Classroom Culture
Classroom Culture
Courses
Foundations of Digital Art
Digital Video Production
Animation
Art for Social Change
Graphic Design
Advanced Digital Art
Independent Studies
Teaching Assistant
HOW TO APPROACH OUR LEARNING
I will be willing to make mistakes and take risks
I acknowledge that learning is a process
I will strive to communicate clearly as a listener and speaker
I will be an advocate for myself and my learning
I will be actively present in the process of learning and making
I will be flexible with myself, my work, and my classmates
I will engage with my work so that others can engage with it as well
I will be respectful of my work, myself, and others
I will have fun learning
I will be responsible for my learning
I will be patient - I can delay gratification
I am thankful for what I enjoy
I will “own” the outcomes of my own conduct
I acknowledge the importance of all people in class, I don’t see myself as more deserving than anyone else
I acknowledge that I have sovereignty over my body, mind, and spirit
I will allow myself and others to grow and change
WHAT WE NEED TO DO
Check Google Classroom for assignment criteria and instruction
Have all in-process work ready for feedback for scheduled group critiques
Submit all final work to Google Classroom
Respect the communal studio space
Be “here”, not just in body but mentally present and engaged
Keep all work in an organized Google Drive Folder
Advocate for your learning
Ask for an extension at least a (ONE) day before the work is due
Use all the classroom tools available to them
Check emails on a daily basis
Stay in touch, you are responsible for being your own advocate
Read directions carefully
Make sure your work is submitted correctly and completely
Come with questions
Please keep in touch often
Email me any time
Check Google Classroom to see if you are missing work
Be proactive, don’t wait to reach out to talk about a conflict, challenge, or confusion
Advocate for your learning
Ask questions when you have them
Call people in to conversation
Students will be given a package of supplies at the beginning of the semester and supplies will be available in the classroom throughout the year.
Students will be given a student account to access the Apps necessary for the class.
Students will need their own pair of headphones or earbuds and access to a camera (a smartphone is perfectly fine).
In our community, we will engage in the process of making and problem-solving. We will make drafts, sketches, and plans of their ideas and concepts before we begin to work on the piece(s) they want to create. This process takes time, feedback, and the courage to make mistakes.
Engaging in class with a focus on Process will allow you to resolve issues, think through your making as well as answer questions that come up in your work before you have invested significant time in the final product. Focusing on Process allows us to center our learning and thinking.
The “what” of your work is up to you. Find themes and concepts to drive and propel your work, Making work about what is important to you will allow you to engage and persevere in the practice of making. If you already know what motives you and you have passion for, what you want to express and communicate incorporate it in this class. It will make your work much stronger when you believe in the value of what you are making and investing your time in.
We are all a work in progress, there are elements of ourselves that we don't know yet, themes that we can explore and learn about, and parts of who we are that we might want to change - grow into or out of.
It’s all a process, you just have to be willing to take part in it - I'm here for it with you.