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Engaging the Visual Arts Student Online

Engaging the Visual Arts Student Online. Randy Howe, EdD Fitchburg State College The 10th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks Orlando, Florida November 13, 2004. Online.

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  1. Engaging the Visual Arts Student Online Randy Howe, EdD Fitchburg State College The 10th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks Orlando, Florida November 13, 2004

  2. Online • Graphics for Multimedia and the World Wide Web (Continuing Education/Certificate Program for Multimedia or Graphic Design) • Opportunity from UMASS Lowell • Something I felt I had to do! • Spring ‘00 workshops • Course first offered in Summer ‘00

  3. First Online Efforts • Replicated classroom materials online • Did little with the features of the new environment • Proved discouraging for some students

  4. students completing the course (center) number above center accounts for all students registered during the semester # 60 50 40 35 31 31 28 30 26 25 25 30 23 22 22 25 21 22 22 20 21 18 18 17 19 18 20 18 15 8 6 10 0 ’00 F’00 S’01 ’01 F’01 S’02 ’02 F’02 S’03 ’03 F’03 S’04 ’04 Student numbers (269/329) 25 F’04

  5. average emails per student 60 50 40 457/733 32 30 299 135 20 18 17 10 0 ’00 F’00 S’01 ’01 F’01 S’02 ’02 F’02 S’03 ’03 F’03 S’04 ’04 Volume of Student to Lecturer Email Has Dropped 714/912 51 • participation raised to 15% • discussion requirement • team quizzes 35 31 31 28 30 26 25 25 25 • more refinement • questions anticipated • improved instructions • pdf instead of PowerPoint 23 22 22 25 21 22 22 20 21 18 18 17 19 18 8

  6. Team Discussion

  7. Team Discussion Welcome to the team area. Please try the "discuss" section by posting a thread that briefly introduces you to the rest of the team. Then work to set up a strategy whereby the entire team WORKS TOGETHER to answer the team quiz questions, POSTING ANSWERS IN THE DISCUSS AREA. The Team Quiz can be found in this week's materials. The Discuss area is a tool used by me to monitor or see who is truly engaged in this course. Your informed discourse demonstrates that. That is, an informed and thorough answer provided to one question carries considerably more weight toward your participation grade than does a series of quick answers to every question. Participate because it is mandatory, but do so in a constructive fashion that allows others on your team to participate as well.

  8. 1. When copying from one image to another, if the resolution of the destination image is higher than that of the source imagery, the copied image will appear ______ when it is pasted. 2. When using the Magic Wand tool, what option will change the range of shades or colors that will be selected? 3. Eliminating the noticeable seam that occurs after pasting or moving layer pixels is accomplished by using the ______ command. 4. Which select tool snaps to the nearest distinct shade or color that defines a shape's edge? 5. What file format has the extension, .png (i.e., what does png stand for)? 6. True or False. When a selection is active on an image, only the selected area is editable, while the rest of the image is protected from editing. 7. Decreasing the contrast between pixels (i.e., to soften the edges between shapes) can be accomplished with this tool on the toolbox? 8. The deeper the ______, the greater number of colors that can be shown in a pixel. A _____ that has an 8-bit depth, for instance, can display up to ______ colors. Bit-depths less than that will not be able to display as many colors. Depths that are deeper can, of course, display more colors than the 8-bit depth. 9. Cutting saves a selection to a temporary storage area, which is known as the ______. Team Quiz

  9. 1. When copying from one image to another, if the resolution of the destination image is higher than that of the source imagery, the copied image will appear ______ when it is pasted. 2. When using the Magic Wand tool, what option will change the range of shades or colors that will be selected? 3. Eliminating the noticeable seam that occurs after pasting or moving layer pixels is accomplished by using the ______ command. 4. Which select tool snaps to the nearest distinct shade or color that defines a shape's edge? 5. What file format has the extension, .png (i.e., what does png stand for)? 6. True or False. When a selection is active on an image, only the selected area is editable, while the rest of the image is protected from editing. 7. Decreasing the contrast between pixels (i.e., to soften the edges between shapes) can be accomplished with this tool on the toolbox? 8. The deeper the ______, the greater number of colors that can be shown in a pixel. A _____ that has an 8-bit depth, for instance, can display up to ______ colors. Bit-depths less than that will not be able to display as many colors. Depths that are deeper can, of course, display more colors than the 8-bit depth. 9. Cutting saves a selection to a temporary storage area, which is known as the ______. 1) smaller (p. 90 in the VQG 5.5; p. 104 in the VQG 6.0; p. 114 in the VQG 7.0; p. 144 in the VQG CS); 2) tolerance (p. 76 in the VQG 5.5; p. 86-87 in the VQG 6.0; p. 97 in the VQG 7.0; p. 127 in the VQG CS); 3) defringe (p. 102 in the VQG 5.5; p. 118 in the VQG 6.0; p. 132 in the VQG 7.0; p. 158 in VQG CS); 4) magnetic lasso (p. 79 in the VQG 5.5; p. 88 in the VQG 6.0; p. 98 in the VQG 7.0; p. 128 in the VQG CS); 5) Portable Network Graphics (see Images Formats lecture); 6) True (p. 73 in the VQG 5.5; p. 83 in the VQG 6.0; p. 93 in the VQG 7.0; p. 123 in the VQG CS); 7) the Blur tool (p. 94 in the VQG 5.5; p. 108 in the VQG 6.0; p. 118 in the VQG 7.0; p. 148 in the VQG CS); 8) bitmap ("information matrix"), bitmap, 256 (see Images Formats lecture); 9) clipboard (p. 89 in the VQG 5.5; p. 103 in the VQG 6.0; p. 113 in the VQG 7.0; p. 143 in the VQG CS). Team Quiz

  10. Team Quiz Discussion

  11. Engagement Builds Slowly Start 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Introduction Configuration Paper Discussion Screen Design Photo Ill/Infographic Type/Real Obj Technical Type Technical Layer Technical Mask Technical Channel Technical Web Final Examination

  12. Portable Document Formats

  13. Microsoft Word Cross Reference • Helped me to organize the course • Personal back-up, protects against: • lost data at UML … • … or at home • Course Material

  14. Built for Repetition • Responses to routine administrative questions such as book orders

  15. Students complete 12 assignments over the course of the semester.

  16. Announcements/Reminders Before Chat Check List ___ Did I scan the assigned readings (see week 7)? ___ Did I open Photoshop and try to do some of the features outlined in the readings? During/Post Chat Check List ___ Did I ask the instructor for clarification on any readings or assignments that I did not understand? ___ Have I completed the Technical Type assignment, which was due on March 1st? ___ Have I completed the Technical Layer assignment, which was due on March 8th? ___ Have I completed the Technical Mask assignment, which was due on March 22nd? ___ Have I completed the Technical Channel assignment, which is due on March 29th? ___ Have I done any work on the Technical Web assignment is due on April 5th? ___ Have I done any work on the research/reflection paper due on April 12th? ___ Have I done any work on the Creative Type or Real Object assignment, which is due on April 21st? ___ Have I done any work on the Photo Illustration or Infographic assignment, which is due on April 26th? ___ Have I done any work on the Screen Design assignment, which is due on May 3rd? ___ Did I enter the Team area and contribute to team discussions this week, such as helping my team to answer Team Quiz questions? Questions? Please email me at Randy_Howe@uml.edu.

  17. Technical Assignment (3rd of 5)

  18. Online is more engaging... • students see their assignments posted • students see/browse what others have done • student questions must be answered in writing • students must discuss course content

  19. Help Desk http://www.freeimages.co.uk/

  20. A Different World? • contracts more important than ever • can’t see them, can’t see me • speed demons • the“quote”-happy students • assignments submitted early • get me outta here, “can I take the final early” • plagiarism • non-participation

  21. What next ... • challenging, Good Will Hunting-esque questions • animation examples (e.g., Flash, animated-gifs) • more quality assignments (see Adobe’s Classroom in a Book) • to keep going • to keep it fun

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