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Adult Learners

Adult Learners. Working with Adult Audiences on Tours at the Blanton. Adult and Student Learners. Adult Learner Characteristics. Years of experience & knowledge Established views, beliefs, etc. Expect to be treated as adults Need to feel self-directed. More characteristics.

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Adult Learners

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  1. Adult Learners Working with Adult Audiences on Tours at the Blanton

  2. Adult and Student Learners

  3. Adult Learner Characteristics • Years of experience & knowledge • Established views, beliefs, etc. • Expect to be treated as adults • Need to feel self-directed

  4. More characteristics • Like to problem solve • Enjoy straightforward, how-to approaches • Increased variation in learning styles

  5. Use Characteristics to Enhance Tour

  6. Tips on Tours • Introduce yourself, explain that you are a volunteer, glad that they are here. • Think about the orientation. Let people know what to expect. What is in the Blanton? • Find out what brought people to museum; what do they hope to gain? Refer to visitors throughout the tour- try to remember names, hometowns, special interests, etc. • Ask for questions throughout. • Start the tour with an object that is thought-provoking. • Use transitions from place to place. Create a bridge. • Allow people to wander in and out. • Be prepared and knowledgeable about the subject. • Remember that it is OK not to know all of the answers.

  7. Parts of a Tour • Introduction • Find a theme • Well-designed body of the tour with a balance of facts and discussion opportunities • Conclusion

  8. Thematic Adult Tours • Symbol and Allegory: the Hidden Language of Art • Portrait of a Lady: Depictions of Women through Time • The Changing American Landscape • What is America? • New to these Shores: Immigrant Voices at the Blanton • A Day in the Life of Nero: Life in the Ancient World • Persuasion: Messages and Meanings in Art

  9. A Day in the Life of Nero • Within this theme, I need to organize my thoughts. What are some ways I can pare down ANCIENT WORLD? • People: leaders, gods/goddesses, athletes • Artistic techniques, media of Greece and Rome • Art historical survey approach (earliest to latest) • Athena and Athens • Ancient celebrations (symposia, dining, Dionysus, theatre) • Be prepared to show Nero coin

  10. Athena and Athens • What do I want to cover? • Athena and her birth, life, importance • Her association with Athens • How did Athenians honor her? • How and why is this important today? • A broad selection of artwork to illustrate my topic

  11. Introduction • Introduce self, get to know guests • Brief intro about Blanton collections • Today’s focus is ancient art but let me know if you would like for me to include another part of the collection at the end • Take to ancient art, give them a moment to soak in, bring them to Mourning Athena

  12. Opening Questions • Take a few moments to look at this 19th c reproduction of a well-known relief sculpture. • What is this figure doing? • (I want to get people looking before I start talking. Hopefully, they will point out that she looks sad because of the tilt of her head. Perhaps they will discuss her clothing.) • I will discuss who this is, what she is doing.

  13. What do I know? • This is a grave relief originally on the Acropolis • Dressed in a peplos, Corinthian helmet (spoils of war), spear • Contemplating a list of Athenian war dead

  14. Connecting Ancient to Now

  15. Stop to Stop • Remember not to lecture • Don’t forget transitions from place to place. (We’ve seen one depiction of Athena; let’s look at another.) Plus builds interest. • Compare and contrast

  16. Black-figure Amphora

  17. Coin with Owl

  18. The Acropolis

  19. Athena Nike

  20. East Pediment • Told story of birth of Athena- daughter of Zeus and Metis. • Arrived fully grown and dressed as a warrior • Sprung from the head of Zeus after his head was opened with Hephaestus’s ax

  21. Dionysus Reclining

  22. Three Goddesses

  23. West Pediment • Little more than torsos remain • Told story of contest between Athena and Poseidon • Jacques Carrey made first drawings of what may have looked like (1674)

  24. Questions to help Stimulate Discussion • What do you KNOW about this object? (Facts, observed characteristics) • What do you THINK YOU KNOW? (Hypotheses based on observations) • What do you WANT TO KNOW? (Curiosities)

  25. Reworded… • From this first glimpse, what can you tell me about this vase? • From those observations, what can we conclude about it? • Is there something about this vase you wish you knew?

  26. Sharpen your Skills • Choose one of the themes • Prepare one work of art that fits into the theme • Use the wall label, eLounge, personal knowledge to construct a stop

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