A Forum on Object-based Learning
Examining artwork, rare books, and manuscript materials opens up modes of student learning that are not available via a text or reproduced image. How can we make good pedagogical use of such activities? At this forum, UChicago faculty will share their approach to teaching with selected objects, discussing what kind of learning they aim for and how they design student assignments that build on the experience.
The event will take place at two venues for object-based teaching on campus: the Smart Museum of Art and the Special Collections Research Center at the Regenstein Library. By providing a forum for experienced faculty to present and discuss their approach to teaching with objects, the aim of the event is suggest models for others to do so, and to provide an opportunity for participants to reflect on how they might make use of these campus resources in their own teaching.
This forum is open to all University of Chicago faculty, graduate students, and postdocs interested in teaching with objects, regardless of discipline.
Light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please register by Monday, April 18th. Space is limited.
Schedule
8:30–9:15 am
Light breakfast, coffee
Smart Museum of Art
9:15–10:30am
Up Close Engagement with Art and Artifacts
Smart Museum of Art, Study Room
Panelists: James Ketelaar (History), Leora Auslander (History), Andrei Pop (Committee on Social Thought) [unfortunately, Andrei Pop is not able to participate as originally planned], and Martha Ward (Art History).
10:30–11:00 am
Break
11:00 am–12:15 pm
Hands-on Learning in the Archives
Special Collections Research Center, Regenstein Library
Panelists: Leora Auslander (History), Benjamin Morgan (English), and Christina von Nolcken (English)
12:15–1:15 pm
Lunch
Regenstein Library, room 122
Sponsored by the Smart Museum of Art, the Special Collections Research Center, and the Chicago Center for Teaching.