For today’s young children, encounters with media and technology are familiar experiences in daily life. Most people regard that young children only experience technology as end-users rather than as media producers (Peppler & Kafai, 2008). In addition, many teachers still use media as an instructional tool simply from trying to get students' attention and interest in learning. They use newspaper articles, film, or video clips as tuning in to start discussion, analysis, writing, or media production activities to encourage critical inquiry (Flood, Lapp, & Bayles-Martin, 2000).
However, I think the most important thing of teaching media arts is to help the children to develop the technology skill, so that they can take an active role in using media as a tool to achieve other goals. Media arts tools can be used to enhance and encourage young children’s creativity and imagination as well (Lin, 2011).
Teachers should guide children through the details which require teachers to be familiarly with the technologies that they want to teach. By studying the media arts, children can gain valuable insights into the world around them as well as themselves as media make strong impressions on children.
For me the aim of teaching media arts is to motivate students' interest in the subject, promote communication and critical thinking skills, encourage political awareness, and improve personal and social development (Hobbs, 2004). I am seeking to develop students' creativity and authentic self-expression when work on media arts. As I regard it as the new way of communication, I will also explore economic, political, cultural, and social issues in contemporary society while implement the media arts.
As conclusion, I learn from the tutorial is that teacher should not see students simply as the end user of media, but also the active participators in producing media arts. Although it would be challenge for a teacher to cope with types of technology skills, I would try my best to cooperate it the class. Media arts also provide a good opportunities for teachers to bland other subjects or issues in art class.
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However, I think the most important thing of teaching media arts is to help the children to develop the technology skill, so that they can take an active role in using media as a tool to achieve other goals. Media arts tools can be used to enhance and encourage young children’s creativity and imagination as well (Lin, 2011).
Teachers should guide children through the details which require teachers to be familiarly with the technologies that they want to teach. By studying the media arts, children can gain valuable insights into the world around them as well as themselves as media make strong impressions on children.
For me the aim of teaching media arts is to motivate students' interest in the subject, promote communication and critical thinking skills, encourage political awareness, and improve personal and social development (Hobbs, 2004). I am seeking to develop students' creativity and authentic self-expression when work on media arts. As I regard it as the new way of communication, I will also explore economic, political, cultural, and social issues in contemporary society while implement the media arts.
As conclusion, I learn from the tutorial is that teacher should not see students simply as the end user of media, but also the active participators in producing media arts. Although it would be challenge for a teacher to cope with types of technology skills, I would try my best to cooperate it the class. Media arts also provide a good opportunities for teachers to bland other subjects or issues in art class.
My concern is if the school is lack of technology devices, do I still insist on teach media arts? Moreover, in the already crowded curriculum, how much time we can put into working on media arts without rush?
P.S: I prefer the simple way to produce media arts. Here I find a really good personal website, which applies media arts amazingly. I am the fan of this 14 years old “designer”! The good lesson idea is that introduces my students to the blog and be a follower of the blog. My students will asked to apply the computer drawing skills and photo making skills to produce their own “blog” to express their feeling and ideas (or interested things that happen today). This activity is more like media literacy with include drawing and photos.
The web link: http://chibird.tumblr.com/
References:
Flood, J., Lapp, D., & Bayles-Marlin, D. (2000). Vision possible: The role of visual media in literacy education. In M. Gallego & S. Hollingsworth (Eds.), What counts as literacy: Challenging the school standard (pp. 62-84). New York: Teachers College Press.
Lin, R. L. (2011). A Study of Mixed Media Art Creation for Children¡¯s Picture Books. Advanced Materials Research, 213, 172-176.
Peppler, K. A., & Kafai, Y. B. (2008). Youth as media art designers: workshops for creative coding.
Hobbs, R. (2004). A Review of School-Based Initiatives in Media Literacy Education. The American Behavioral Scientist, 48(1), 42-59. Retrieved August 17, 2011, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 686488611).
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