{"id":13410,"date":"2020-05-18T10:49:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T14:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=13410"},"modified":"2023-08-02T13:44:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:44:43","slug":"distance-learning-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/distance-learning-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Empowers Art in Distance Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Padlet
Padlet is a colorful online system of boards, documents and web pages, which has been convenient for art classes in distance learning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In examining how Kalamazoo College students, faculty and staff have adjusted to distance learning this spring, it\u2019s easy to see the community\u2019s ingenuity in shifting from in-person instruction.<\/p>\n

For example, if it\u2019s true that art imitates life, what is an art professor to do when distance learning forces a college\u2019s classes online? If you\u2019re Sarah Lindley, the Arcus Center of Social Justice Leadership Professor of Art, you paint plans that provide students with the personal interaction they expect, sculpt activities they can do at home with common household materials, and craft an environment that stimulates creativity in technology.<\/p>\n

\"World
Padlet has been a convenient tool in distance learning for World Pottery, a class that introduces a variety of clay-forming techniques and historical perspectives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lindley this term is teaching World Pottery, a sophomore seminar ceramics class, and Mold Processes, an intermediate sculpture class for juniors. The first requires student research and reflection in a class that introduces a variety of clay-forming techniques and historical perspectives. The intermediate class uses mixed media casting processes to develop the more advanced body of work expected of art majors.<\/p>\n

The sophomore seminar\u2019s technology is Padlet, a colorful and easy-to-populate online system of boards, documents and web pages that looks a lot like many social media platforms, especially Pinterest. The format allows an asynchronous course model where students view instructions through mediums such as video and submit their projects before meeting individually with Lindley.<\/p>\n

\"Art
Arcus Center of Social Justice Leadership Professor of Art Sarah Lindley provided video through Padlet of how to create a pinch pot at home when a special guest made a cameo appearance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Their first project involved creating pinch pots with paper and egg whites in an activity like papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9. A second assignment asked students to stack objects from around the house, look at their curves and see how they might emulate pottery.<\/p>\n

The juniors also utilize virtual classroom technology, including the use of Microsoft Teams, a collaborative platform that combines chat, video meetings, file storage and more to allow for regular face-to-face exchanges. Lindley wants her advanced students to build confidence for creating art under any circumstances and learn they can start a project from nothing. Lindley added creating something from nothing can feel like one of the hardest things to do and developing that skill will help her students for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of what we are doing this term is creative problem solving,\u201d Lindley said. \u201cCourse planning is creative problem solving. This is just a more extreme version than we are used to. I\u2019m also hearing from a lot of students that they really appreciate a curriculum that acknowledges different learning styles.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, given the term in distance learning, how does Lindley measure the success of her teaching methods this term?<\/p>\n

\u201cI look for indications of depth of learning in lots of little ways\u2014an unanswered question someone raises in a reflection paper, a connection to contemporary pop culture in a presentation on historical objects from a distant past, or an \u201caha\u201d exclamation in a one on one virtual chat,\u201d Lindley said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal would be for everyone to participate in each activity this term,\u201d she added. \u201cThe students still have rubrics, but students would have to persistently not respond to assignment prompts and feedback not to pass. So far the quality of work has been pretty good to great.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In examining how Kalamazoo College students, faculty and staff have adjusted to distance learning this spring, it\u2019s easy to see the community\u2019s ingenuity in shifting from in-person instruction. For example, if it\u2019s true that art imitates life, what is an art professor to do when distance learning forces a college\u2019s classes online? 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data-share=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/distance-learning-art\/\" class=\"pl-linkedin-share social-share-default pl-social-share\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>","wordExcerpt_info":"<figure id=\"attachment_13412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13412\" style=\"width: 305px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13412\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/05\/Padlet-for-Mold-Made-600x403.jpg\" alt=\"Padlet for Mold Made in Distance Learning\" width=\"305\" height=\"209\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Padlet is a colorful online system of boards, documents and web pages, which has been convenient for art classes in distance learning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In examining how Kalamazoo College students, faculty and staff have adjusted to distance learning this spring, it\u2019s easy to see the community\u2019s ingenuity in shifting from in-person instruction.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if it\u2019s true that art imitates life, what is an art professor to do when distance learning forces a college\u2019s classes online? If you\u2019re Sarah Lindley, the Arcus Center of Social Justice Leadership Professor of Art, you paint plans that provide students with the personal interaction they expect, sculpt activities they can do at home with common household materials, and craft an environment that stimulates creativity in technology.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13416\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13416\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/05\/World-Pottery-in-Distance-Learning-300x197.png\" alt=\"World Pottery in Distance Learning\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Padlet has been a convenient tool in distance learning for World Pottery, a class that introduces a variety of clay-forming techniques and historical perspectives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lindley this term is teaching World Pottery, a sophomore seminar ceramics class, and Mold Processes, an intermediate sculpture class for juniors. The first requires student research and reflection in a class that introduces a variety of clay-forming techniques and historical perspectives. The intermediate class uses mixed media casting processes to develop the more advanced body of work expected of art majors.<\/p>\n<p>The sophomore seminar\u2019s technology is Padlet, a colorful and easy-to-populate online system of boards, documents and web pages that looks a lot like many social media platforms, especially Pinterest. The format allows an asynchronous course model where students view instructions through mediums such as video and submit their projects before meeting individually with Lindley.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13425\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13425\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/05\/Art-in-Distance-Learning_fb-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"Art in Distance Learning_fb\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arcus Center of Social Justice Leadership Professor of Art Sarah Lindley provided video through Padlet of how to create a pinch pot at home when a special guest made a cameo appearance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Their first project involved creating pinch pots with paper and egg whites in an activity like papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9. A second assignment asked students to stack objects from around the house, look at their curves and see how they might emulate pottery.<\/p>\n<p>The juniors also utilize virtual classroom technology, including the use of Microsoft Teams, a collaborative platform that combines chat, video meetings, file storage and more to allow for regular face-to-face exchanges. Lindley wants her advanced students to build confidence for creating art under any circumstances and learn they can start a project from nothing. Lindley added creating something from nothing can feel like one of the hardest things to do and developing that skill will help her students for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of what we are doing this term is creative problem solving,\u201d Lindley said. \u201cCourse planning is creative problem solving. This is just a more extreme version than we are used to. I\u2019m also hearing from a lot of students that they really appreciate a curriculum that acknowledges different learning styles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, given the term in distance learning, how does Lindley measure the success of her teaching methods this term?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look for indications of depth of learning in lots of little ways\u2014an unanswered question someone raises in a reflection paper, a connection to contemporary pop culture in a presentation on historical objects from a distant past, or an \u201caha\u201d exclamation in a one on one virtual chat,\u201d Lindley said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goal would be for everyone to participate in each activity this term,\u201d she added. \u201cThe students still have rubrics, but students would have to persistently not respond to assignment prompts and feedback not to pass. 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