University of Nebraska-Lincoln issued the following announcement on Mar. 15.
Given the speed at which technology changes and evolves, one can only imagine what media will look like in five years — and beyond.
But Nebraska researchers are collaborating with the state’s K-12 educators, artists and administrators to do just that.
Guy Trainin, professor of education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, is leading a five-year pilot project to promote teaching innovation through arts and emerging media in Nebraska public schools.
Emerging media is loosely defined as communications of all types based on digital technologies, increasingly with interactive components. Virtual reality, social media apps, video creation technology and wearable media, such as an Apple Watch, are just a few examples.
The Teaching with Arts and Emerging Media (Art TEAMS) project is funded by a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, and is a collaborative effort between Trainin’s team and the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts within the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.
The project is housed at the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools.
Art TEAMS will establish a professional development curriculum for 40 Nebraska teachers to integrate arts and emerging media into their curriculums. Researchers aim to foster inclusive, arts-based classroom approaches that embrace students’ cultures and voices.
Along with Trainin, other project researchers include Kimberly D’Adamo, TLTE graduate student/lecturer and former teacher; HyeonJin Yoon, research assistant professor at the Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics; and Lorinda Rice, Lincoln Public Schools art curriculum specialist.
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