Students are really used to the idea of using their favourite music tracks in their media productions. Whether it is a music video, drama or advert, the songs can really make a huge difference to the outcome. It can give real passion and strength. However, not many media students will be used to making their…

Most teachers will recognise the term Infinity Curve. Traditionally, it is used by photographers in studios to give the illusion of something being in a space without a horizon or end. The curve gives an illusion by eliminating a corner or edge behind the subject in the foreground. This article is a celebration of how beneficial this simple device can be. Resources in this article were created with the support of Paul Flynn and Terry Molyneaux.

 …

I never thought I would say this as an art and design teacher, but I love teaching code. Not any old code, but HTML code for web pages. While it might seem like a geeky thing to do, it is actually incredibly creative. Most web developers will say that the web is in its infancy and will only grow…

Adobe After Effects is normally associated with post level 3 teaching. Many art, design and media teachers stick to Premiere or even Movie Maker or iMovie. There are some tricky parts, but the power of the effects that can be created is incredible and students can produce really high-end work.…

Tutorials on a 1 to 1 basis between a student and a lecturer are the bedrock of art, design and media education. It is the point where students get the most direct and relevant input on their development. Yet, with growing class sizes and more pressures on lecturers than ever, the time that…

Having high expectations and setting stretch and challenge activities can have a considerable impact on the amount of work students do in a lesson. These have an impact on individual students and are teacher driven. This article is about trying other methods that involve learners becoming more…

A visit to see Tacita Dean’s installation in the Turbine hall at Tate Modern (on until the 11^th of March 2012), inspired many ideas that art teachers could use in their lessons. This article explores what is being said about the work and looks at ways art, design and media students could learn from…

Students can learn how to manipulate media, how to work software and operate hardware quite easily. I never thought that I could teach level 2 students how to use complex software like Flash or that students can do 3 pieces of life drawing for their UCAS portfolio in a day, but they can. Yet with…