Teaching & Learning: Collage
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Unit: Student Learning
Theme: Collage
Introduction
To
plan pedagogy effectively, teachers need to have a theory of how people
learn. They need to examine all factors relevant to learning. Today,
we will see how this works when organizing material for a collage based
on the concept of the ethnosphere explained by Wade Davis. We will also get familiar with the work of Jacob Intilé in order to produce a collage that illustrates the interconnections of culture and nature.
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Learning Objectives
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Main Lesson
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Educational Article
Question
Let us read together paragraphs 1 - 3.
Let us discuss the rest of the article in groups.
Group 1
1. How did teaching get this way?
What be done to move teaching forward?
(4th paragraph)
Why do teachers pursuit simple solutions?
(paragraphs 5 & 6)
Group 2
2. What does the lack of a validated model do?
(paragraph 7)
How do we break out of the unproductive cycle & move teaching forward? (8th paragraph)
Group 3
3. What is needed for a teaching pedagogy to be effective?
(paragraph 9)
What individual specific factors aid learning?
(paragraph 10)
Group 4
4. What would such a theory of student learning look like?
(paragraph 11)
Group 5
5. What does having a theory of how people learn would allow teachers to do?
(paragraphs 12, 14, 15, 16)
Group 6
6. What happens as a result of presenting teaching techniques with no theoretical framework?
(paragraphs 17, 18)
Group 7
7. Why shouldn't we be looking for the single best teaching method?
(paragraphs 19, 20)
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COLLAGE
A collage is an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface cut pictures from magazines.
There are 4 Types of Collages:
- Papier collé. Taken from the French term meaning “pasted paper” or “paper cut-out,” papier collé, or paper collage, is a collaging technique in which printed or decorated paper is applied to a surface, such as canvas, to create a new image. ...
- Découpage. Decoupage or découpage is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf, and other decorative elements. Commonly, an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cutouts from magazines or from purpose-manufactured papers.
- Photomontage. Photomontage is the process and the result of making a composite photograph by cutting, gluing, rearranging and overlapping two or more photographs into a new image. Sometimes the resulting composite image is photographed so that the final image may appear as a seamless physical print.
- Assemblage. Assemblage is an artistic form or medium usually created on a defined substrate that consists of three-dimensional elements projecting out of or from the substrate. It is similar to collage, a two-dimensional medium
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A Note to Remember
The making of a collage can be a creative way to bring attention to other academic subjects. It allows students to use art to make a point.
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Case Studies
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The Ethnosphere
By Wade Davis
The class will be introduced to National Geographic's Explorer Wade Davis who teaches about what he calls the ethnosphere, a word he uses to describe the imaginative contributions of humanity to the planet. He makes emphasis on people's stories. They are global resources, just like air, water, and green life. Just like the biosphere, the ethnosphere is also threatened by rampant modernization and globalization.
(22:19 min)
Question 4
According to Wade Davis what is the ethnosphere?
Question 5
According to Wade Davis, what has been lost in terms of humanity's cultural heritage?
Question 6
(11:37)
According to Wade Davis, what is ethnocide?
Question 7
What did the Neolithic Revolution change for the human species?
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Video
Collage
Artist Jacob Intilé
Turning Pages of Magazines Into Surreal Collages
Jacob Intilé is a Vancouver based artist who captures the seriousness of each creature as we realize them in nature. However, through his work he is able to give them new depth in their collaged transformations. They become kings or emperors from another dimension. As expressed by Cynthia Schmelzer in strictlypaper.com, his "ornate and otherworldly costumes all use of symmetry as an underlying theme throughout."
Collage
is a technique of an art production, primarily used in the visual arts,
where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms, thus
creating a new whole.
Question 8
After watching these video, how would you define the word collage?
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Activities
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Students gather in groups to create a collage, specifically, a photo-montage, using National Geographic magazines.
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Create your first lesson plan.
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Journaling
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Glossary
Papier collé: Taken from the French term meaning “pasted paper” or “paper cut-out.”
Découpage: the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf, and other decorative elements.
Photomontage: the process and the result of making a composite photograph by cutting, gluing, rearranging and overlapping two or more photographs into a new image.
Assemblage. it consists of three-dimensional elements projecting out of or from the substrate. It is similar to collage, a two-dimensional medium
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Sources
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Students' Work
Group 1
Nour Abduljawad, Vivica Dunlap,Alejandro Barriga, John Kennedy, Jason Egre
1. How did teaching get this way?
What be done to move teaching forward?
(4th paragraph)
Why do teachers pursuit simple solutions?
(paragraphs 5 & 6)
Teachers think that one size fits all, and they persu the
traditional pathway of learning. They should alter the curiculm based on
students strenghts to enhance learning. For instance are creative, then
implementing arts could enhance there learning.
There is no larger answer to how students learn so teachers are
using more basic answers instead of thinking more complex about how
students can enhance their learning in a better way.
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Group 2
Sofia Garcia, Natasha Pokrajac, Olivia Conti, Sydney Hausman
2. What does the lack of a validated model do?
(paragraph 7)
How do we break out of the unproductive cycle & move teaching forward? (8th paragraph)
The lack of a validated model leads to a profusion of different teaching methods based on many different assumptions.
The solution is to develop a comprehensive theory of how people learn.Teachers could use that theory to guide the development and assessment.
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Group 3
Alexander Hurtado, Martina Negro, Caro Garcia, Mia Romanach
3. What is needed for a teaching pedagogy to be effective?
(paragraph 9)
What individual specific factors aid learning?
(paragraph 10)
For it to be effective we should learn how minds learn and think, by using cognitive research and the strategies that enhance learning.
Retrieval practice and interleaving aid learning.
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Group 4
Nicole Tortora, Chloe Latessa, Nick Robert, Antonio Jimenez, Paul Djobet
4. What would such a theory of student learning look like?
(paragraph 11)
A valid theory of student learning has to address multiple issues. These
concerns include students' willingness to persevere, a student's prior
knowledge, misconceptions about a subject, ineffective study
strategies, transfer skills learned in and outside of the classroom,
overestimating of one's ability, constraints of memory and effort, ill
study habits, and fear/mistrust in teachers. The overall theory of
student learning is difficult and takes account all of these factors.
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Group 5
Hannah Scherer, Edua Atu, Renzo Gonzalez, Gabriel Gutierrez
5. What does having a theory of how people learn would allow teachers to do?
(paragraphs 12, 14, 15, 16)
Having a theory that all students learn differently allows teachers to tailor their lessons to all different learning styles. This will allow inclusitivity and a better learning experience for all students.
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Group 6
Tyler Egan, Connor Walsh, Gage Ziehl, Michael
6. What happens as a result of presenting teaching techniques with no theoretical framework?
(paragraphs 17, 18)
Teaching techniques without theoretical framework are ineffective.
No theoretical framework leads to incoherence in teaching practice
and inconsistent implementation. Teachers are left to interpret
guidelines in there own ways, leading to a lack of uniformity that
prevents a consistently effective approach.
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Group 7
Kitty Dowd, Rita Grinfeder, Joe Pizza
7. Why shouldn't we be looking for the single best teaching method?
(paragraphs 19, 20)
A good teaching method is adapting your style to the learner.
What works for one section of a class may not work in another. So
for each class and student there are different methods that will most
likely work better for one than an another. This means we have to keep
an open mind about how we teach students and that we should be able to
specialize the lessons to the classes. There should not be one single
teaching method that we focus on and consider the best because every
learns a different way.
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Collages
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Life is Art
Nour Abduljawad, Vivica Dunlap,Alejandro Barriga, John Kennedy, Jason Egre
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Sofia Garcia, Natasha Pokrajac, Olivia Conti, Sydney Hausman
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Alexander Hurtado, Martina Negro, Caro Garcia, Mia Romanach
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Nicole Tortora, Chloe Latessa, Nick Robert, Antonio Jimenez, Paul Djobet
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Hannah Scherer, Edua Atu, Renzo Gonzalez, Gabriel Gutierrez
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Tyler Egan, Connor Walsh, Gage Ziehl, Michael
Tyler Egan, Connor Walsh, Gage Ziehl, Michael
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Kitty Dowd, Rita Grinfeder, Joe Pizza
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