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ERIC Number: EJ1195967
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0004-3125
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Welcome Swarms: Opening up to Art Education's Force in a Democratic Global Society
Coats, Cala; Clyne, Denise
Art Education, v70 n1 p44-49 2017
When do we know that we are part of a swarm? What might a swarm look and feel like in an art classroom? These were a couple of the questions that began two art educators' inquiry into ways swarm intelligence operates in a learning environment that might "reinforce and strengthen your most creative thinking with a positive feedback loop" (Rolling, 2013, p. 88). The notion of swarm intelligence (Miller, 2010; Rolling, 2013) embraces a mode of teaching that invites collective self-organized learning. This article traces examples through a series of concepts, namely: self-initiated learning (Hsieh, 2015; Jaquith & Hathaway, 2011; Wallin, 2010), distributed problem solving and indirect collaboration (Darts, 2012; Kester, 2011; Rolling, 2013), decentralized control (Deleuze & Guattari, 1987; Finkelpearl, 2013; Thomas, 2015), and potential for swarm intelligence as a fundamental element in art education for a democratic global society.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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