Digital Photography

The Power of Art and SciencePresented by:Deborah Stripling

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Digital Imaging

This program will deal specifically with digital images but the possibilities are endless.

Project OverviewThe art classes will create artistic images using digital imaging technology.

What is the project about? There is noted lack of interest in science classes in high school students (Hassan, 2011). This has spurred the development of a unique digital photography images which combine the use of art and science.

Define the goal of this project; The goal of this project is to increase student interest in science.Is it similar to projects in the past or is it a new effort? There have been many programs initiated to increase student interest in science such as STEM (Breiner, et.al., 2011) to try and increase science interest in schools nationally. The STEM program hopes to encourage science interest by showing students hands on activities that deal with the real world situation (Breiner, et.al.,2011). The digital imaging program introduced here hopes to also increase student interest but from a different angle. The students will be taught science concepts using art as the learning medium. The digital imaging portion of the art and science program is just the beginning. In time The program will expand to include all types of artistic medium. Define the scope of this project; The project at this time is focusing on digital imaging as a means of creating various images based on scientific concepts. These include chemical reactions, light polarization, and microscopic images.

Is it an independent project or is it related to other projects? The project is independent of other projects at this time but it is hoped this will lead into a compete infusion of science and art into the curriculum.

Artists and art educators have been fighting an up hill battle as they see art classes and art program canceled due to lack of funding around the country. Art engages the imagination and the intellect. It relies on pedagogical methods of experimental learning, inquiry-based learning and project-based learning. This is what the science classes strive for and combining both of these disciplines can only help increase student interest in science.

Creativity often has been associated with the arts but it is often forgotten that this same creativity has led to some of the greatest findings in scientific history (Cavanaugh, et.al., 2010). Combining art with science is essential for innovative discoveries and applications in science and engineering.Art fosters creativity and by bringing science in conjunction with art the students will have new visual arts experiences and instruction using creative problem solving strategies.

Overview continuedThe purpose of this project is to use digital imagery in the art classroom to stimulate interest in science. The students will be creating artistic images from scientific processes to display and enjoy.

Examples included are chemograms which display the art of chemicals reacting and Polarized light images. Chemograms

Chemograms

This is the reaction between soap and grease as we discussed emulsification.

This is an acid base reaction between hydrochloric acid and baking soda.

AdoptionIt will be important to make this new idea of using art to teach science easy and fun to do for other teachers to buy into the program.

Art shows as you see in this picture will be the just part of the culminating activities of the science and art program. As the program becomes more well known the parents and teachers will become more involved.

Polarized light image created with completely clear cellophane plastic.

S-CurveHow will we meet maximum penetration so this fusion of math and science becomes a common part of a school curriculum?

If you look at the rate of technology adoption, it looks like an "S" when you map penetration on the Y-axis and time on the X-axis. This means is that it is going to take a while for the technology to become adopted but once the school board gets on board and puts the digital technology program in place, more schools will become involved. This will continue until maximum penetration is reached for the district.

S curve of technology adoptionafter school board adoptionbeginning of program

The adoption of the program by the school board will be one of the most important factors in reaching maximum penetration. If you look at the rate of technology adoption, it looks like an "S" when you map penetration on the Y-axis and time on the X-axis. This means is that it is going to take a while for the technology to become adopted but once the school board gets on board and puts the digital technology program in place, more schools will become involved. This will continue until maximum penetration is reached for the district.

Current StatusImplementation is slated for 2013 school year.

The developer needs to determine the exact scope of science material to be introduced to the art students. This information will then be used to create specific types of artistic images. The actual production of student created art work will begin in the 2013 school year.

Determine art classes for studyIntroduceProcessesweeklyMake imagesweekly

Art showEnd of each semesterMilestones

Start school 20121st semesterCreation of images2ndCreation and displaySummer 2013 adoption by school boardTimeline for possible adoption

This will continue throughout each school year. Looking AheadSchool Board members will be invited along with student, faculty and community to see the images created by the students in the science/art project and the end of the 2012/2013 school year.

Looking AheadThe project will be introduced to the school board during the summer of 2012 for adoption in the 2012/2013 school year.All schools will be asked to participate in the digital photography art/science project in the 2014 school year with an end of the school year art show.Possible risks factors are the amount of funding needed to supply all the schools in the district with training and equipment. These risks also include the cooperation and ability of the involved faculty.Dependencies and ResourcesAdoptionSchool Board Equipment Students and FacultyFundingDisplay

What are the dependencies that affect the timeline, cost, and output of this project? Reaching maximum adoption levels (Rogers, 2003) To reach maximum adoption the program must be first introduced to teachers that volunteer to participate.

As time passes and the teachers become excited about the process it can be introduced by those teachers that were early participators.

The adoption of a technology like this is going to require people who are fired up about the possibilities of a science and art collaboration. The early adopters will be technology savvy teachers that are already interested in using digital technology. The early adopters will need to be teachers entranced by the idea of using art to influence other curriculum. The laggards are going to be those teachers that are not interested in change. This will include administration.

A Cenralized system ApproachThe inclusion if digital photography into the various school curriculums will be controlled by the district and administration.

This will help get the program going and hopefully as the teachers are introduced to the program the adoption process will begin successfully.

Centralized approachThe administrators will maintain proper training of school personnel involved in the program which will be supervised through the district and school board..

The diffusion of this program will be top down because it cannot be completed without the approval of the board. The boards decisions will drive the success of the program along with the support of the school administration.

Key agentsThe art teachers are going to be an integral part of the success of the program. Once they come on board they will bring other teachers into the program.

Another important factor in adoption of the digital technology will be student participation. If the students are fired up they will paqss this on to the administration.

NeedsDarpa (2010) feels that the steady decline in students going into science majors is affecting the security of our country. I f teachers can instill an interest in science in the high school years then more students may choose science as an option later on.

The use of things like digital technology can help increase student interest in science.

T5hese images were created by 9th grade art students in the art 1 class. You see polarized light and microscopic images of minerals.

Meeting those NeedsThe project will be introducing science concepts such as light , polarization of light, chemical reactions, and many others.The students will create art with digital technology that they will feel pride in and hopefully increase their interest in science.

ReferencesBreiner, J. M., Johnson, C. C., Harkness, S., & Koehler, C. M. (2012). What Is STEM? A Discussion About Conceptions of STEM in Education and Partnerships. School Science & Mathematics, 112(1), 3-11. doi:10.1111/j.1949-8594.2011.00109.x

Cavanaugh T., (2010).UniserveScience. Using Digital Photography in the Science Classroom. Retrieved from http://sydney.edu.au/science/uniserve_science/school/digitphoto/index.html

COSTANTINO, T., KELLAM, N., CRAMOND, B., & CROWDER, I. (2010). An Interdisciplinary Design Studio: How Can Art and Engineering Collaborate to Increase Students' Creativity?. Art Education, 63(2), 49-53.

Hassan, G. (2011). Students' Views of Science: A Comparison between Tertiary and Secondary SchoolStudents. Science Educator, 20(2), 54-61.

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