Comments on: Thinking Through Possibilities http://blog.art21.org/2008/10/15/thinking-through-possibilities/ The Official Blog of Art21, Inc. and the Art in the Twenty-First Century PBS series Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:06:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joe Fusaro http://blog.art21.org/2008/10/15/thinking-through-possibilities/comment-page-1/#comment-8920 Joe Fusaro Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:47:12 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2008/10/15/thinking-through-possibilities/#comment-8920 Scott, We would love to see examples by your students and/or Dan Eldon if you are able to share images or links. Using the approach you describe to teach and incorporate visual literacy, I am sure, makes your class unique and interesting for students. Where do you teach? Scott, We would love to see examples by your students and/or Dan Eldon if you are able to share images or links. Using the approach you describe to teach and incorporate visual literacy, I am sure, makes your class unique and interesting for students. Where do you teach?

]]> By: Scott Glass http://blog.art21.org/2008/10/15/thinking-through-possibilities/comment-page-1/#comment-8915 Scott Glass Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:52:20 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2008/10/15/thinking-through-possibilities/#comment-8915 I teach a senior level Humanities class that is focused on understanding how and why people create in all fields, but particularly in the arts. Even though it is an English class, students use blank-page sketchbooks, called Mindbooks, in which they construct entries combining image and text. The goal is to force students to think and communicate in ways that they are not used to. A typical assignment could be for them to explore a physical space, examining why they have positive or negative views of it and show how they would re-shape it. Because it is an English class, the entries are not assessed on technical skill, but on the depth of thinking and the integrity or craftsmanship of the page. As for technique, students are encouraged to use a variety of materials and manipulate found images. At the beginning of the year, I show Dan Eldon's journals as examples of how pages can be constructed. This ongoing activity has added an important layer to how students see and discuss ideas from all fields. And it has forced them to reconsider how they and others can communicate most clearly. Thanks for your time. Scott Glass I teach a senior level Humanities class that is focused on understanding how and why people create in all fields, but particularly in the arts. Even though it is an English class, students use blank-page sketchbooks, called Mindbooks, in which they construct entries combining image and text. The goal is to force students to think and communicate in ways that they are not used to. A typical assignment could be for them to explore a physical space, examining why they have positive or negative views of it and show how they would re-shape it. Because it is an English class, the entries are not assessed on technical skill, but on the depth of thinking and the integrity or craftsmanship of the page. As for technique, students are encouraged to use a variety of materials and manipulate found images. At the beginning of the year, I show Dan Eldon’s journals as examples of how pages can be constructed. This ongoing activity has added an important layer to how students see and discuss ideas from all fields. And it has forced them to reconsider how they and others can communicate most clearly.

Thanks for your time.
Scott Glass

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