Managing Arts Management Using D2L and a collaborative process to create an online course.

Managing Arts ManagementManaging Arts Management

Using D2L and a collaborative Using D2L and a collaborative process to create an online courseprocess to create an online course

What is arts What is arts management?management?

“If you really want to help the American theater, dahling, don’t be an actor…be an audience”

--Tallulah Bankhead

Arts Management is the administration of arts and cultural organizations, including theaters, symphonies, museums, arts councils and historical societies.

Arts Management students study the management and operation of nonprofit arts organizations, including marketing, audience development, governance and fundraising.

Arts Management educationArts Management education Responding to industry growth and Responding to industry growth and

changechange College-level programs just developingCollege-level programs just developing Relatively small number of programsRelatively small number of programs Lack of suitable teaching materialLack of suitable teaching material Lack of consistency between programsLack of consistency between programs Rapidly changing conditionsRapidly changing conditions

The bottom line: the need for a flexible,

adaptable learning system for arts management students

Wisconsin Arts Wisconsin Arts Management Education Management Education

PartnershipPartnership

Ellen Rosewall, Ellen Rosewall, UW-Green BayUW-Green Bay

Tiffany Wilhelm, Tiffany Wilhelm, UW-Stevens UW-Stevens PointPoint

Debra Karp, Debra Karp, UW-ParksideUW-Parkside

Gerry McKenna, Gerry McKenna, UW-Stevens UW-Stevens PointPoint

Megan Matthews, Megan Matthews, UW-UW-WhitewaterWhitewater

Why an online course?Why an online course?

It incorporates a variety of online It incorporates a variety of online and other resourcesand other resources

It can be updated regularly It can be updated regularly

It can be used in whole or in partIt can be used in whole or in part

It can be used by distance learnersIt can be used by distance learners

Enter more collaborators!Enter more collaborators!

University of Wisconsin System University of Wisconsin System Learning Technology Development Learning Technology Development CouncilCouncil

UW-Whitewater Learning Technology UW-Whitewater Learning Technology Center staffCenter staff– Lorna Wong, DirectorLorna Wong, Director– David Delgado, technologistDavid Delgado, technologist– Ryan Schwartz, student assistantRyan Schwartz, student assistant

UW-Green Bay Learning Tech CenterUW-Green Bay Learning Tech Center– Andy Speth, CoordinatorAndy Speth, Coordinator

Our key goalsOur key goals

FlexibilityFlexibility AdaptabilityAdaptability RelevanceRelevance Academic rigorAcademic rigor ConsistencyConsistency TeachabilityTeachability

Plan APlan A

Develop lesson plans and course outcomesDevelop lesson plans and course outcomes Create a D2L course for sharing materials Create a D2L course for sharing materials Sort and siftSort and sift Develop unique content as neededDevelop unique content as needed Incorporate technologyIncorporate technology Schedule student summit for initial testingSchedule student summit for initial testing Plan additional testing mechanismsPlan additional testing mechanisms Good to go!Good to go!

What really happened…What really happened…

We found we needed unique contentWe found we needed unique content The need for materials in D2L and The need for materials in D2L and

HTML formats complicated the HTML formats complicated the processprocess

Our technology reach sometimes Our technology reach sometimes exceeded our graspexceeded our grasp

Collaboration is a sssllllloooooowww Collaboration is a sssllllloooooowww but rewarding processbut rewarding process

We still like each other!We still like each other!

Let’s look at some examples…Let’s look at some examples…

Collaborative websiteCollaborative website

D2L Test SiteD2L Test Site

HTML Test SiteHTML Test Site

What’s next?What’s next?

Keys to successKeys to success

Quarterly in-person meetingsQuarterly in-person meetings Concurrence on goals and contentConcurrence on goals and content Effective division of laborEffective division of labor Effective communicationEffective communication Student summit and other student Student summit and other student

inputinput The human factorThe human factor

Ellen RosewallEllen Rosewall

[email protected]@uwgb.edu

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