Tiffany’s Introduction: “Hello, thank you for participating in this course. Let’s begin this fun and educational instruction now!

Hi! My name is Tiffany Wang. This is my second semester in the Computing in Education program. After graduating from UCLA’s design and media arts program in 2002, I went to work in a variety of design roles in the educational toy/video game industry in California. Now at TC, my goal is to learn how creative technologies can be applied to support learning and solve learning problems, as well as to gain a deeper understanding of how design influences the online experience, and extend my aesthetic senses.

In this section, I will begin by giving an introduction about the set up of the course and also give a brief tutorial on how to navigate Skype for video-conferencing. Again, the primary focus of the course is to think about how we look at works of art . Where do we draw meaning? What is an experience?”

Set up of the course:

Skype and Powerpoint will be used to teach this lesson. If light research is assigned, you will be also encouraged to use the web to read/research.

Pacing/Timeframe:

Each unit will last 20-30 minutes online for each work of art. A 5 minute introduction about the unit and how to use the tools will initiate each session followed by a 2-3 minute assignment of just looking at the work in Powerpoint. The next 15-20 minutes will be spent in discussion in Skype about the work.

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How to video conferenceusing Skype

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1. Make sure your computer has a built-in mic, web-camera and internet connection.

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2. Start up Skype

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3. Enter your instructors’ user name.

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4. Once you find the contact, press the call button to start the video call.

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4. If you want to video-conference, press add people button to select other users.

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5. Wait for them to answer and they’ll pop up on your screen and you can start video call/conferencing.

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6. Click on full screen button that has four arrows on it, pointing in four directions to see them more clearly.

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7. Make sure you select “do not disturb” mode during the class so you won’t receive other chat/call from other users.

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Instruction video:http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/features/allfeatures/video-call/#