ays ago, switching channels I stumble upon a
show called: "How I Met Your Mother" where
the character named Marshall delivers an aesthetic experience description of
pizza.
The description was beautiful and funny at the same
time; it could be advantageously added to an art lesson perhaps in the form of
an attention grabber in which students could successfully learn what
aestheticism is all about.
Checking on FB a friend posts information about 12
billboards in NJ that will be showing art pieces by the minimalist artist Felix-Gonzales-Torres.
Once again, technology in this case the “internet”
is providing information about current and relevant to the time and place in
which we live.
It would be ideal if the students coincidentally were
exposed to those billboards during the outdoor exhibition and then share with
the class what they saw, and what they thought about it. Reinforcing the connection
of life outside the school as well as the nature of inquiring.
As a future art teacher I want to incorporate knowledge treasures
that I find in mainstream media into my lessons plans so that the students relate
to.
It is beneficial to stay current with technology and media so we can
adapt the lessons to our technological era because the students will truly
learn when they make connections with the world that they live in.
Technology is giving educators many more options to be creative, and in
regards to art education; art is no longer static.
It is becoming a new vocabulary that expresses itself in many forms.
Moreover considering that a great majority of students is so attached to
their phones, ipads, ipods, computers, etc.
There is no question that as teachers we need to embrace technology and be
the facilitators that guide the students of what to search, set them goals, and
give them suggestions.
I think incorporating the clip from "How I Met Your Mother" would be a great asset to a lesson in aesthetics. It reminds me of the time one of my professors did a similar thing, using a clip from a current TV show, to help us relate to the topic she was discussing.
ReplyDeleteI wish they had locations of where his billboards are throughout the state. I would have loved to have seen one!