Next semester, I will be observing and teaching lessons at the Saturday Arts Lab in SUNY New Paltz. I will admit that Im very intimidated, but also very excited to actually utilize the lessons that I learned in my Learning in Digital Visual Cultures class. Learning about Scratch and Sculptris made me think about the possibilities in utilizing new creative programs that will help motivate students to engage in creative art making that encourages exploration. But the more and more I think about it... I realize that when it comes to programs like photoshop.. I wonder if I know enough to make a difference to impact student learning. Yesterday I told my professor that I would like to teach Digital Media to high school leveled students... I felt confident... But then I came to a realization and spoke with several classmates about the gap. I realized that I learned of photoshop through experience, whereas the students at the high school level grew up around programs like photoshop. I began to question my abilities to be an effective teacher in this subject. What can I teach them that they don't already know? Then it occurred to me that to teach is to learn; its a reciprocal experience that helps build a stronger relationship between teacher and student. It empowers the student to contribute their knowledge, and encourage them to teach and become open to learn of the unknown as well.
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