Introduction & Syllabus Instructor: Lauren Puzier Email: LaurenPuzier@gmail.com From Ancient to Gothic: Selections from the Collection Offered Fall 2010 from the Any Museum Welcome! Every year the Any Museum offers two online courses which highlight selections from the permanent collection. Whether you are a regular visitor to the museum or have never been, this course will provide a lot of interesting facts and context on the art in our collection. You will have access to a wealth of information on the website including our large online collection database and curator discussions. How this course is organized: The course is held over eleven weeks on Moodle. Online classes are different in nature from those held in a traditional classroom. There are many benefits that you will find taking this course online including:  you may work on your own schedule  the course is open twenty-four hours a day  there is no commute involved  you can leave a message for the instructor at anytime. Likewise the assignments and materials will be just a click away. Upon completion of the course you will receive a guest membership to the Any Museum for 12 months and a certificate of completion. Course Description and Objectives: This course will serve as an introduction to the permanent collection of the Any Museum. We will be looking at highlights from the collection covering artworks of Western Europe dating from Prehistory to the late middle ages, defined here as a the period roughly 22,000 BCE to 1300 AD. We will examine the historical, cultural, religious and political contexts in which works were created by discovering the museum's collection. We will explore ways in which art serves as both a vehicle of individual and cultural expression. Through assigned readings, class discussions, assignments and a short paper, students will gain an understanding of the place of art within its wider cultural frameworks. 1 How you will be marked: The aim of this course is to help you become familiar with art, the various types, styles and cultures that created it through the ages. Assignments will be assessed on rubrics which can be found on pages 6 and 7. Your final mark will be assessed on your achievement over the full course (see final assessment rubric on page 8). Materials: There is no required text book but we encourage you to pick up the following book published by The Any Museum: Smith, Joseph, and Charles Blackwell. Art in the Any Museum Collection: Paintings, Sculpture, Decorative Arts. New York: New York Publishers, 2008. The instructor will provide readings which can be found within each module. You may print these and use them as a reference or simply view them online. The Any Museum website http://anymuseum.org is also a great source of information, including the collection database, papers by curators and department specialists and even multimedia such as video lectures and discussions. You can find the education department at this address ; feel free to explore the wealth of materials they provide. The website also offers an online shop with a variety of supplemental texts for sale you may be interested in. Course Requirements: This course consist of 8 ten day modules presented over 12 weeks. Within each module will be assignments, readings, discussions, and questions for you to complete. Your success in the course will be determined based on your completion of all modules in full, as well as two questionnaires and your final short answer assignment. Course Activities: There are a variety of activities which will be consistent throughout the course. These include: Mini Lectures: Each module will include a mini lecture created by your instructor. This is a brief discussion of the module topic. Be sure to read each mini lecture before beginning course assignments. To cite the mini lecture in any of your discussion posts be sure to follow the Chicago format. I will include a citation for you at the end of each mini-lecture document. 2 Student Reflection: Each module will include a Student Reflection. Simply click the link labeled "Student Reflection" and write your reflection on the module in the text box provided. Reflections need to include the following:  a thoughtful response to the module  use of examples and details from the module  text or material that supports your ideas  well written with no grammatical errors Identifying Art mini Quizzes: Students must to complete the Identifying Art questionnaires found in each module by the due date. There are 8 Identifying Art activities in total. Final Short Answer: Students will complete a short paper based on the analysis of a work of art in the museum's collection. I will provide you with three questions to guide your answers. Your short answer paper will be evaluated based on the Short Answer Rubric. See page 6. Participation: Taking part in all the activities counts as class participation. Each module has a variety of activities to be completed. I have numbered our activities in order for completion in the Let’s Get Started list found at the beginning of each Module. The only way we will learn about the various periods of art is by participating; this includes watching slide shows, reading through Art in a Nutshell posts, completing activities, posting discussions, taking the Identifying Art challenges etc. Be sure to click all the links that are available and complete those assignments. I have provided dates by which we must have all module activities completed, these due dates can be found in the Let's Get Started list posted at the beginning of each module. Discussions It is very important that we all participate in the Discussion forum. This is where we get together and talk about the artwork we are looking at. You can share your thoughts with peers, comment on your favorite works, and talk about what you have learned. I will pose a question in the forums for us to consider when answering. Each forum requires two posts per student; 1 origi al post a d 1 post i repl to a peer s. Students are expected to participate in class discussions based on readings, assignments and other assigned questions. Each Module will contain a discussion board. Your participation 3 makes up part of the module mark. Do not limit yourself to the one post and a one post follow up; we aim to have an ongoing discussion and any input you have is welcomed. Your contribution to the 8 Discussions will be assessed by the Discussion Post Rubric. See page 7. Additional Course Policies: Our time online should be no different than in the classroom or museum environment. Students enrolled in this section are expected to always keep a professional demeanor. Put your thoughts together in a clear and cohesive way. Be sure to double check work before posting it online. If a class member posts a question for you be sure to answer it. Lastly, always be respectful. 4 Course Schedule The Paleolithic Period Prehistoric Time: The Neolithic Period The Bronze & Iron Age Art Art: Cave paintings and prehistoric objects, sculpture, weapons, tools 9/6-9/15 Ancient Egypt 9/16-9/25 Ancient Greece 9/26-10/5 Roman Art 10/6-10/15 Early Christian Art 10/16-10/25 Early Medieval Art 10/26-11/4 Romanesque 11/5-11/24 Gothic 11/15-11/24 Discussion: Objects and Magic: Prehistoric cave paintings Time: Art: Tomb Decoration Painting and Relief Sculpture Small objects Discussion: Funerary Sculpture: a home for the Ka Time: Ancient Greece - Hellenistic period Art: Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean and Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic Sculpture, decorative arts, portraits Discussion: Archaic to Hellenistic: the road to Classicism Time: Roman Republic and Late Empire Art: Republican and Augustan Sculpture Portrait sculpture Wall Painting Discussion: Cast in Bronze: Roman sculpture or Roman interiors Time: Roman Empire Byzantine Art: Church decoration Symbols Metalwork Discussion: Processional Cross: hidden symbols Time: Middle Ages Art: Sculpture Paintings Manuscripts Discussion: The Doors of Bishop Bernward: who was the real competition winner? Time: Romanesque France and Holy Roman Empire Art: Architecture Sculpture Metal work Embroidery Discussion: Cloister of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert: How Romanesque intimidated Time: Gothic and High Gothic Art: Architecture and Its Decoration Book Arts Painting Discussion: Madonna and Child 5 How You will be assessed I will use grading rubrics when assessing your assignments, and have posted them here for you to look over. FINAL SHORT ANSWER RUBRIC CATEGORY Recognition of Work Scholar - A Student can accurately name 4 works by this artist and describe them in some detail. Expert - B Student can accurately name 2 works by this artist. Enthusiast -C Student can either accurately name or describe at least 2 works by this artist. Art Appreciator - D/F Student is not able to name or describe this artist's works. Influence of culture Student is able to give several detailed examples of how the time period(s) in which an artist lived influenced his/her work. Student is able to give a couple of examples of how the time period(s) in which an artist lived influenced his/her work. Student is able to give one example of how the time period(s) in which an artist lived influenced his/her work. Student has difficulty describing how the time periods in which artists lived influenced their work. Influence of other artists Student is able to name at least 2 artists who influenced the artist being studied. He can also point out areas in this artist's paintings where one can see these influences. Student is able to name at least 2 artists who influenced the artist being studied. Student is able to name at least 1 artist who influenced the artist being studied. Student does not know which other painters influenced the one being studied. Characteristics Student identifies multiple significant characteristics that distinguish this artist's work or school/period from others and uses these to recognize other works by this artist. Student identifies multiple significant characteristics that distinguish this artist's work or this school/period from others. Student identifies 1 or 2 significant characteristics that distinguish this artist's work or this school/period from others. Student cannot identify characteristics that distinguish this artist's work or period/school. 6 Discussion Posts We will have 8 Discussions to participate in. You may begin to post in the Discussion forums as soon as you would like. Your initial post and all follow up posts need to be Quality Posts. What is a Quality discussion post? This is what I expect from a Quality Discussion post: 1. 2. 3. 4. Posts contain links to images or web-pages that you refer to or use as examples Posts are well written and contain proper grammar and mechanics Posts contain at least one question to encourage conversation There is at least one Response post on another students post Discussion Post Rubric A+ A- B+ B- C+ C- D+ D- Timely discussion contributions. Comments are meaningful and show preparedness which reflect course readings. In depth thought and contributions which add to the overall learning of the other individuals in the course. Demonstrates courtesy and respect to others. Timely discussion contributions. However, overall contribution is lacking in that readings are only sometimes incorporated into the discussions and postings do not always reflect questions posed or topics described. Individual participated in all but ONE of the discussion forums. Demonstrates courtesy and respect to others. Overall contributions not meaningful – type of co e ts for e a ple good idea’ or I agree. Very little evidence of having read course materials or giving any in depth thought to the reading. Failed to participate in at least 2 discussions during the posting period. Participation is erratic or non-existent. Little or no evidence of having read course materials and preparing for the discussion. Failed to participate in at least 3 discussions during the posting period. 7 Final Assessment Rubric Student name . Check & comment here ________________________ Category Good Growth Fulfills Assignments Critical Thinking Helpful The student has showed a consistent and increasing aptitude for recognizing and talking about art. Did the student complete modules based on the course schedule? Was the student cooperative & generous in discussions & in helping others without doing it for them? Were good questions asked in discussion forums? Were conversations with classmates about the artwork, not other topics? GOOD Participation Participated in all Modules Met discussion requirements, consistently provided Quality posts. Participated in all Modules Met discussion requirements, consistently provided Quality posts. Average Needs work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AVERAGE NEEDS Work Participated in Most Modules Mostly met discussion requirements Participated in some modules Somewhat met discussion requirements Participated in Most Modules Mostly met discussion requirements Participated in some modules Somewhat met discussion requirements Mostly Good: Expert Mostly Average: Enthusiast Mostly N.W. : Art Appreciator 8