Varying the Texture: A Study of Art, Learning and Multimedia
'Art Explorer' is an innovative multimedia system being designed and developed within the Institute of Educational Technology, at The Open University. Based on an analogy to dreams, Art Explorer is structured into several episodes. Each episode is designed to help beginning students of Art...
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1996-12-01
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| description | 'Art Explorer' is an innovative multimedia system being designed and developed within the Institute of Educational Technology, at The Open University. Based on an analogy to dreams, Art Explorer is structured into several episodes. Each episode is designed to help beginning students of Art History foster personal constructs about paintings and develop a richer understanding of how their perceptions of paintings work.
This discussion focuses on the pedagogic rationale motivating Art Explorer's development and is structured around two strands of a design story. First, it highlights the research behind the design. The reported research is about learners' problems - most specifically about the varying conceptual, perceptual and affective challenges learners face as they begin to study Art History. But, more broadly, it is about the problems faced by learners as they begin academic study and seek to engage with the knowledge and methods of discipline experts.
Secondly, and it is argued, as a second pedagogic priority, the spotlight shifts to multimedia. The discussion tracks design decisions that aim both to exploit the potential of the medium and to match pre-identified learner needs. The ingredients of Art Explorer are described to illustrate some of the rich potential of the medium for negotiating understanding between teacher and learner.
Reviewers: Simon Buckingham Shum, Tamara Sumner (Open University)
Interactive elements: Shockwave screens enable you to engage in episodes of the interactive 'dream sequence' through which Art Explorer leads novice art students.<!--
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| spelling | doaj.art-44acceed99d24771859ada6a93719d592022-12-22T03:35:17ZengUbiquity PressJournal of Interactive Media in Education1365-893X1996-12-011996110.5334/1996-16Varying the Texture: A Study of Art, Learning and MultimediaNicola H. Durbridge0Matthew P. Stratford1Institute of Educational Technology, The Open UniversityInstitute of Educational Technology, The Open University'Art Explorer' is an innovative multimedia system being designed and developed within the Institute of Educational Technology, at The Open University. Based on an analogy to dreams, Art Explorer is structured into several episodes. Each episode is designed to help beginning students of Art History foster personal constructs about paintings and develop a richer understanding of how their perceptions of paintings work. This discussion focuses on the pedagogic rationale motivating Art Explorer's development and is structured around two strands of a design story. First, it highlights the research behind the design. The reported research is about learners' problems - most specifically about the varying conceptual, perceptual and affective challenges learners face as they begin to study Art History. But, more broadly, it is about the problems faced by learners as they begin academic study and seek to engage with the knowledge and methods of discipline experts. Secondly, and it is argued, as a second pedagogic priority, the spotlight shifts to multimedia. The discussion tracks design decisions that aim both to exploit the potential of the medium and to match pre-identified learner needs. The ingredients of Art Explorer are described to illustrate some of the rich potential of the medium for negotiating understanding between teacher and learner. Reviewers: Simon Buckingham Shum, Tamara Sumner (Open University) Interactive elements: Shockwave screens enable you to engage in episodes of the interactive 'dream sequence' through which Art Explorer leads novice art students.<!-- <a href="http://jime.open.ac.uk/96/1/demo/3d.html">Interactive demonstrations</a> of the system described in this article use the <a href="http://jime.open.ac.uk/shockwave.html">Shockwave</a> plug-in, available for most browsers -->https://jime.open.ac.uk/articles/8affect and learningexploratory learningfeedbacklearner needsinteractivitypersonal constructsnarrative and episodic structuresreflection |
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| title_sort | varying the texture a study of art learning and multimedia |
| topic | affect and learning exploratory learning feedback learner needs interactivity personal constructs narrative and episodic structures reflection |
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