Participants in this ART 102 course reside in different time zones. If you are taking this course as a cohort with a facilitator, we recommend that you follow the course in your own time zone. For example, Monday means your Monday and not the time zone where the lead facilitator is located.

Schedule summary

It is estimated that each learning pathway will take about 10 hours to complete. To enhance your learning, we suggest you do the recommended activities and challenges in each learning pathway.

The learning activities are sequenced to progressively develop your art knowledge and skills. You will be able to better understand and integrate your learning if you work through the learning resources in the order they are presented.

Session 0: Orientation

Dates – Prior to March 6, 2017

• Register on this course site by clicking on the user icon () in the site menu (optional).
• Familiarise yourself with the web site navigation.
• Review the overview, course aims and learning outcomes
• Create the accounts you will need for this course:
  • ART 102 General Forum (optional).
  • Learning Journal (optional).
• Complete the optional OERu new participant survey.

Session 1

Dates – March 6, 2017 to March 12, 2017

Artistic media: Two-dimensional art

• Overview and objectives
• Introduction
• Drawing
• Painting
• Printmaking
• Collage
• Summary
• Start – Medium is Message Challenge

Session 2

Dates – March 13, 2017 to March 19, 2017

Artistic Media: The camera arts

• Overview and objectives
• Introduction
• Early development
• Impact on other media
• Form and content
• Darkroom processes
• The human element
• Color images
• Photojournalism
• Modern developments
• Film, video and digital
• Summary
• Start – Film and Photographs Challenge

Session 3

Dates – March 20, 2017 to March 26, 2017

Artistic media: Three-dimensional art

• Overview and objectives
• Introduction
• Sculpture and other three-dimensional media
• Methods
• Modern variations
• Summary
• Start – Form and Content of Three-dimensional Art Challenge

Session 4

Dates – March 27, 2017 to April 2, 2017

Art and Architecture

• Overview and objectives
• Introduction
• Methods and materials
• Architecture in China and the Far East
• Cross-cultural influences
• Architecture and the Industrial Revolution
• Modern architecture
• Postmodern and contemporary architecture
• Green architecture
• Summary
• Start – Architecture Challenge