The Science and Language of Art History: DIY Digital Enhancement of an Introduction to Medieval Art
Submission Type
Event
Abstract
This presentation surveys digital enhancements to a medieval art history course that were piloted in the fall 2012. Using concepts and tools employed in language acquisition and introductory science courses, the instructor developed supplementary on-line components geared toward the mastery of basic information and foundational skills. Both successes and shortcomings of this effort will be reviewed.
Location
Thomas 110
Start Date
5-21-2013 10:30 AM
End Date
5-21-2013 11:30 AM
The Science and Language of Art History: DIY Digital Enhancement of an Introduction to Medieval Art
Thomas 110
This presentation surveys digital enhancements to a medieval art history course that were piloted in the fall 2012. Using concepts and tools employed in language acquisition and introductory science courses, the instructor developed supplementary on-line components geared toward the mastery of basic information and foundational skills. Both successes and shortcomings of this effort will be reviewed.
Comments
Alicia Walker is an assistant professor of medieval art and architecture at Bryn Mawr College. She received her PhD from Harvard University in 2004. Her research focuses on cross-cultural artistic interaction in the 9th-13th centuries and gender issues in the art and material culture of Byzantium. She recently completed her first monograph, The Emperor and the World: Exotic Elements and the Imaging of Middle Byzantine Imperial Power (Cambridge, 2012), and her work has appeared in Muqarnas, Gesta, Ars Orientalis, and The Art Bulletin.