SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT:
Using Technology to Advance Museum and School-Based Learning
Friday, February 1, 2008
8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
The New Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education, The Metropolitan Museum of Art*
Join us for this half-day seminar at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to explore the innovative ways in which New York City art institutions have integrated online resources, distance learning and other forms of technology into their education programs. The impact on school-based learning will be discussed. Coffee and Tea will be provided; lunch is on your own.
Seminar Highlights: Introduction to the new Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education; Tours of the Nolen Library, Teacher Resource Room, the Art Study Room, and art studios; Examples of distance learning projects at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Discussion of electronic resources in the Thomas J. Watson Library; Overview of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's digital workshops for teens combining in-depth gallery discussions with hands-on projects using digital media; Engagement through technology at the Museum of Modern Art
For questions please contact Seminar Chair, Karen Rosner at krosner@schools.nyc.gov
* Enter the Museum through the parking lot or the Uris Center ground level entrance on 5th Avenue

On Friday, November 30, 2007, at the University Council for Art Education's Annual Member's Reception at The Pen and Brush Club in Greenwich Village, N.Y., School of Visual Art President David Rhodes received two awards. In honor of his longstanding commitment to art education, New York State Art Teacher's Association's Past President Gary Bates presented the citation as "Consummate Quality Visual Art Education Advocate in New York State". A $500.00 donation to SVA's Alumni Fund accompanied the award. UCAE's Annual Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to David Rhodes as "Consummate Visual Art Education Advocate in the United States". Tributes were delivered by Chair of SVA's MAT Art Education Department, Rose Viggiano, SVA Provost Christopher Cyphers, and former assistant to David Rhodes from 1982-1991, Jeffrey Nesin, President of Memphis College of Art.