Using Images in the History Classroom
Description: This chapter describes the challenges and benefits of working with images in a history classroom. The first part indicates the complexity of helping students use images as historical evidence; the second argues that close [...]
Pedagogic Approaches to Teaching with Art in the Sciences
Description: Informed by interactions with STEM faculty and pedagogic emphasis on active, inquiry-based learning that also touches on the creative aspects of science, this hand-out distinguishes four kinds of interactions with art: skill-building, thematic, problem-based [...]
Scoring Rubric for Assessment of Visual Analysis
Description: Example of a scoring rubric for assessment of visual analysis, a key component to the analysis of a work of art in writing or discussion, compiled by Liliana Milkova, Curator of Academic Programs at [...]
Close Looking Activities from the AMAM
Description: Sample group activities designed by Liliana Milkova, Curator of Academic Programs, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College. These activities can be conducted with museum docents, pre-med students, or as part of class visits to [...]
Critical Thinking and Writing Rubric for Research Papers
Description: This Likert-type rubric focuses on the assessment of art history and other object-based research papers. It includes assessment questions in the following areas: elements of argumentation; domain and disciplinary knowledge; synthesis and connections; abstract [...]