Introduction

Art and Crafts 2 emphasizes versatile creative work using various materials and techniques. The subject content is related to art and forms of expression from various eras, cultures and the pupils’ multicultural backgrounds. The national, international and multi-cultural heritages will be highlighted in the study programme, and will include the Sami heritage. The study programme is aimed at teaching arts and crafts in year levels 1- 7 in the primary and lower secondary schools; the content and structure should reflect the target group’s age, characteristics, maturation and development. Versatile and subject-related use of basic skills – such as being able to express themselves orally and in writing, reading, use of numeracy and digital tools – will be included as methods in production, documentation and reflection in the study programme. Theory and practice is an integrated part of professional competency and will be developed in the interaction between practical creative work, theoretical studies and practical training experience. The student will learn to use the current curriculum for art and crafts in primary and lower secondary schools, and ensure the learning of all the pupils in the subject in relation to the abilities of the individual pupil and pupil group. The student will learn to create a learning environment that stimulates experience and expression and be able to reflect on current developments, quality and sustainability.

Target Group and Admission Requirements

The target group includes students in general teacher education study programmes, and teachers who desire further training or a refresher course in the subject as expressed in LK06, or others who wish basic training in art and crafts.

Students must have completed Art and Crafts 1: Year Level 1-7 and meet general admission requirements or apply for admission on the basis of prior experiential learning.

The study programme may be studied as:

• An elective subject in the General Teacher Education 1-7 study programme (GLU).
• Continuing education for teachers.
• Part of a multi-subject Bachelor’s degree.

Aim of the Programme

The candidate will be able to:

• Develop knowledge, awareness and expression through creative work using various materials and techniques

• Develop the ability to work with problem-solving- creative- and analytical activities
• Visualize and document creative processes from idea to finished product
• Evaluate their own and others’ creative work through theories in areas such as design, colour, composition and function
• Develop basic skills related to research and development in the field
• Develop comprehensive action and dissemination competence in relation to tradition and renewal in art and design culture
• Develop comprehensive didactic skills in the field of practical training as an arena for professional experimentation and reflection

Learning outcome

After successfully completing the study program, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate:

• The main trends in the visual arts and sculpture, and the development of modern art and crafts, design and architecture
• The main features of the discipline’s history, justification, content and methods

• The basic theories related to children’s and youth’s two and three dimensional visual language development; the visual forms of children and youth’s culture; aesthetic experience, play and creativity
• Current copyright laws and privacy when using sources, images and other resources in teaching
• Entrepreneurship and innovation

Skills

The candidate can:

• Develop an idea into a finished design and evaluate their own creative processes; displaying manual skills and be a good role model for pupils
• Experiment with and use materials, tools, methods and techniques in their work with images, sculpture, design and architecture
• Use digital tools in creative work
• Organize simple exhibitions, creating different types of presentations and activate pupils’ work with exhibition of their own products
• Use simple analysis tools and disseminate art and design culture in varied ways, and understand the relationship between various cultural expressions, children’s creative activities and their own work
• Use existing curricula for primary and lower secondary schools and formulate tasks that promote basic skills in art and crafts, and master learning-oriented evaluation practices

General competence

The candidate can:

• Use cultural differences in the pupil group as a resource in working with art and crafts, and utilize design variations as a basis for assignments and professional discussions
• Facilitate the use of digital learning arenas in instruction concerning subject material and in relation to his/her professional development
• Exploit the subject’s opportunities concerning re-use and sustainable development
• Use art and crafts in interdisciplinary theme- and project work, such as design and technology, and maintain the aesthetic dimension in education and in collaboration with other subjects

Curriculum and structure

Code Course title Credits O/V *) Credits pr. semester   S1(A) S2(V) S3(A) S4(V) S5(A) S6(V) K&H 103 Arts and Crafts: Images, Graphic Design and Visual Communication, Year Levels 1-7 15.00 O 15           K&H 104 Arts and Crafts 1: Crafts, Design, Architecture and Entrepreneurship, Year Level 1-7 15.00 O   15         Total: 0 0 0 0 0 0 *) O - Mandatory course, V - Optional course

The course K&H 103: Images, Graphic Design and Visual Communication (15 ECTS credits), Year Level 1-7.

The course is divided into two parts.

Part 1: Art orientation and working with images using specific materials and techniques.

Part 2: Graphic design and visual communication

The course K&H 104: Crafts, Design, Sculpture and Architecture, and Entrepreneurship (15 ECTS credits), Year Level 1-7.

The course is divided into two parts.

Part 1: Crafts and design

Part 2: Architecture, nature, sculpture and the environment

Entrepreneurship and innovation will be also be focused on in the study programme.

Internationalization

During the course of the study programme students will participate in a study trip to Oslo or Copenhagen, where students will be given the opportunity of encountering art and design culture and gaining experience of how the disciplines of the study programme are approached in a multicultural context.

Telemark University College is associated with NORDPLUS, Nordflo and Edda which offers students the option of studying various Nordic courses within the subject area.

Teaching and Learning Methods

The study programme includes various teaching and learning methods such as:

• Workshop activities
• Lectures
• Demonstrations
• Class and study groups
• Theme- and project work
• Problem solving, individually / in groups
• Supervision and assessment
• Visual forms of presentation and dissemination
• Excursions

Students must submit their assignments and coursework requirements before the stipulated deadlines. In order to be awarded a final passing grade all the coursework requirements must have been approved by the course coordinator.

Teaching and learning methods will vary depending on whether students are enrolled on a campus-based study programme or an online study programme including workshops.

Campus-based study programme:

Students work mainly independently and under supervision of a teacher in the workshop. Through guidance in the workshop sessions, theory and reflection will be related to the student’s own creative work. Lectures, seminars and various types of externally-oriented activities will be included in the teaching and learning methods; this will include exhibitions and digital presentations. Various group processes may be included as part of the learning methods. The study programme will be characterised by alternation between practical creative work, theoretical orientation and didactic reflection. Visits to various exhibitions, collections, museums and galleries will be included in the study programme, and students will work with different kinds of exhibitions and other visual documentation; the presentations will be emphasised and integrated into every aspect of the study programme. Active participation in, and responsibility for, various common projects, for example, “Open Door”, constitutes a mandatory part of the study programme.

Web-based study programme with workshops:

Two courses of 15 ECTS credits – about 3 hours per week, and through the college’s learning platform Fronter with online classrooms for discussion forums, online meetings, writing posts and presentations, submissions, etc. The workshop meetings will prioritize activities in the workshop, including training in the use of tools and machines as well as group projects that focus on creative processes. At the first workshop session students will be given an introduction in the use of the online learning platform Nefsis. Mandatory regular weekly teaching sessions are given in real time online. The students work mainly independently and in groups with online guidance by a teacher. The study programme is characterized by alternation between practical creative work, theory and didactic reflection. Compulsory study trips may be carried out during the workshop meetings.

Theory and Practical Training

Teaching practice in primary or lower secondary school (2-4 weeks, depending on which study programme the students follow) is a mandatory part of the study programme. The composition of the practice groups may vary in number depending on the purpose and need.

Students should refer to the National Curriculum for primary and lower secondary schools when choosing teaching and learning methods.

• Students who are taking the study programme, as part of a Bachelor’s degree will carry out an art or culture related dissemination project with students in the primary/lower-secondary school or with other relevant groups.

Assessment Methods

Students are responsible for keeping themselves informed about assignments, deadlines, programme requirements, etc. Work will be submitted in a portfolio, assessed and allocated a grade. Lectures, seminars, introductions and reviews are considered within the rule of 80% compulsory attendance.
The assessment should be part of the learning processes and a means for the student to both develop understanding of the goal of the study programme, and to gain insight into their own suitability for the teaching profession.

Examination

Each course is evaluated separately on the basis of the contents of the portfolio with exhibited products.
Grades A-F will be awarded, where A is the highest and E is the lowest passing grade.

The grades from the grades transcript will be averaged and a single grade entered on the diploma.
For further information refer to Telemark University College’s examination regulations.

Suitability

All students taking a teacher education study programme will be assessed for suitability. Suitability assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of the student’s academic, pedagogical and personal qualifications to work as a teacher. Continuous assessment of suitability will be carried out throughout the studies, and will be done according to specific criteria for assessment as specified in the Regulations for Suitability Assessment in Teacher Education established by the Ministry of Education and Research on 10 October 2005 pursuant to the Universities and Colleges’ Act, 1 April 2005 no. 15, § 4-10, sixth paragraph.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean