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Teaching Visual Literacy Marguerite Glass-Englehart Gallaudet University. Teaching Visual Literacy Gallaudet University. Forging Skills in Visual Literacy: Studying Art. Survey in Art History Modern Art Caves to Computers Studies in Art History. Teaching Method/Requirements.
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Teaching Visual LiteracyMarguerite Glass-EnglehartGallaudet University
Forging Skills in Visual Literacy:Studying Art • Survey in Art History • Modern Art • Caves to Computers • Studies in Art History
Teaching Method/Requirements • Slide lectures & PowerPoint Presentations • Use of the World Wide Web, CD-ROM, and videotapes (captioned) • Museum Visits • Guest Speakers (interpreter required) • Class Discussion/Participation • WEB Based Discussion Forums • “Eyes-on” Projects & Research Papers • Quizzes & Tests
Teaching Visual Literacy PERPARE IMPLEMENT EVALUATE
PREPARING • Anticipate Your Audience • Understand your Resources • Set Realistic Goals and Expectations • Try something NEW • Put your Plan in Writing
IMPLEMENTING • Spend time introducing your plan • Get students invested in the process early • Repeat dominant ideas and themes often • Provide tangible feedback quickly • Remind students of requirements
Establishing ConfidenceLearn what students may already know about art.
Art in Popular Culture“Recent Sightings”Yves Saint Laurent / Georges de La Tour
RECLINING NUDES 1509 - 1997 (top left) Giorgione, (top right) Titian, (above) Goya, (left) film still, Titanic.
Participation and Student Support A Group Approach BOTTICELLI DALI VAN GOGH MUNCH
Adding Language to Vision • FORM • LINE • SPACE • LIGHT • COLOR • TEXTURE • STYLISTIC TERMINOLOGY • SUBJECT, CONTENT, ICONOGRAPHY
Exploring Visual Language:ComparisonsMondrian 1930 Vermeer c. 1664
EVALUATING • Solicit student AND peer feedback • Decompress and objectify • Put your experience back into the process