Art Therapy is typically done in a less explicit way. For example making art while talking about our feelings rather than telling the class, ” Today we are going to do art therapy!” Thus, many videos I found would inform my practice and not necessarily be shown to my students. However, for the sake of the activity, I could show the above video to kids when informing them about art therapy.
- What kind of interaction would the video require from your students?
“What activity that she shared would you want to try as a class?”
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- Does it force them to respond in some way (inherent)? Yes, my posed question would result in a discussion of the activities to promote recall, then a vote or debate on what interested the students.
- What activity could you suggest that they do after they have watched the video (designed)?
2. What type of knowledge or skill would that activity help develop? This would develop a new skill and introduce the idea of carving which could later be translated to wood, or other materials.
2. What medium or technology would students use to do the activity? Students would use bars of soap, a plastic knife, pencil, bobby pin, paper clip, and paint brush.
3. How would students get feedback on the activity that you set? What medium or technology would they and/or you use for getting and giving feedback on their activity? Feedback could be hosted on any number of sights such as google classroom popular in many school districts, emailed, blogs, etc. Like our learning resource I would provide feedback on google classroom as it allows an assignment to be graded, commented on, and a rubric to be shared.
4. How could the video have been designed to generate more or better activity from viewers or students? As most videos were centered around adult viewership even with added key words the video could have provided the activity examples with wording better suited to a younger audience. I think the visuals of each activitiy did help with understanding, and the length provided less overwhelming engagement it still was suited to adults. My advice would be examples of each finished art form as well as simpler wording to allow student understanding.
Comments:
Mumen, it was super cool to engage with your blog as I personally have never used Chat GPT. After watching your video I went and typed in different prompts to Chat GPT and it was so cool to see what it came up with. I thought the video could be more personable as I find when I have developed a personal connection with the teacher I am more likely to engage thoughtfully with the content. I also agree, that providing more graphics, colours, design elements etc. would have sustained my attention longer and created deeper understanding. Im excited to continue using Chat GPT and seeing what it can come up with.
References
Art, Let’s Make. Soap Carving for Kids/Beginners — Teddy Bear, Butterfly and Turtle. YouTube, 9 May 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlonSS210Qs.
Bates, (Tony). “9.6 Interaction – Teaching in a Digital Age – Second Edition.” British Columbia/Yukon Open Authoring Platform – Open Textbooks Adapted and Created by B.C. and Yukon Faculty, Tony Bates Associates Ltd., 10 Oct. 2019, https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/teachinginadigitalagev2/chapter/pedagogical-roles-for-text-audio-and-video/.
Ismail, Mumen. “Log In ‹ Mumen EDCI 335 — WordPress.” Log In ‹ Mumen EDCI 335 WordPress, https://mumenismail.opened.ca/blog-post-4-interaction/. Accessed 9 July 2023.
[PROMPT] Interaction – EDCI 335.” Educational Technology at the University of Victoria, https://edtechuvic.ca/edci335/prompt-interaction/. Accessed 9 July 2023.
Hi Grace! Thank you so much for sharing about Art Therapy. During my free time, I enjoy journalling, reading self-help/psychology books and exploring new things. Through reading your post, Art Therapy seems like an engaging way for students to reflect on their emotions and release stress through creativity. Although I am not an artist myself anymore per se, I used to volunteer at many summer camps and would find that students were relaxed and fully engaged with the art activity at hand. Looking forward to potentially seeing your group’s learning resource and wishing you the best for the remainder of the term!
Hi Gracen! Thanks for sharing those awesome videos on Art Therapy and soap carving! Giving your students a range of activities to choose from is truly inspiring. I was just wondering, though, what happens if the students pick different activities? Will they all be able to participate in their chosen activity, or will they have to do the same thing? Either way, I’m sure you’ll find a way to make it work!