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Dear AMICO's, The following extract from the Communications Policy Listserv of the Benton Foundation might be of interest ART SCHOOLS BECOME CREATIVE ABOUT ONLINE INSTRUCTION Issue: EdTech/Arts"The capabilities of online instruction are well beyond what people imagine," said Ben Bell, a professor of instructional technology at Columbia. "Art is a great example of a topic that skeptics would see as one that could not be taught effectively online. But arts is actually ideally suited." The article points to a number of examples of online instruction including Drawing & Painting <www.dialnsa.edu>, <www.mica.edu>, <wwww.saumag.edu/art/studio/chalkboard.html>; Photography <www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/pinholeCamera/>(that's pinhole, not pinhead), <www.shortcourses.com>, and <www.photonet.com>; and Design <www.corcoran.edu/online> and <www.montgomerycollege.edu/online>.[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal (), AUTHOR: ] <http://wsj.com/> *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* (c)Benton Foundation, 1999. Redistribution of this email publication -- both internally and externally -- is encouraged if it includes this message. The Benton Foundation's Communications Policy and Practice (CPP) <http://www.benton.org/cpphome.html> Communications-related HeadlineService is posted Monday through Friday. The Headlines are highlights of news articles summarized by staff at the Benton Foundation. They describe articles of interest to the work of the Foundation -- primarily those covering long term trends and developments in communications, technology, journalism, public service media, regulation and philanthropy. While the summaries are factually accurate, their often informal tone does not represent the tone of the original articles. Headlines are compiled by Kevin Taglang <kevint@benton.org>, Rachel Anderson <rachel@benton.org>, Ted Tate <ted@benton.org>, and Alicia Kemmitt <alicia@benton.org> -- we welcome your comments. The Benton Foundation works to realize the social benefits made possible by the public interest use of communications. Bridging the worlds of philanthropy, public policy, and community action, Benton seeks to shape the emerging communications environment and to demonstrate the value of communications for solving social problems. Through demonstration projects, media production and publishing, research, conferences, and grantmaking, Benton probes relationships between the public, corporate, and nonprofit sectors to address the critical questions for democracy in the information age. Other projects at Benton include: Kids Campaigns <http://www.kidscampaigns.org/> Open Studio: The Arts Online <http://www.openstudio.org/> Destination Democracy <http://www.destinationdemocracy.org/> Sound Partners for Community Health <http://www.soundpartners.org/> *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* To subscribe to the Benton Communications-Related Headlines, send email to: listserv@cdinet.com In the body of the message, type only: subscribe benton-compolicy YourFirstName YourLastName To unsubscribe, send email to: listserv@cdinet.com In the body of the message, type only: signoff benton-compolicy If you have any problems with the service, please direct them to benton@benton.org |