PROGRAMME
Panel Discussion 2 【Creating Inclusive Classroom Environments】
Introduction
-Ms. Sih Yu Lin／The “Non-Visual Art Creative Experience Program”– Visually Impaired Students Learning Alongside Sighted Students
-Ms. Yun Feng Wu／Through Art Experiencing Together: inclusive art workshop experience in Special Education Cooperative Program at NTMOFA
-Ms. Akiko Nishijima／Inclusive programs in Kyushu National Museum
Speaker
Moderator
Ms. Ching-Fang Lee
- Associate Professor, Department of Fine Arts, National Changhua University of Education
After graduating with a Master’s Degree in Arts Education, Ching-Fang Lee went on to earn a PhD Degree in Art Education in Pennsylvania State University. Professor Li's areas of expertise include museum studies, museum education, art education theory and practice, children's art education, art education research, Western modern art history, life education, Chinese ink painting and calligraphy, etc. She was a member of the Advisory Board of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, and a board member of the Shyi Der-Jinn Foundation and the Taiwan Fine Arts Foundation. Li has also served as editorial advisor and reviewer for the Journal of Research in Arts Education as well as reviewer and evaluator for several international art education journals, museum quarterly journals, art exhibitions and competitions, and art programs.
Panelist
Ms. Sih Yu Lin
- Founder of AND FUN lab.
Si-yu Lin is currently involved in full time art education, presiding over the “Non-Visual Art Creative Experience Program” and am responsible for the “Fun Lab.” Since 2013, the “Non-Visual Art Creative Experience Program” has been involved in creative and ongoing artistic cooperative projects with the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Hong-Gah Museum and the National Museum of History. The objective has been to create a wide range of artistic possibilities through the spirit of practice, constant experimentation and discussion, making it possible for everyone to take part in and enjoy art irrespective of age or disability. Through this program everyone can participate in art and experience first-hand the diverse creativity of artistic expression. In this way, everyone can have fun making art and use it to create a rich array of meanings and values for individuals and groups alike.
Panelist
Ms. Yun Feng Wu
- Artist / Establisher of Dodo Bird Art Studio
Yun Feng Wu received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tunghai University and went on to study fiber art at the Graduate Institute of Applied Arts, Tainan National University of the Arts. She is a professional artist who specializes in ink painting and computerized embroidery as well as the founder of Dodo Bird Art Studio. She has also worked as an art teacher at junior and senior high schools in Taiwan and, in 2000, decided to focus on teaching children’s arts and crafts, which she has now done for nearly two decades. Since 2014, She has also worked as a visiting teacher-artist at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, participating in the “Non-Visual Exploration Activities” and “Inter-Museum Cooperation Program for Special Education Resources.” In recent years, she has been invited to take part in the Ministry of Education’s “Kindergarten Aesthetics and Grass Roots Art Education Program,” and assist with teacher training in the Department of Early Childhood Education at National Taichung University of Education and various public and private kindergartens. In those roles she has worked to actively promote the teaching of art aesthetics to children and researched the possibility of including children’s art workshops as part of their art curriculum.
Panelist
Ms. Akiko Nishijima
- Educator, Kyushu National Museum, Japan
Akiko is an educator at the Kyushu National Museum in Fukuoka, Japan, who is passionate about increasing accessibility for minority groups. She leads the Museum Education Division and has developed many programs, workshops and events for both adults and children. One of her noteworthy projects was a museum theatre project, where actors and actresses put up a performance showing how exhibited items in the galleries were used. She organised a program last year introducing the development of rice cultivation in Japan. In 2015, she started the Kyuhaku Womens’ Archaeological Club, a group that designs its own programming in order to promote members’ interest in archaeology via experiential activities. Akiko is currently working on accessibility programs for visually impaired visitors.