Mr. Mose’s Art History Class
November 5, 2014
Mr. Morse has a lecture-based class and understands that he has a variety of different learners and uses different methods of teaching during his lectures. One idea in particular is he makes sure to let them know any upcoming assignments for the week. He also uses modern examples in order to explain historical events, making the curriculum more relevant to the students.
He also makes a point to repeat important information, but has found a way to subtly do this so as not to become annoying or aggressive about the material through repetition. This is an art history class so it is important to see images of the art in order for the students to learn and Mr. Morse makes an effort to give the students as many examples of an artists work as possible and therefore gives them more information about the artist through the paintings than is needed for tests, but this helps the students form a concrete understanding of each artists or piece of artwork.
Mr. Morse understands that his students are young adults so he makes their learning in his class their responsibility. He does walk around the class occasionally in order to see if the students are on task, creating their individual "textbooks" and not on Facebook or other forms of social media during class, but again he believes that it is their responsibility to take note of the information.
Through his lecture based class, Mr. Morse creates a conversation between himself and his students. He finds relevant topics to discuss such as fashion in art and the influence it has in the time period and even today. His students feel comfortable and participate in the conversation easily. This also might be because he is willing to admit if he doesn't know something or if he's lost his train of thought. If a teacher creates an environment where students feel that they are being taught by a human being and not some "all knowing" creature, it can make the students feel they can converse with their teacher without feeling that they are somehow beneath him or her, or should already know the information for some reason. Mr. Morse has created an environment of learning through open communication in his classroom that is of utmost importance in order for learning to fully take place.
Mr. Morse has a lecture-based class and understands that he has a variety of different learners and uses different methods of teaching during his lectures. One idea in particular is he makes sure to let them know any upcoming assignments for the week. He also uses modern examples in order to explain historical events, making the curriculum more relevant to the students.
He also makes a point to repeat important information, but has found a way to subtly do this so as not to become annoying or aggressive about the material through repetition. This is an art history class so it is important to see images of the art in order for the students to learn and Mr. Morse makes an effort to give the students as many examples of an artists work as possible and therefore gives them more information about the artist through the paintings than is needed for tests, but this helps the students form a concrete understanding of each artists or piece of artwork.
Mr. Morse understands that his students are young adults so he makes their learning in his class their responsibility. He does walk around the class occasionally in order to see if the students are on task, creating their individual "textbooks" and not on Facebook or other forms of social media during class, but again he believes that it is their responsibility to take note of the information.
Through his lecture based class, Mr. Morse creates a conversation between himself and his students. He finds relevant topics to discuss such as fashion in art and the influence it has in the time period and even today. His students feel comfortable and participate in the conversation easily. This also might be because he is willing to admit if he doesn't know something or if he's lost his train of thought. If a teacher creates an environment where students feel that they are being taught by a human being and not some "all knowing" creature, it can make the students feel they can converse with their teacher without feeling that they are somehow beneath him or her, or should already know the information for some reason. Mr. Morse has created an environment of learning through open communication in his classroom that is of utmost importance in order for learning to fully take place.
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