E78.2029: TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES FOR

PERFORMING ARTS  EDUCATORS

 

Course Syllabus

Course Description

 

Applications of communication and digital technology as designed for performing arts as resources for performing arts educators.  Special emphasis is given to the use of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a resource for researching and creating performing arts materials and developing collaboration in the performing arts. Strategies explored for applying technology and performing arts to the development of literacy. Applications of the WWW as an archive for performing arts materials and portfolios are also included.

 

Course Objectives

 

1. Students will be able create a website and apply performing arts technology to the presentation of educational materials on the website.

 

2. Students will be able to create performing arts education materials through application of discipline-oriented software.

 

3. Students will be able to use digital technology to download specific performing arts educational materials such as print materials, posters, photographs, musical scores, music works, dance works, plays, films, videos, etc.

 

4. Students will be able to use the printer to produce performing arts materials suitable for classroom, theatre, and ensemble use.

 

5. Students will be able to use digitizing technology for text, images, sound, notation, analysis, and video to create materials to enhance the experience of teaching and learning the performing arts.


6. Students will develop strategies for using their performing arts discipline and technology to enhance the development of literacy in the teaching/learning environment..

 

7. Students will be able to use video, sequencing, and notational technology to enhance the performing arts learning experience and for archiving materials, works, performances, and classroom experiences.

 

8. Students will be able to utilize digital communications applications to foster distance learning and collaboration in the performing arts.

 

 

COURSE TOPICS

(Selected from but not limited to)

 

THE CONTEXT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR THE ARTS

Performing Artists Needs: Time, Place, and Space

Performing Arts Education Materials: Deepening the Aesthetic Experience

 

THE WORLD AS RESOURCE FOR PEFORMING ARTS EDUCATORS

WWW and Internet 2

Web Browsers and HTML Editors

CUSeeMe, iVisit, Video Conferencing

PictureTel

Libraries

Publishers in Arts Education

Traditional Resources for Arts Education

Conducting Searches for Arts Education Materials

Arts Education Chats

Arts Education Listservs

E-mail

 

PERFORMING ARTS RESOURCES ON-LINE

Exploring the Web: Evaluating Arts Education Websites

Important Sources in Performing Arts

Copyright Issues and the Internet

E-mail as an extension of arts learning

E-mail as a dialogical process for artists and arts educators

Putting Yourself On-line

 

CREATING A WEBSITE FOR PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION

 

TECHNOLOGY AND AESTHETIC EDUCATION

 

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR PEFORMING ARTS EDUCATORS

            Computers and Artists

Memory

            File Types

            Basic Principles of Organization

            Adapting to Performing Arts Education

            Specialized, Discipline-Based Software

 

DIGITAL AUDIO FOR PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATORS

            Music and Sound Recording

            Editing Music

 

SEQUENCERS

            Sequencers as a tool for musicians, dancers, actors, and directors.

 

NOTATION

            Computer notation devices for performing arts.

 

VIDEO FOR PERFORMING ARTS

            Interactive Video for Dancers, Musicians, Actors

            Motion Capture Applications

 

GATHERING PERFORMING ARTS MATERIALS FROM THE INTERNET

            Using Browsers To Transfer Images, Videos, Scores

            Scores as Images vs. Scores as Notation

            Downloading Files from FTP Sites or WWW Sites

 

RETRIEVING/EXCHANGING PERFORMANCE FILES

            File Transfer Protocols (FTP)

Principles of Compression and Expansion

Fetch and WFTP

User-Friendly Protocols (Web-based)

 

USING THE COMPUTER TO MAKE PERFORMING ARTS MATERIALS

           

DEVELOPING PERFORMING ARTS ARCHIVES 

            CDs, DVDs, Web-based materials

 

DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS FOR PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION

            Arts Educator Portfolios: Models for Assessment

            Student Portfolios of Artsmaking      

 

DEVELOPING PERFORMING ARTS RESOURCES: THE NEVER-ENDING ACTIVITY

            Keeping Updated

            Updating Software

            Consolidating Files

            Empowering Students to Use Computers as Resource Tool for Performance

 

TERM PROJECT

 

            Step 1. Create a web site in which you will develop and display materials to create a learning environment for the performing arts.  You may focus your website on your specific discipline.

 

            Step 2. Create a set of performing arts materials to be used in a classroom at a specific level of teaching. Describe the teaching environment and how you plan to use the materials to affect the environment as well as support classroom activities. The materials should include a wide range of media such as recordings, handouts, bulletin board materials, slides, transparencies, videos as QuickTime Movies, etc., that focus on performing arts materials.

 

EVALUATION

 

Students are evaluated on attendance, class participation in questions and discussions, presentation (including e-mail questions and replies), requested written assignments, examination, and term project. All assignments must be posted on student websites.

 

Students will accumulate points for assigned activities and achievements.

               

  Points
Website Development  25
Design/Organization/Interaction  10
Attendance/Participation  25
Written Assignments 25
Examinations 20
Term Project   40

                                                                                                          

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WEBSITES

 

ARTS Education and Ideas  <http://www.aeideas.com/>

 

Arts and Humanities Databases <http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/database/d_hum.htm>

 

Dance Resources <http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/hum/dance/>

 

Theatre and Performance Studies Resources <http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/hum/perform/>

 

Music Education National Conference

<http://www.menc.org>

 

Copyright on the Internet

<http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm#lin>

 

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<http://www.cla.co.uk/copyrightvillage/internet.html>