decade. Describes the equipment required to conduct the course, resources available for teachers creating similar courses, and student projects. Suggests ways to make the course multidisciplinary. (DSK)

Arranged into two major parts, the guide offers practical and motivating techniques for teaching secondary art. The first section, a brief curriculum guide, presents a rationale, program goals, learning outcomes, program scope and sequence, course list, and evaluation information. The largest part of the document is a resource guide providing…

Observes that the need for art education to include discussions of popular visual culture that influences student knowledge grows more pressing as mass communication increasingly becomes a major source of information about art. Discusses representations of culture in art in advertising and art in film. Specifically looks at art in the film…

This curriculum guide contains learning module outlines for teaching a series of courses in graphic arts in high schools in Alberta. Each module provides learning experiences selected to develop basic competence in trades in the graphic arts field. Each module consists of an introduction, objectives, learning resources list, content summary, and a…

Asks how art should be taught in a culture in which television and electronic media constitute the primary media with which young people interact. Suggests that art educators should focus on how students use technology, the production and viewing of technological images, and the ways that such images have meaning. (DSK)