I was relieved to hear that when teaching a technology as an art medium, many students are either quite familiar with the medium, or they are quick to grasp the tools. Many times, teachers don't need to know "everything" in order to conduct the class. Rather, students will be interested in the medium and they can quickly explore and figure out how the tools work. This makes sense to me because as teachers, we are much older than students. They have a future ahead of themselves and they live in a more digital world than we (teachers) have experienced growing up. Like in other mediums classes, teachers' roles are just being good facilitators for the class to explore materials and the possibilities out there for them to discover!
No comments:
Post a Comment