The future of art education.The authors in this issue take us on a journey of possibilities with their trail-blazing activities in which they explore new mediated forms of communication. While the ways art teachers and students use technology vary from classroom to classroom, grade level to grade level, and school to school, the technology tools and resources should not be the focus. Instead, the authors in this issue pro vide strategies that contribute to authentic and meaningful art learning activities in which students critically and creatively explore their own and others' understandings of the world. Today, mobile, global, and miniature communication devices shape understandings and artistic expression. As guest editors, we are pleased to work with Nancy Walkup walk·up also walk-up n. 1. An apartment house or office building with no elevator. 2. An apartment or office in a building with no elevator. to develop this special issue on digital art education. We look forward to future collaborations that involve our readers in discussion with new media artists, other art teachers, and the authors in this issue. Given that the supports and constraints in each classroom and school are different, no two art teachers who set out to integrate digital technology into their curricula will follow the exact same path. Each of us who decides to use new technology in our classroom will shade Will Shade (February 5, 1898 – September 18, 1966) was an African-American Memphis blues musician best known for his membership in the Memphis Jug Band. Shade was commonly called Son Brimmer it according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. our own curriculum and students' needs, taking into account the particular circumstances in which we find ourselves. Karen Keifer-Boyd is a professor of art education in the School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts (SVA), is an art school in the New York City borough of Manhattan, and is one of the nation's leading independent colleges of art and design. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. and an affiliate professor of women's studies women's studies pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) An academic curriculum focusing on the roles and contributions of women in fields such as literature, history, and the social sciences. at the Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. . She is the coauthor of a forthcoming Art Education in Practice book on investigating visual culture.kk-b@psu.edu Craig Roland is an associate professor of art education in the School of Art and Art History at the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. , Gainesville. He is the author of The Art Teacher's Guide to the Internet (Davis Publications, 2005). rolandc@ufi.edu schoolarts.blogspot.com www.schoolartsonline.com |
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