Designed to emulate industry environments, this task requires students visit a relevant public showcase and produce a critical written appraisal in response. In ARTT2128 this has taken the form of a UQ Art Gallery exhibition, but could be readily adapted to a variety of public showcases across HaSS disciplines. In dedicated class time (or at their convenience), students visit a contemporary showcase nominated by the course coordinator and take contemporaneous notes intended to address a line of inquiry related to course content. Depending on learning outcomes course coordinators may set questions related to the showcase, or alternatively, ask students to apply salient theoretical or conceptual frameworks covered during the course. Reviews should assume the tone of a relevant industry publication (e.g. online opinion piece, news/scholarly journal article etc.). This technique encourages students to (1) proactively engage with a showcase – and by extension, contemporary disciplinary issues; (2) exercise critical and creative skills in interpreting material culture as it relates to course content; and (3) practice written competencies similar to those found in industry contexts. Collegiality is further encouraged by uploading students' reviews to the Blog function of course Blackboard sites where students comment on each other's work, similar to professional environments.
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