Personal Learning Objectives

On my About Page, I talked a bit about my current experience level with different technologies, as well as how much I look forward to refamiliarizing myself with tools I’ve used before and learning to apply them in classrooms. This remains true and aligns with Learning Objective 4: Education, Curriculum, and Teaching in the syllabus. As someone who has not yet taught, I am very curious about how new technologies can be used in art education; How does technology fit into teaching? I am also very excited to expand my artistic practice through what I learn in this class (Learning Objective 1: Art & Media Literacy). I am especially interested in Session 13, Basic Circuitry. When I was around 7, I really enjoyed experimenting with the circuitry kits my brother and I had received for Christmas by combining them with other objects. This leads me to Learning Objective 7: Connecting All Materials. I really hope to connect the technologies I love from this course with more traditional art practices, like printmaking, much like I would combine my circuitry kits with other materials as a curious kid messing around in their basement.

Circuit kit I played with as a child

Image credit: Midwest Technology / Elenco Electronics