The art of teaching and teaching with art : using avant-garde art to foster active learning in the classroom

Material Information

Title:
The art of teaching and teaching with art : using avant-garde art to foster active learning in the classroom
Series Title:
Journal of Authentic Learning
Alternate Title:
Using avant-garde art to foster active learning in the classroom
Creator:
Mack, Chris J. ( author )
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Language:
English

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Article

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Abstract:
Avant-garde art and literature drawn from Dada artists and authors were used to foster authentic learning in a History course. Students read assigned texts to situate the artists and their work in a historical context. They then engaged in a semiotic analysis of dress, viewed and analyzed Dada painting and sculpture, participated in the creation and reading of Dada poems, and considered the question: What is art? As a result, students actively engaged with the ways avant-garde artists challenged traditional ways of knowing and looking at the world and had an opportunity to consider how they can reflect upon, and change, their own views of themselves and their places in the world.
General Note:
Submitted by Brian McDonald (bmcdonal@oswego.edu) on 2005-11-07.
General Note:
Made available in DSpace on 2005-11-07T18:09:28Z (GMT).

Record Information

Source Institution:
SUNY Oswego
Holding Location:
SUNY Oswego
Rights Management:
All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:
1558-7320 ( issn )

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http://hdl.handle.net/1951/6635