Week 13: Catching Up

In our previous class we had the opportunity to hear some feedback from the current student teachers in the Art Education program at TC. It was nice to hear their perspective as they have been in my shoes and have had the "real world" experience that my peers and I are all craving at the moment. Although this past year has been incredibly insightful, fascinating, and fun, I must admit I am feeling anxious to actually get into the classroom and spent time with students.

The two things that stood out to me from our conversation with the student teachers were what they have taken from this New Media class and used in the classroom as well as their student's knowledge of technology in general. It was nice to hear that the student teachers have had opportunities to use technology in the classroom and have even shared some techniques they learned in the class with their students such as scanning and stop motion. I also enjoyed hearing about how much the student teachers had learned from their students. They explained that their ability to pick up on and learn new technology is amazing. Often times the students could show new ideas or techniques to the teachers. I found it exciting to think about how my future students and I can both learn from each other in this way.

I'm looking forward to trying out some of my experiences in New Media with my students next year.

Also this week I've been working on my "Dice Project".
My three words were collage, video, and story telling.
I've decided to create a stop motion collage.
The story is quite random as it was inspired by clippings I found from magazines and newspapers. However, I've really enjoyed making a story out of found objects and creating a scene out of traditional collage materials.

The following are a few images from my process: