Lexicon
This page represents an ongoing list of terms that are important to me in my work.
Art: art is a physical phenomenon created or presented for appreciation as art.
Arts Integration: an approach to learning and instruction that pairs one or more disciplines of the arts (visual art and design, music, theatre, dance, creative writing, poetry, etc…) with another curricular area. The paired disciplines may exist co-equally, or one may be utilized in the service of the other in order to enhance student learning.
Arts Practice: arts practice is any activity intended to create, present, or perform a work of art.
Arts Research: a purposeful, meaningful investigation occurring within a field of the arts, conducted according to established methodologies and practices, in order to learn, discover, or create something new
Arts-based Research: a scholarly examination of an artistic practice or product which proceeds according to the norms of formal research typical of other academic disciplines. A work of art may be presented in conjunction with a formal research document, but not in place of this necessary textual-verbal discourse.
Creative Inquiry: An approach to seeking answers to questions or solutions to problems in non-empirical, subjective, or artistic ways
Creative Process: the pathway from ideation to accomplishment of a creative product
Creative Tension: a situation in which conflict or pressure gives rise to desired ideas or outcomes within the arts
Divergent Thinking: a method of generating creative ideas or novel solutions by exploring many possibilities
Innovation: something original that emerges within a market or society, generally in response to emerging needs or requirements; a novel solution to a problem
Inquiry vs. Experimentation: inquiry is simply asking and answering a question, taking many forms. Experimentation is a more specialized, formal process typically associated with empiricism and/or the scientific method
Iteration: the repetition of actions yielding progressively more desirable results
Making vs. Creating: to make is to assemble something according to a standard method; to create is to bring about something new that did not previously exist
Method vs. Methodology: A method is a concrete particular—a specific way of doing something. A methodology is a system of methods employed in field of study, or the theoretical analysis of such methods
Problem-based Learning (PBL): a constructivist model of instruction in which students are actively engaged in their own learning rather than remaining passive recipients of transmitted knowledge as is typical in a traditional classroom setting. This type of approach fosters critical thinking, communication, and collaboration among students because learning activities are frequently structured around a shared project, problem, or hands-on activity.
Research: a systematic and methodological process of investigation involving the gathering, analysis, and evaluation of data in order to form an original contribution to knowledge which is communicated to an audience through a scholarly textual-verbal discourse.
Studio-based Inquiry (SBI): a variant of Problem-based Learning, specifically structured around collaborative participation in art practice in order to solve a problem through creative engagement with materials, ideas, relationships, and actions while also incorporating relevant content-area knowledge (e.g. engineering, chemistry, mathematics, psychology, history, or other fields of academic inquiry). This multi-level, cross-disciplinary form of inquiry results in a deep and meaningful learning experience.
Art: art is a physical phenomenon created or presented for appreciation as art.
Arts Integration: an approach to learning and instruction that pairs one or more disciplines of the arts (visual art and design, music, theatre, dance, creative writing, poetry, etc…) with another curricular area. The paired disciplines may exist co-equally, or one may be utilized in the service of the other in order to enhance student learning.
Arts Practice: arts practice is any activity intended to create, present, or perform a work of art.
Arts Research: a purposeful, meaningful investigation occurring within a field of the arts, conducted according to established methodologies and practices, in order to learn, discover, or create something new
Arts-based Research: a scholarly examination of an artistic practice or product which proceeds according to the norms of formal research typical of other academic disciplines. A work of art may be presented in conjunction with a formal research document, but not in place of this necessary textual-verbal discourse.
Creative Inquiry: An approach to seeking answers to questions or solutions to problems in non-empirical, subjective, or artistic ways
Creative Process: the pathway from ideation to accomplishment of a creative product
Creative Tension: a situation in which conflict or pressure gives rise to desired ideas or outcomes within the arts
Divergent Thinking: a method of generating creative ideas or novel solutions by exploring many possibilities
Innovation: something original that emerges within a market or society, generally in response to emerging needs or requirements; a novel solution to a problem
Inquiry vs. Experimentation: inquiry is simply asking and answering a question, taking many forms. Experimentation is a more specialized, formal process typically associated with empiricism and/or the scientific method
Iteration: the repetition of actions yielding progressively more desirable results
Making vs. Creating: to make is to assemble something according to a standard method; to create is to bring about something new that did not previously exist
Method vs. Methodology: A method is a concrete particular—a specific way of doing something. A methodology is a system of methods employed in field of study, or the theoretical analysis of such methods
Problem-based Learning (PBL): a constructivist model of instruction in which students are actively engaged in their own learning rather than remaining passive recipients of transmitted knowledge as is typical in a traditional classroom setting. This type of approach fosters critical thinking, communication, and collaboration among students because learning activities are frequently structured around a shared project, problem, or hands-on activity.
Research: a systematic and methodological process of investigation involving the gathering, analysis, and evaluation of data in order to form an original contribution to knowledge which is communicated to an audience through a scholarly textual-verbal discourse.
Studio-based Inquiry (SBI): a variant of Problem-based Learning, specifically structured around collaborative participation in art practice in order to solve a problem through creative engagement with materials, ideas, relationships, and actions while also incorporating relevant content-area knowledge (e.g. engineering, chemistry, mathematics, psychology, history, or other fields of academic inquiry). This multi-level, cross-disciplinary form of inquiry results in a deep and meaningful learning experience.
