Artsednet is a site devoted to sharing arts education information and examples. It is developed and supported by the J. Paul Getty Trust. The site features arts lesson plans, curriculum ideas, several image galleries, artsedtalk--an online community of learners, featured online exhibitions from the Getty Museum, and a searchable database. If you are looking for scholarly, substantive information that is also practical--on aesthetics, advocacy, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, cultural connections, and arts education, ArtsEdNet has it. ArtsEdNet is for all arts educators--visual, dance, music, and drama/theatre.
Type of Material:
Collection and reference
Recommended Uses:
This site could act as a reference point for teachers in training at all levels and with all subjects, but most especially the arts. It seems most appropriate for teaching curriculum and arts methods courses. K-12 educators would find many useful examples to incorporate into their curriculum, especially the arts education materials, the visual examples in the galleries,
virtual tours, and the scope and sequence guide.
Technical Requirements:
Some of the curriculum and lesson links require the newest versions of QuickTime or RealPlayer to view. This is not stated up front but at the specific lesson site. Depending on your internet hook-up, the visuals may take time to load.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The learning goal of this site is to encourage use of the Getty's Art Education web site. The intent is to provide a vision of arts education effectiveness and quality in the learning environment supported by a range of examples including a scope and sequence guide for learning and teaching the arts across grade levels.
Target Student Population:
Pre-service and in-service teachers, higher education faculty, arts educators, and arts advocates
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic web site navigation skills
Content Quality
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Strengths:
The site provides clear, specific, and extremely interesting information on the arts in education. Lesson plans, curriculum ideas, an image gallery, and exhibitions, current and archived, are all found within the site structure. You can access the images in several ways: All Artworks, Galleries, Student Galleries, and Getty Exhibitions. Furthermore, Artsednet Talk, an online community of teachers and learners, provides access to a variety of conversations about art education with colleagues from across the United States or even around the world through e-mail. In addition to conversations on topics of your choice, artsednet Talk features programs consisting of Web exhibitions on specific topics and special guests leading discussions of the issues raised in the Web exhibitions.
Concerns:
The visuals take time to load.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
There is a great deal of arts information available that could complement an in-class introduction, online investigations, or research on one or more of the arts. The curriculum is organized alphabetically by topic and grade level. The information is easy to follow and distinctly allows for different developmental levels. The use of video, graphics, and animation in selected curriculum content is a motivating feature. The gallery provides an opportunity for virtual tours of diverse works of art and architecture. The artsedtalk offers an avenue for ongoing discussion with leading arts educators in the nation as well as with colleagues. These national discussions are archived for those who would like to research and review specific topics. You can join the discussions, as the timeline and topics are clearly posted. There are many opportunities for educators to participate in a larger arts discussion and engage in some social action that includes the arts. Several of these opportunities would make ideal online assignments for student teachers.
Concerns:
The visuals take time to load.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
There is a site map, an index, and a searchable database for arts education information. The site is pleasing to the eye, organized in a systematic and logical manner, and easy to navigate. The images are presented in small sizes and you can then click on them to view the images in larger sizes. Some of the curriculum and lesson links require the newest versions of QuickTime or RealPlayer to view.
Concerns:
It would be helpful to have a notation on the opening page indicating what additional plug-ins are required to view some of the selected sites. Knowing this up front allows educators to save time and be more efficient when reviewing and using educational information such as this. As with all online image collections, the loading of them takes time.
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