Episode 28: Navigating Remote Media Arts
Laura and Matt GrundlerJustin Pierce
Have you considered adding digital arts to your program? While this moment in time is especially different, it may be the perfect time to leverage Media Arts as a tool for working with your students during remote/hybrid learning. Because it is digital, Media Arts is incredibly flexible and provides endless possibilities for student engagement and ownership. But Media Arts IS challenging, it requires educators to be open, learn new things and be ready to constantly pivot. In this episode, the Creativity Department interviews Justin Pierce, a dynamic art educator who has had great success developing a Media Arts program that creatively engages students of all abilities—REMOTELY. Get an inside perspective on the challenges, pros and cons, and successes of developing and teaching a Media Arts program in unprecedented times.