9. WE USED INTERVIEWS
OBSERVATIONS, AND
LITERATURE
TO UNDERSTAND OUR
LEARNER AUDIENCE
10. “I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT ELSE THIS
ARTIST HAS DONE”
11.
12.
13. WE LEARNED
ART IS A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
TEACHING TECHNIQUES OF TOUR GUIDES
DRAWBACKS TO PHYSICAL LEARNING AIDS
14. LITURATURE SHOWED US THAT THERE ARE
THREE TYPES OF VISITORS (PITTMAN):
AWARE
CURIOUS
COMMITTED
15. FROM ALL THIS, WE ESTABLISHED THESE LEARNER NEEDS:
INTERACTION
GUIDED FOCUS
CUSTOMIZATION
LEARNER CONTROL
LEARNING IN CONTEXT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFLECTION
16. OUR OVERALL LEARNING GOAL
IS TO PROVIDE A BASIC
FRAMEWORK
FROM WHICH LEARNERS CAN
ASSESS, ANALYZE, AND
DERIVE MEANING
FROM WORKS OF ART.
*BASED ON NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR ARTS EDUCATION (GRADES 9-12) SET
FORTH BY THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDS IN THE ARTS
17. LEARNING GOAL #1
1. Perceive key elements of works of art, and be
able to discuss how these elements influence
the meaning of the work, including:
• distinctive styles of particular artists
• composition and/or design principles used
• media used
• subject matter
• symbols and ideas
18. LEARNING GOAL #2
2. Analyze the influence of historical and cultural
contexts on works of art, including:
• how a particular artist was affected by his/her
contemporary values, politics, and time
• understand the purpose of the work of art
within a particular culture (e.g., was it
decorative, an advertisement, or a religious
icon)
19. LEARNING GOAL #3
3. Formulate and defend personal judgments
regarding a work of art, and critically
analyze existing interpretations.
• recognize master works of art and the
reasons they are regarded as such
• explore personal likes and dislikes and
describe judgments using the vocabulary of
visual art
We are motivated by a problem we see with art museums: people come to art museums to explore and learn about art, however, this learning is sometimes hard to achieve.
Interview in context at the UMMA Observation session at UMMA exhibit Visit to the DIA
Aware: Visitors with little or no experience who are not really comfortable looking at or describing art. They may have been brought to the museum by someone else. Curious: Visitors who "like art but are not in love with it." They enjoy the social dimension of museum experience and connections that can be made between art and other parts of their lives. Committed: Either educated art consumers who like to be left alone or art enthusiasts who "love art as much as sex and religion" and can't get enough of it, not to mention programs around it.