Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2020 - EDUC 477 E200

Designs for Learning: Art (4)

Class Number: 5636

Delivery Method: Distance Education

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 11 – Aug 10, 2020: Thu, 5:30–9:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    EDUC 401/402 or corequisite EDUC 403.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Introduces students to the main ideas, skills, materials, resources, understandings and organizational concerns involved in teaching art in schools.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course will be taught remotely through remote instruction via Zoom and Canvas. Please reserve original class time (5:30pm- 9:20pm on Thursdays) for Zoom videoconferencing and online interaction. Attendance/participation during videoconference/synchronous class time and regular active participation on Canvas is a requirement of this course. Please note: to maintain privacy, the sessions on Zoom will not be recorded.


This course introduces students to the main ideas, skills, materials, resources, understandings, and organizational concerns involved in teaching art in schools. This class is designed to help students expand their own artistic horizons and build confidence to better enable them to develop imaginative and educationally worthwhile art activities and programs.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

This course will focus on the aims of art education, artistic creativity, aesthetic appreciation, addressing the new curriculum and integrating Indigenous perspectives through the arts. Through hands-on experience with art media (painting, drawing, digital media, sculpture/construction, printmaking, mixed media, found and recycled materials, etc.), readings and discussion, students will explore ideas and issues in art education and relate them to teaching art in classroom settings.

Grading

  • Course Portfolio (Weekly reflections and activities) 40%
  • Artist as Inspiration Project 30%
  • Participation - attendance and active engagement in online participation and discussions (Zoom and Canvas) 30%

NOTES:

There is no final exam for this course.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

All course readings will be posted on Canvas.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Eisner, Elliot W., (2002). The Arts and the Creation of Mind. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
ISBN: 9780300095234

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2020

Please note that all teaching at SFU in summer term 2020 will be conducted through remote methods. Enrollment in this course acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.