Arts,visual culture and media education

1. What are the three (3) most interesting facts you learned from the lecture? and why are they interesting to you?

 1) One point he made that i liked a lot were things that we take for granted. "We take for granted what is real,what we take for granted is truth, and myth in terms of visuality".  I feel there is a lot of truth in this statement. It kind of reminds me in a way of the photos we saw in class that had been photoshopped. That people really take advantage of what we see with eyes in everyday life.

2) He quoted a woman named Donna H who said "visual is always a question of the power to see and , perhaps of the violence implicit in our visualizing practices". I liked this quote a lot and thought it was very important because visualizing is much more then just seeing. It's feeling, its perspective and much more then just seeing what is in front of our eyes.

3)He said that visual culture is the outcome of past and present coming together. I think this was very interesting  because i can completely see how that is relevant. Things change so much with time and one way we see these changes, and learn from them, is with what we see. and we document thats how we know these things and connect with the past. this is how we will progress to the future as well. 

2. Discuss the role of an art educator in regards to visual culture. Is it important? Why or why not?

Art education does have a role in regards of visual culture. He made the point that schools are no longer the main site of learning. "what we are trying to do is ask the question ,  what can be created with what we see?". And as a teacher what we would essentially be doing is shaping the youth for the future generation. that message needs to be passed on so we can grow as a society in the future. 

3. What do you think can you take away from this lecture and apply in your future classroom as an art educator?

Although this was a long video i feel like i actually learned many things from this video. Kevin Tavin is very well spoken and had a way of breaking things down in a way that i understand them. Although it would have been much easier to relate what he was saying about the visual slides if i was actually seeing them as he was referencing them. But i feel there are many things i will take to the classroom. That is the amount of power, in a way, is executed in art and visuals. That so many different things can be said in many ways even without words. and the things that can be said or enforce with the use of words as well.