The DDS teaches critical visual and media literacy skills through creative assignments in disciplines outside traditional art/studio courses. We help students navigate the intersections of media, design, creative technology and social justice through process-based learning in order to open new lines of inquiry, spark curiosity and enable connections across disciplines.
The DDS offers support to faculty interested in integrating projects and assignments that engage with creative methods into their courses. Our collaboration can range from a consultation to help with brainstorming a new assignment to semester-long embedded support.
Examples of support we offer to faculty include:
To connect with us about your course at any stage in the process, email us at tischdds@tufts.edu.
Asynchronous resources
We also can create asynchronous resources for classes, including simple guides for getting started and links to tools and tutorials that students may find helpful. Asynchronous resources are especially useful for technical skills and learning editing applications, as students may want to refer to this information at the point of need.
For an example, here are a few of our existing online guides:
In-class activities
We've created two activities that you are welcome to use or remix for your class. These activities can be used in conjunction with creative assessment that includes media or design activities or simply to incorporate visual design and media literacies into your class.
Empowering faculty to teach the format and technical skills
We'd love to work with you to develop skills and comfort teaching aspects of creative assessment projects yourself. If you would like to schedule a training or series of trainings, let us know!