This book introduces and explains the emergent and dynamic discipline of Media Arts Education. Through an examination of its theoretical principles, holistic pedagogy, adaptive instructional practices, and diverse creative capacities, it demonstrates how Media Arts Education can lead to a more student-centered, interdisciplinary, and effective educational model.
Chapters combine academic research and practical examples to give an in-depth understanding of Media Arts Education as it exists within schools today, as well as its potentials for educational advancement. Author Dain Olsen provides an instructional framework for the discipline, including its history, research from cognitive and learning science, pedagogical principles, and examples of instructional practice. The book discusses how Media Arts Education promotes active, multimodal and inquiry-based learning, constructivist methodology, and transdisciplinary integrations. Media arts affords students the ability to constr
