Questioning the Survey: A Look into Art History Survey and its Pedagogical Practices
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.13021/G8jmgr.v1i1.417Keywords:
Art History Survey, pedagogy, 21st century skills, curriculum, heuristic inquiry, communities of practiceAbstract
The traditional art history survey course is a staple throughout higher education. This course has been taught in a similar manner for generations. This study questions several art history faculty members regarding their unique practices in an effort to understand the pedagogical implications as we move into the twenty-first century. Through continued dialogue, coupling reflections on personal experience, this heuristic inquiry intends to produce and share through a developing community of practice new pedagogical alternatives to what has become labeled, 'Art-in-the-Dark'.
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