ART EDUCATION MODELS|NEW PARADIGMS FOR EDUCATION &amp; KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION

In the past decade political, economic and technological developments have had a major impact on art education and generated critical debate about the efficacy...

Alternative Models for Art Education (CCME0030)

In the past decade political, economic and technological developments have had a major impact on art education and generated critical debate about the efficacy of existing art educational models. As a direct response, new paradigms are being established locally and globally including, online colleges; nomadic art schools; and more idiosyncratic short-term projects in and outside of established institutions. This module enables students to investigate and engage critically with these recent initiatives. Geographical context will also be examined in relation to the increasingly global and digitally networked possibilities for education, communication and knowledge production. The module requires students to devise a proposal for an educational model linked to a specific context that is relevant to their practice. As such it will allow them to formulate their developing philosophical and critical position as artist educators whilst engaging with current literature and debate. Students not enrolled on the MA Art Education, Culture and Practice or the MA Museums and Galleries in Education programmes MUST contact the module tutor in the first instance before selecting on Portico.

In this module, a range of collaborative research projects will be available as well as opportunities to
develop an original research topic in the field of...

MSc Citizen Science Research Project (BIOS0038)

In this module, a range of collaborative research projects will be available as well as opportunities to
develop an original research topic in the field of citizen science. You will work with academics from
across UCL, ZSL, and NHM and experts in other organisations (e.g. RSPB) to address an original
research question in citizen science, and apply appropriate data collection, document analysis, and
analytical methods to test hypotheses and qualitative research questions. Weekly tutor-facilitated,
student-led workshops will provide the platform for you to discuss the central themes in conducting
research across citizen science topics (reinforcing the work of the previous two terms and using
examples from students' own research projects for mutual learning and ideation), as well as explore
and resolve challenges faced in your own research-project work in collaboration with your peers.
Work to identify your research project will commence in Term 2 and depending on the project may be
developed from your work on the module 'The Practice of Citizen Science'. If your research project is
fully or joint supervised by a partner you will be expected to spend research time at partner premises
(e.g. NHM = South Kensington, ZSL = Regent's Park). Similarly, if your research project is supervised by a member of academic staff based at Bloomsbury, you will need to spend time at this
campus.