Philosophy of Education refections.

I have used technology in my art curriculum and has been a part of my educational philosophy from early ed classes at BSU.  As an art teacher to remain viable you just about had to jump on the technology bandwagon as it rolled by in the early 1980s.   Philosophy observations and refections:   My role as an educator is to provide a current and continuous art experience for my students, which can easily be led by their own exploration  and discovery.  Art teachers in the public school systems have a broad area to cover as is evident by standards and sometimes we have to choose what and when this material is provided to the students.  Students can choose when and what they need to suit their own artistic needs.  The arts provide  a unique way to integrate technology into the curriculum.  Technology can also provide the art teacher a way to address Historical cultural and critical aspects as well as the production side of art.

Reflections on Module One

 I am very excited to start my Technology Integration 101 on line class.  I hope to use what I learn to expand technology use to other parts of  my curriculum.  My technology expertise is in digital design.       I teach 3 sections in a computer lab using Corel Draw 4X suite.  I have used technology  and provided computer graphics as a class since the day of the Apple IIe and 5inch floppies.  I hope this experience will help me to bring technology to other areas of my art curriculum such as  historical, cultural, critical  aspects of art. I also hope to use technology to generate ideas for student projects and not just copy existing works of art.  I may need advice and help from everyone in how to accomplish this.