Learner- Centered Approaches To Teaching : Industry Research Rendering For Illustration

1. Learner-Centered Approaches To Teaching: Industry Research Rendering For Illustration Figure Drawing

2. Industry Research Learning Outcome: Discuss the main points made in the films or lectures. Learner–centered Approaches: 1) Discussion 2) Journals / Blogs

3. Evaluation Strategy / Process: Currently: • Students review and report on the main points of the lectures and films in class. • They hand in 4 papers during the term. • Discussion and questions follow the class.

4. Learner-centered Approaches: Discussion: • Create a discussion board on the web. • Use software like “Blackboard”. How this will improve the learning for the student: • Encourage thinking skills. • More dialogue and learning amongst students. • Have marks associated with posting on the discussion board to motivate student participation. Journals / Blogs: • Have students create blogs. • Share with the instructor. • Share with other students in the class. How this will improve the learning for the student: • Students will create more dialogue with other students. • Student recall is better if blogged sooner. • Instructor evaluation and student feedback can happen faster.

5. Rendering For Illustration Learning Outcome:Execute an illustration using Adobe Illustrator. Learner–centered Approach: Flipping the Classroom

6. Evaluation Strategy / Process: Currently: • Existing illustration assignments are lecture-based. • There are no illustration projects developed specifically for using Adobe Illustrator software. • Opportunity to introduce technology-based assignments into the course.

7. Learner-centered Approaches: Flipping the Classroom • Assign reviews of tutorials on Lynda.com i.e. – Building base vector shapes: Part1 • Students will apply this learning to the assignment. How this will improve the learning for the student: • Spend more time in class reviewing the work and technique. • More opportunity for students to expand their knowledge and use of the software and techniques. • Increase opportunities to use the software in their work as before they might have shied away from it. • Stay current with the technology. • Less lecturing, more interaction with the instructor. • Also, the opportunity for scaffolding.

8. Figure Drawing Learning Outcome:Draw the human figure using the skeleton as a guide. Learner–centered Approach: Scaffolding

9. Evaluation Strategy / Process: Currently: • Lectures involve drawing the figure using the skeleton as a guide. • Apply learning to drawing the figure in life drawing class.

10. Learner-centered Approaches: Scaffolding • Rather than discuss the approach in a lecture format, explain approaches in front of the actual models and have the students apply the theory. • Set up a skeleton in front of the students in a similar pose so that the student can reference the skeleton at the same time that he or she is doing the drawing. • Eventually this approach becomes second nature to the student when drawing the figure. How this will improve the learning for the student: • A more direct learning experience – learn as you go. • Better retention by the students. • Student understands and applies the theory on the spot . • This learning can be applied to other approaches of drawing the figure such as drawing geometric shapes, comparing angles, using a basic unit, etc. • Less lecturing, more interactive learning between the instructor and the students.