This upper-level art history class was outside of my area of specialization, but I enjoyed stretching my teaching muscles. I taught around 40 students, many of whom were not majors. This included a large population of international students. I made a number of innovations when compared to a typical History of Chinese Art. First, I structured the class thematically, rather than strictly chronologically. For example, we had a section on the growth of social hierarchy and another on ‘art and empire.’ Second, our final project was a scaffolded virtual exhibition project. Students had to select multiple objects, come up with a solid theme, and plot out a visual map or description of how the exhibition would be organized.
- See the class syllabus and schedule.
- See the virtual exhibition project details.
- See an example PowerPoint.