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Richard
Wotherspoon, Dunfermline High School
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ART
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All
levels
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Why was this work undertaken?
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The origins of both these Critical Activity courses
began as a documentary video purchased from Phaidon. This proved
to be a very good starting point for pupils providing stimulus for
points of discussion. I felt however, that the less able required
more support.
It was noted that pupils in general had difficulty in assimilating relevant information and organising their thoughts coherently on paper. Often the work lacked the depth of insight and thought that is necessary.
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How was it developed?
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Myself and a member of the Learning Support Department undertook
the task of developing the PowerPoint and hard copy support materials.
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What was the impact on pupils' learning?
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The course allows pupils to learn at their own pace
and is devised to encourage freedom of thought and personal opinion
making. Pupils enjoy the freedom to learn at their own pace without
feeling that they need to hurry or that they are working to a formula
or set plan. It is easy to backtrack and check information when
using PowerPoint.
Pupils are able to develop skills in assimilation and organisation of information and are able to use evidence to present their arguments in a convincing form. The materials also attempted to highlight and underline important aspects of artists and designers work. |
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What was the impact of teaching strategies?
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| Shorter, sharper lessons which incorporates a variety of teaching approaches can offer a structural backbone and still retain flexibility and allow freedom of thought. |
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Hardware/software requirements and useful linked
websites.
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| PowerPoint, Photoshop and other appropriate software. |
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