What? Today we got the opportunity to have our class in person at the Finnerty Gardens at UVic. We had a guest speaker, Kirsten Pierce who is a grade seven teacher at montessori middle school here in Victoria. She also was a graduate student here at UVic, where she did her work on outdoor education….
What? During our class on October 16th, we discussed the importance of incorporating multimedia into our learning strategies. We talked about multimedia, multimedia learning and multimedia instructions. We then discussed intrinsic load (sequence and scaffold the material), extraneous load (remove clutter, integrated text and visuals) and germane load (encourage deep processing and schema construction). We…
During class on October 9th, we discussed the use of technology in the classroom and the impacts that come with this. Jesse Miller was our guest speaker for this class and his presentation was very informative and engaging. We focused on the advantages and disadvantages that come with social media in the classroom. He explained…
What? In class on September 18th, we discussed the importance of keeping students personal information confidential and how we can better protect ourselves against identity theft. Today, technology is a major part of learning in the classroom, with this it is important we educate our student on privacy, misinformation and online safety. By developing students…
What? This scenery piece is now my forth piece although my first piece where I have used the entire page. The video I attached in my last post was super helpful in making smooth backgrounds and as this is mostly smooth background other then the trees, it was super applicable to my piece. In this…
What? This is my final painting for this inquiry project. As I mentioned in my last post, I wanted to challenge myself by not looking at a prior watercolour painting for inspiration, rather heading into the outdoors and creating myself. In saying this I am home for thanksgiving weekend, and I thought there was no…
What? The fall door image I worked on today was very complex and had many layers added to it. This image did not turn out the exact way I wanted it but I believe it still turned out beautifully. Although their are some piece that did not turn out exactly line the inspration I feel…
What? I choose to go back to working on my hard lines and drawing work for this french pig piece. I am very happy with the turn out of my image. After completing this piece I was thinking back to my last animal drawing of the duck and looking back to my last drawing of…
What? Today I attempted a sunset that incorporated both hard and soft lines. This added dimension to my art and continued to challenge my art process. This image similar to the last image had many layers where I had to wait for it to dry before proceeding with the next layer. Overall I feel this…
What? The street scene image I worked on today was probably my most complex art piece I have completed this far. It had many layers to it where I had to wait for parts to dry and come back and add more details later on. Overall I am very proud of this piece and although…