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October 25, 2004
New Media and the Art Classroom
One of the strongest arguments for integrating new media tools in the art classroom is to encourage communication between educators and their students asynchronously -- across time and space -- through active use of portals, discussion boards and weblogs, which all encourage the exchange of ideas. The adage is that interactive web tools are at their best when they make things "easier, better, faster." How can new media facilitate the art educator? This is the question to ponder while exploring its use.
Other practical uses for new media are virtual galleries that bring students together across physical barriers, allow a public display of effort and can be useful for educators with fire-code restrictions that prevent the hanging of much student work in their schools. Courseware can both create a rich environment for distance learning and augment the physical classroom.
AEContent
"The art educators' virtual drop-in center" -- news, discussion, lessons, forums, galleries, private journals, weblinks
Massarted Online
courseware for the art education department
Additionally, new media also describes a genre of art. Nonlinear storytelling, code art, collaborative projects, installations, animation, illustration and experiential interfaces are all facilitated with new media tools.
Some examples: Digital Art Resources
a list of new media artists and projects, arranged by declarative statement.
At the Art and Technology Wiki
Feel free to contribute your own finds.
Posted by Eleanor Ramsay at October 25, 2004 03:01 PM