Courses november - december 2013
ARTS, EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION
1. BETWEEN ART AND PEDAGOGY. Techniques, tools, and resources for teachers [+ INFO]
A course led by Assumpta Cirera_Tuti, Marià Dinarès, Toni Garcia, Alícia Casadesús, Ramon Parramon, Bruna Dinarès and Toni Cirera
Activity with the support of OSIC Oficina de Suport a la Iniciativa Cultural.
DATES
12 hours total, in 6 sessions of 2 hours
Wednesday 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th of November, and the 4th and the 11th of December 2013
From 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm
The inscriptions end the 26th October 2013.
The course will take place at ACVic Centre d’Arts Contemporànies (Sant Francesc, 1. 08500 Vic)
INTRODUCTION
The course looks at the big picture of the current artistic scene, giving educators the means to teach them to understand and practise art. It will provide an overview to awaken participants' curiosity, so they can explore many of the issues discussed in greater depth.
The course will be led by professionals in each of the fields touched upon in each session, who will discuss how artistic tools and resources may be applied in the classroom.
Professionals in the field of education, teachers, pupils and anyone interested in the fields of art and education, who may wish to explore the possibilities art can offer as an educational tool.
2. SOCIAL NETS. The dissemination of projects [+ INFO]
Course taught by Eva Vicens Eva Vicens
DATES
14 hrs total, in 7 sessions of 2 hrs each.
Thursday 14th, 21st and 28th November, and 5th, 12th and 19th December, 2013 + a date to be determined
From 7 pm till 9 pm
Registration will end 26th October 2013.
INTRODUCTION
Every second, 72 hours of videos are uploaded to YouTube, the "like" button on facebook is clicked 1.8 million times, and 278,000 tweets are published. We are experiencing a digital explosion, a new era in which the Internet and social networks play a dominant role. Who does not connect at some time of the day to update their network profile or check the latest news? This course will discuss the importance of online reputation, and will help to improve recognition of the main tools and social networks.
3. WORDPRESS FOR PROJECTS. Contents management [+ INFO]
Course taught by Àlex Miras
DATES
7 sessions, 2 hours each.
Fridays 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th November and 13th, 20th and 27th December.
From 6 pm until 8 pm.
Registration will end 26th October 2013.
INTRODUCTION
This course aims to provide in-depth instruction on the use of tools, the structure and content management offered by Wordpress CMS. It will show participants how to customise WordPress and make it suit the needs of their project on the net. By using freeware templates, formatting, design and navigation structure will be adapted in order to suit the corporate image of your company or your own design. Tools such as features for using multi-language systems, online shopping, social networking for promotion, etc.. So if you want to re-structure your website, or if you have a new personal project, or if you want to enable a website for a collective project, this course will serve to introduce participants to all the tools for making a dynamic website, combining the advantages of current technologies with easy maintenance.
1. BETWEEN ART AND PEDAGOGY. Techniques, tools, and resources for teachers
A course led by Assumpta Cirera_Tuti, Marià Dinarès, Toni Garcia, Alícia Casadesús, Ramon Parramon, Bruna Dinarès i Toni Cirera
DATES AND VENUE
12hrs total in 6 sessions of 2hrs
Wednesday 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th of November, and the 4th and the 11th of December 2013
From 6.00pm to 8.00 pm
The course will take place at ACVic. Centre d’Arts Contemporànies [Sant Francesc, 1. 08500 Vic]
COST
25 € (20 € for Amics d’ACVic and members of the H. Associació per les Arts Contemporànies)
Universitat de Vic will issue an attendance certificate.
Registration ends 26th October 2013. Limited places, reservations on a “first come, first served” basis. To register, you must complete the form, and confirmation will follow upon clearance of payment.
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WHO IS THE COURSE AIMED AT?
Professionals in the field of education, teachers, pupils and anyone interested in the fields of art and education, who may wish to explore the possibilities art can offer as an educational tool.
INTRODUCTION
The course looks at the big picture of the current artistic scene, giving educators the means to teach them to understand and practise art. It will provide an overview to awaken participants' curiosity, so they can explore many of the issues discussed in greater depth.
COURSE CONTENT AND STRUCTURE
The course will be led by professionals in each of the fields touched upon in each session, who will discuss how artistic tools and resources may be applied in the classroom.
Session 1: ways of imagining and creating with arts
Practical session with the application of art teaching resources for all ages. We will look for resources which help to reveal pupils' creative potential by teaching them to rely on their personal skills and their own judgment; we will also suggest exercises which may be easily applied within educational practice. An experience to express, evaluate, look, listen, create and transform.
NB Each participant must bring 3 objects and 3 printed images of artworks, chosen by themselves personally.
A session with Assumpta Cirera_Tuti, lecturer at UVic and art teaching resources researcher
Session 2: Resources for a pedagogy of contemporary visual arts
This session will be a practial display of resources for teaching the arts from the graphic-arts techniques. We will present techniques and materials which, in spite of being considered as part of art resources, offer the possibility of manipulation by means of simple processes generating a rapid response of the students. The aim is to extend the framework of reference materials for art to a broader range of everyday experience, in which all reference materials can take on new and surprising meanings.
Practical session at l’Escola d’Art i Superior de Disseny de Vic.
A session with Marià Dinarès and Toni Garcia, teachers at l’EASD de Vic.
Session 3: Shapes and volumes
The session, theoretical and practical, will show different ways of working with volume, and how to apply these at school, both on an individual level and in collective projects. The emphasis will shift from material to form, from idea to material, and from place into material and form.
NB Participants must bring a box for a practical proposal. Practice starts on choosing the box.
A session with: Alicia Casadesús, artist and visual arts teacher.
Session 4: Functionality of contemporary art practices
Session which introduces us to the functionality of contemporary art practices and possible relationships with education. Through several examples, we will analyse functional aspects which some current artistic practices have pursued, as well as those relationships which lead to educational activities. Elements such as mainstreaming across disciplines, promoting a critical look at context, art as a political tool, art as a tool for propaganda and communication, art and education as tools for transformation and impact upon social space.
A session with: Ramon Parramon, director of ACVic. Centre d’Arts Contemporànies de Vic.
Session 5: Education in, and using, audiovisual material
This session will discuss the need for an education in audiovisual culture, in a world where visual communication is much glutted with visual communication. We will discuss different levels of broadcasting, film, advertising, social networking, etc., to see how an understanding of these constant stimuli we receive may be taught. How to learn to look? How to create and how to read an image? We will see how we can use the media as a learning tool in the classroom, and how to motivate pupils by using this language. We will understand contemporary art as a part of visual culture, and we will consider the urgent need for art education to take its rightful place in the study of today's hyper-reality.
A session with: Bruna Dinarès, Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual communication and member of ACVic. Centre d’Arts Contemporànies de Vic's education team.
Session 6: Materials to create and present schoolwork
The session offers a brief consideration of educational materials as a resource available to teachers when implementing educational proposals. Also we will review different types of projects with educational materials to find out what are the possibilities for use in the classroom, and how to use them to find new approaches to educational activity. Finally, we will see some samples of readily available materials which can help improve the resources performance and resource, and we will talk about their use, where to find them, and how to apply them in practice.
A session with: Toni Cirera, creator of Materials Educatius, a business which helps in the development of educational projects for schools and organisations.
For more information:
ACVic Centre d’Arts Contemporànies
Open Tuesday to Friday, 10 am – 1 pm, and from 5 pm – 8 pm
Saturdays from 11 am – 2 pm, and from 5 pm – 8 pm
Telephone: + 34 938 853 704 - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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2. SOCIAL NETS. The dissemination of projects
Course taught by Eva Vicens
DATES AND VENUE
14 hrs total, in 7 sessions of 2 hrs each. Thursday 14th, 21st and 28th November, and 5th, 12th and 19th December, 2013 + a date to be determined.
From 7 pm till 9 pm
At ACVic. Centre d’Arts Contemporànies [Sant Francesc, 1. 08500 Vic]
REQUIREMENTS
Participants must bring along a portable computer. .
FEE
45 € (36 € for Amics d’ACVic and members of H. Associació per les Arts Contemporànies)
Universitat de Vic will issue an attendance certificate..
Registration will end 26th October 2013. Limited places, reservations on a “First come, first served” basis. Registration will be finalised upon completion of the form, and once payment has cleared. The course will take place only if a minimum number of places is filled
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INTRODUCTION
Every second, 72 hours of videos are uploaded to YouTube, the "like" button on facebook is clicked 1.8 million times, and 278,000 tweets are published. We are experiencing a digital explosion, a new era in which the Internet and social networks play a dominant role. Who does not connect at some time of the day to update their network profile or check the latest news? This course will discuss the importance of online reputation, and will help to improve recognition of the main tools and social networks.
COURSE CONTENTS
1. Introduction:
- What is Era 2.0?
- Digital identity
- How we communicate by the web
2. Social Networks
- Web and blogs
- Professional networks -- LinkedIn
- Content networks -- Scoop.it & Pinterest
- Container networks -- Youtube & Flickr
- Facebook i Google+
- Twitter
WHO IS THE COURSE AIMED AT?
This course is intended as an initiation, aimed at anyone interested in learning about the principal social networks in detail, and how to apply them to their personal profile and/or professional activity.
LECTURER
Eva Vicens,a journalist by training and a communicator by profession. She has worked in the field of radio, and and for almost ten years has dedicated herself to business communication and the administration of social networks. She is passionate about communication 2.0 because she believes that “the new tools let us interact, learn and share experiences, whatever our field of interest and background”.
For more information:
ACVic Centre d’Arts Contemporànies
Open Tuesday to Friday, 10 am – 1 pm, and from 5 pm – 8 pm
Saturdays from 11 am – 2 pm, and from 5 pm – 8 pm
Telephone: + 34 938 853 704 - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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3. WORDPRESS FOR PROJECTS. Contents management
Course taught by Àlex Miras
DATES AND VENUE
7 sessions, 2 hours each.
Fridays 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th November and 13th and 20th and 27th December.
From 6 pm until 8 pm.
The course will take place at ACVic. Centre d’Arts Contemporànies [Sant Francesc, 1. 08500 Vic]
REQUIREMENTS
Participants must bring along a portable computer.
FEE
45 € (36 € for Amics d’ACVic and members of H. Associació per les Arts Contemporànies)
Universitat de Vic will issue an attendance certificate.
Registration will end 26th October 2013. Limited places, reservations on a “First come, first served” basis. Registration will be finalised upon completion of the form, and once payment has cleared. The course will take place only if a minimum number of places is filled.
> accés to courses registration form
INTRODUCTION
This course aims to provide in-depth instruction on the use of tools, the structure and content management offered by Wordpress CMS. It will show participants how to customise WordPress and make it suit the needs of their project on the net. By using freeware templates, formatting, design and navigation structure will be adapted in order to suit the corporate image of your company or your own design. Tools such as features for using multi-language systems, online shopping, social networking for promotion, etc.. So if you want to re-structure your website, or if you have a new personal project, or if you want to enable a website for a collective project, this course will serve to introduce participants to all the tools for making a dynamic website, combining the advantages of current technologies with easy maintenance.
COURSE CONTENTS
1. Web presence: Objectives, visibility and domains.
2. Introduction to Wordpress: Content management systems and their possibilities
3. Wordpress: How does everything work?
4. Placement: Web hosting businesses and services
5. Wordpress on your server: Broadening characteristics, personalisations and headaches.
6. Maintenance of Wordpress on your server: Updates, security, backup copies.
7. Your own project. A session to resolve doubts and how to advance your own project..
WHO IS IT AIMED AT?
Individuals, businesses or collectives, artists, designers, professionals in the field of education, students, pupils ... with their own projects, intending to manage their own web site.
LECTURER
Àlex Miras is a web developer and consultant who specialises in accessibility and SEO. He has worked for public administration in the government department of Commerce. He has also been teaching programming workshops since 2007.
For more information:
ACVic Centre d’Arts Contemporànies
Open Tuesday to Friday, 10 am – 1 pm, and from 5 pm – 8 pm
Saturdays from 11 am – 2 pm, and from 5 pm – 8 pm
Telephone: + 34 938 853 704 - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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