Informal Visual Networks

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Author(s): Emiel Heijnen (Amsterdam School of the Arts, The Netherlands & Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 18
Source title: Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Vivek Venkatesh (Concordia University, Canada), Jason Wallin (University of Alberta, Canada), Juan Carlos Castro (Concordia University, Canada)and Jason Edward Lewis (Concordia University, Canada)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5206-4.ch003

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Social Computing / Virtual Communities & Virtual Reality

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This chapter explores the characteristics of informal visual networks. The findings of this study offer insights into the informal cultural production and of today’s youth and allows the author to formulate alternative approaches for formal art education practices. He found support for the conclusion that today’s art teacher is part of a world in which visual knowledge and production can be learned in various communities of practice, which are empowered by technology and globalized networks. A formal curriculum that is open to these various communities of practice might be capable of keeping pace with the rise of participatory cultures while remaining meaningful to students. A teacher in such a curriculum is a tour guide at a lively junction where communities of practice of visual professionals and informal visual networks meet.

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