How can iSchools incorporate studio-based learning to improve the education offered to their students? Is there a way to incorporate the creative process into information science curricula? How can we balance scientific and artistic knowing?
These are the questions Professor Robert Heckman and doctoral student Jaime Snyder explored in a discussion of their academic paper with a crowd of iSchool faculty and students at the iConference 2008.
Fine arts offer ambiguous content that allows people to comment and build their communications skills, said Snyder, who earned a fine arts degree in painting. She outlined a four-step process used in an art studio that they intend to incorporate in such classes as IST 444 Information Reporting and Presentation. This process includes:
- production
- performance
- interpretation
- critique
This process challenges students to fully defend their opinions and their work. Several other iSchools are interested in this proposal and are also exploring how they can incorporate a similar fine arts-based learning enviornment in their programs.
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