BECOMING A DESIGN EDUCATOR: IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

 

CALARTS | SPRING 2012 | AG320B

COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS

TUESDAYS, 9-12 | A112D

LOUISE SANDHAUS | SANDHAUS@CALARTS.EDU

OFFICE HOURS: BY APPOINTMENT

 

 

 

Graduates of CalArts MFA Graphic Design Program have been among the most influential educators today. These alumni include Anne Burdick (Art Center), Christopher Vice (Herron), Denise Gonzales Crisp (NC State), Kali Nikitas (Otis) and Barbara Glauber (Yale) among quite a few others. As many of you plan on joining this important legacy, this class will prepare you with the specific knowledge and skills expected of design educators today. We will cover the history of graphic design education; what’s going on in design education today (whose doing what and why); pragmatic teaching skills including class and curricular planning, classroom practices, assessment of student work, and design research; and will conclude with job-hunt preparation. If you are planning on teaching, then don’t miss this class!