From Faculty Academy 2007 Wiki
Developing an Online Exhibit in an Art History Seminar
- Marjorie Och (Art History, UMW)
One reason to learn new technologies is the obvious “our students already know them.” But do they know how to use them intelligently? Are they prepared to take what they know about Facebook and Myspace and use these skills on the job? Indeed, am I willing to admit to administrators, parents, and first-year students that I know nothing about new technologies? When the opportunity arose at UMW to apply for a Technology Fellowship, the blogger in me (a person I had never met) jumped out and applied. Over the course of the fall semester I learned about wikis, blogs, Flickr accounts, and everything else most of my students already use, and developed a seminar on the city of Venice that incorporates familiar (to students) technologies. Our goal was an online exhibit on Venice; my goals were more varied. How might wikis and blogs offer writing opportunities that would allow students to reflect on course content, develop a sense of belonging to a community of scholars, and produce a product they could include on their resumes as a professional experience? Moreover, how could I connect these on-line experiences to what we were doing in the classroom? My contribution to the session will include an overview of what I did in the seminar, an evaluation of what worked, and ideas about how I will approach the material in the future. The wiki, blog, and online exhibit from the Venice seminar will be critical elements of my presentation.
- Venice Seminar: Exhibit
- Art History and Technology blog
