Visual Thinking, Images, and Learning in College

By |June 2nd, 2017|Museum Staff, Oberlin College|

Description: Philip Yenawine and Alexa Miller introduce the practice of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and explain how class discussions using [...]

Visual Thinking, Art, and University Teaching Across Disciplines

By |June 3rd, 2017|Museum Staff, Oberlin College|

Description: Wondering how Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) could work in your field? Dabney Hailey shares her experiences facilitating VTS discussions [...]

Visual Analysis How-To – Nasher Museum of Art

By |June 3rd, 2017|Museum Staff, Oberlin College|

Description: Outlines the basics of Visual Analysis, a key component of close-looking and meaning-making when engaging in visual material, from [...]

Using Images in the History Classroom

By |June 2nd, 2017|Museum Staff, Oberlin College|

Description: This chapter describes the challenges and benefits of working with images in a history classroom. The first part indicates [...]

Teaching with Objects Resources and References

By |October 19th, 2016|Museum Staff, The College of Wooster|

Description: This document contains over twenty articles, essays, and web links with information about various approaches and methodologies used in [...]

Roberts: “The Power of Patience” (2013)

By |July 14th, 2016|DePauw University, Museum Staff|

Description: Professor Jennifer L. Roberts at Harvard University makes a compelling case for object-based learning by "...teaching students the value [...]

Pedagogic Approaches to Teaching with Art in the Sciences

By |June 2nd, 2017|Museum Staff, Oberlin College|

Description: Informed by interactions with STEM faculty and pedagogic emphasis on active, inquiry-based learning that also touches on the creative [...]

Milkova, Teaching and Learning with Collections of the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College (2018)

By |February 10th, 2018|Museum Staff, Oberlin College|

Description: This publication outlines five models for teaching with original works of art across academic disciplines. It highlights content-related curricular [...]

Deupi and Eckman, Prospects and Strategies for Deep Collaboration in the Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums Sector (2016)

By |October 6th, 2016|DePauw University, Museum Staff|

Description: Abstract: This paper reports on the findings of a working summit hosted by the University of Miami in January [...]