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*Apologies for cross postings* > LTSN Subject Centre for Art Design & Communication announce the following > staff development workshop: > > Critical Thinking: Critical Issues > > at The TechnoCentre, Coventry University > Friday November 10, 2000 from 10am to 4pm > > Contact Peter Playdon, School of Art & Design, Coventry University, > Priory > Street, Coventry CV1 5FB. > Tel: (024) 7688 7483 Email: [log in to unmask] > > Developing students' critical abilities comes high on the list of aims > identified by departments in Art, Design and Communications, whether in > the field of fine art, design, photography, media practice, history of art > and design, or media and communications studies. What we actually mean by > critical is not always so clear. > > This workshop, organised by the LTSN Subject Centre for Art, Design and > Communications (ADC), will provide an opportunity for you to explore the > practicalities and principles involved in teaching and assessing critical > skills. > > Participants > The event will be of interest to all staff in the area of Art, Design and > Communications, whether your major concerns are with the studio 'crit', > the analysis of specific forms of visual culture, or the development of > students' critical engagement with historical and theoretical texts. > > You can also contribute to preliminary discussions of these issues via the > ADC mailbase list. To join, just send the following message to > [log in to unmask]: "Join adc-ltsn [Firstname] [Lastname] ". Please > send your views about teaching critical skills - or any other aspect of > teaching and learning - to [log in to unmask] > > Process > The workshop will include presentations and case studies, small group > activities and plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion. > > Outcomes > As a result of the workshop, you will have > * discussed with colleagues the assumptions which underpin ideas about > critical skills > * reviewed the range of critical skills your students are expected to > acquire > * considered how current learning and assessment modes may impact on > this > process > * explored a number of alternatives through case studies and research > > Cost > The cost of the workshop is £30.00 per person, which includes lunch and > refreshments. > Please send make cheques payable to 'Coventry University' and send with > the booking form below to: > Peter Playdon, School of Art & Design, Coventry University, Priory > Street, Coventry CV1 5FB. > > Tel: (024) 7688 7483 Email: [log in to unmask] > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Please book me ........ places on the workshop Critical Thinking: > Critical Issues > Friday November 10th 2000 at Coventry University > > NAME: > DEPARTMENT: > INSTITUTION: > ADDRESS: > TELEPHONE: > FAX: > EMAIL: > > > > -------------------------- > adc-ltsn is the mailbase of the LTSN Subject Centre for Art, Design and > Communication > > We can be contacted directly as follows: > > University of Brighton > 68 Grand Parade > Brighton > BN2 2JY > > Tel/Fax: 01273 643119 > Email: [log in to unmask] > Internet: www.bton.ac.uk/adc-ltsn > -------------------------- > > > > ***************************** Linda Drew Subject Centre Manager Learning and Teaching Support Network Art, Design and Communication University of Brighton 68 Grand Parade Brighton Sussex BN2 2JY Tel/fax: 01273 643119 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%