Unit 1 Art and Cognition
Creating: Project and Objectives
Produce a three-minute group video to display how Chinese arts affect us.
Module 1 Performing and Video Watching
Digital Learning: Does Mozart Really Make You Smarter?
Classroom Interaction
Module 2 Performing and Passage Reading
Digital Learning: How does Art Affect Us?
Classroom Interaction
Module 3 Responding and Connecting: China Story Telling
Digital Learning: How Music Benefits Our Brain
Classroom Interaction?
Unit 2 Art and Health and Wellness
Creating: Project and Objectives
Project: Create a short video introducing traditional Chinese arts and showcasing how the artworks reflect scenes of daily life.
Module 1 Performing and Video Watching
Digital Learning: An Introduction of Peter Bruegel’s Work
Classroom Interaction
Module 2 Performing and Passage Reading
Digital Learning: Art and Health and Wellness
Classroom Interaction
Module 3 Responding and Connecting: China Story Telling
Digital Learning: Chinese Embroidery
Classroom Interaction
Unit 3 Art and the Experience of Beauty
Creating: Project and Objectives
Project: Prepare a presentation including a short video and a written introduction to the artwork, as well as your own analysis and suggestions on how to appreciate an artwork.
Module 1 Performing and Video Watching
Digital Learning: Beautiful Things Make Us Happy
Module 2 Performing and Passage Reading
Digital Learning: Why is Beauty Important to Us
Classroom Interaction
Module 3 Responding and Connecting: China Story Telling
Digital Learning: Appreciating Beauty and Art
Classroom Interaction
Unit 4 Beauty of Men
Creating: Project and Objectives
Project: Do a poster presentation on how human beauty is presented in Chinese art.
Module 1 Performing and Video Watching
Digital Learning: Contemporary Art of Today: the Body
Classroom Interaction
Module 2 Performing and Passage Reading
Digital Learning: How Culture Influences Beauty
Classroom Interaction
Module 3 Responding and Connecting: China Story Telling
Digital Learning: How Art can Change Our Perception of Beauty Online
Classroom Interaction
Unit 5 Art and the Promotion of Self-esteem
Creating: Project and Objectives
Project: Share online video clips and stories along with some short paragraphs to present what you think of self-esteem in your life and how significant it is for you.
Module 1 Performing and Video Watching
Digital Learning: Self-esteem
Classroom Interaction
Module 2 Performing and Passage Reading
Digital Learning: Leonardo da Vinci’s Key to Creativity Came Straight from Nature
Classroom Interaction
Module 3 Responding and Connecting: China Story Telling
Digital Learning: Michelangelo: Mind of the Master
Classroom Interaction
Unit 6 Art and Morality
Creating: Project and Objectives
Project: Present a piece of Chinese artwork which has moral implications to help international students better understand the relationship between Chinese traditional art and morality.
Module 1 Performing and Video Watching
Digital Learning: Six Gentlemen of Ni Zan
Classroom Interaction
Module 2 Performing and Passage Reading
Digital Learning: Art as a Means to Moral Improvement
Classroom Interaction
Module 3 Responding and Connecting: China Story Telling
Digital Learning: Characteristics Themes and Symbols in Chinese Art
Classroom Interaction
Unit 7 Museums and Art
Creating: Project and Objectives
Project: Use digital media forms (such as electronic posters, short videos, or other means of new media) to introduce a museum you like.
Module 1 Performing and Video Watching
Digital Learning: Museums Change Lives
Classroom Interaction
Module 2 Performing and Passage Reading
Digital Learning: Why We Need Museums Now More Than Ever
Classroom Interaction
Module 3 Responding and Connecting: China Story Telling
Digital Learning: Beijing Palace Museum
Classroom Interaction
Unit 8 Art in Daily Life and Cultural Heritage
Creating: Project and Objectives
Project: Share online video clips or images, along with some short paragraphs to describe the intangible heritage in daily life which showcase the charm and the essence of art in the presented intangible cultural heritage in China.
Module 1 Performing and Video Watching
Digital Learning: Facial Mask Art of Peking Opera
Classroom Interaction
Module 2 Performing and Passage Reading
Digital Learning: Intangible Heritage—Understanding Life’s Rhythms
Classroom Interaction
Module 3 Responding and Connecting: China Story Telling
Digital Learning: Chinese Paper Cut
Classroom Interaction