Finally, there is between artists and their material a special relationship. With teachers, the materials are our students and the special relationship is the need we have to create communities of learners. We can develop these strong relationships with and between students in the content materials through which we seek to engage them, we can nurture it by setting and keeping a reasonable pace, and we can further promote it by setting the tone, which involves everything from the configuration of the classroom space to the way people are included in the unfolding action. Of course, little of this can occur if students remain unknown as individuals. The artful teaching is helping self and students become artful learners, and there are as many paths to do this as there are teachers who are trying.
Artful teaching lies in liberating the gifts that students and professors bring to the classroom.
Reflections on artful teaching. Browsing Through Sections 371. Computerized library searches are great. From my own desk I can search the library system here and literally around the world. I enjoy browsing through the system, trying different words and subjects that are related to the topic of interest.