Evaluation Questioning
When reading in the Preskill text about developing an evaluation plan, I come to the realization that the questions I ask are close to the questions I ask everyday when I teach digital photography and use Adobe Photoshop as a supplement to the class. Am I focusing too much on Photoshop and not enough on the camera? At the end of the day, many of the students in my class will not have Adobe Photoshop at home so what is the purpose of teaching the program.
Even in my own art department, we struggle and question the idea of using Adobe Photoshop and technology more and more in fear of loosing the fine art quality of art. Half of my department wants to push more for a use of technology in the classroom while others would like to keep the classes as they are. I’m not trying to say that all art should be created on the computer. But, students should definitely get some experience creating on the computer since many art careers now a days deal with some use of the computer whether it be through creating their own business cards or working in a graphic design firm. If anything, using image editing programs can always be another approach to teaching traditional methods of artmaking.
