Description
This course introduces participants into different ways of understanding and teaching creativity and arts, taking the best of the positive impact of Audio-visual production and art-related activities on their wellbeing.
During the first week, the course will take a multidisciplinary approach to art and creativity. The course will analyse the creative process from a broader perspective, considering how creativity works at different ages and in different contexts. Participants will be involved in an active learning process, also focusing on personal experience and self-expression, combining cognitive and emotional elements to make the learning process easier and ensure long-lasting retention of the new knowledge.
During the second week, participants will focus on how audio-visual tools can support students’ and teachers’ involvement: participants will actively learn how to create and adapt audio-visual resources (photos, movies, music clips, documentaries, new videos…) to teach their subjects in a more effective way. All this helps students to absorb and retain ideas and in the development of communicative, critical, social and creative skills.
Guided city tours and 1 full-day cultural excursion (usually on Saturday) will also be part of the program.
Learning outcomes
The course will help the participants to:
- Be able to write a plot and a script for a video project in accordance with teaching objectives;
- Know how to manage students’ teamwork to create a script and a video;
- Be familiar with basic techniques for video-shooting, editing photos and videos, dub and add subtitles in a creative manner using web tools;
- Make use of art and psychology of art theory and practice in a productive way;
- Maintain students’ attention and motivation throughout a creative class and learning process;
- Improve creative attitude and stimulate lateral thinking through group and individual exercises.
Tentative schedule
Day 1 – Course introduction & art psychology
Course introduction
- Introduction to the course, the school, and the external week activities;
- Icebreaker activities using drama for trust and ensemble building;
- Identification of needs and goals for each participant and relevant populations;
- Managing, searching and publishing images and videos; Introduction to the history of filming techniques using movie samples;
- Presentations of the participants’ schools.
Art psychology
- Foundation in Art Psychology: The artistic phenomenon (artist, viewer, artwork) and its relevant impact in art education and participation;
- Slides presentation, case histories and individual practical activities.
Day 2 – Well-being and art
- Brain, Art, Society;
- A multidisciplinary approach to art pedagogy;
- Well-being and Life-Skills development through art practices;
- The creative process during the Life Span;
- Group discussion and focus group.
Day 3 – Lateral thinking
- Teachers’ lateral thinking: Let’s exercise our creative attitude to best communicate with students!
Day 4 – Implementing art in the classroom
- Hands on work / understanding and enjoying art in the classroom: art production, history, management;
- Role play/simulation by course members;
- How to actively maintain students’ attention and motivation.
Day 5 – Art beyond the classroom
- Hands on work / understanding and enjoying art out of the classroom: visiting or organizing art exhibitions;
- Role play/simulation by course members;
- How to actively maintain students’ attention and motivation. (This lesson will be held outside the classroom)
- Conclusions, discussion, course evaluation and certificate ceremony.
Day 6 – Round up & Cultural activities
- Round up of acquired competences, feedback, and discussion;
- Excursion and other external cultural activities.
Day 7 – Rest day
- Day off
Day 8 – Intro to videos
- Introduction to videos: formats, shooting equipment, tools for showing a video;
- Presentations of the participants’ schools.
Day 9 – Video platforms
- YouTube and other video platforms: channel, filters, playlists, regulations;
- Streaming your lesson: options, tools, and utility.
Day 10 – Video recording
- Different free educational video platforms to implement your lessons;
- Video shooting: your phone is a camera; choosing a format/frame rate;
- Shooting techniques;
- Record your own presentation.
Day 11 – Video editing
- Video editing: YouTube video editor and other software;
- Adding sounds to a video from YouTube libraries;
- Adding subtitles/text to a video;
- Practical activity: edit the video presentation of a colleague of yours.
Day 12 – Teaching techniques & course closure
Teaching techniques
- Open software to implement teaching techniques;
- Examples and exercises.
Course closure
- Course evaluation: round up of acquired competences, feedback, and discussion;
- Awarding of the course Certificate of Attendance.
Please note:
The schedule describes likely activities but may differ significantly based on the trainer delivering the specific session and the requests of the participants.
If you would like to discuss a specific topic, please indicate it at least 4 weeks in advance. Course modifications are subject to the trainer’s discretion.
The number and schedule of the cultural activities depend on the location, not the course; further information is available on each location webpage. The trainer will send you the definitive course schedule approximately two weeks before the course.
