<p><strong>Hello, I am conducting a survey to gain a better sense of what art educators think and feel about teaching photography classes today. This is a preliminary study for a class I am taking at the University of Florida while working on my Masters in Art Education. I am hoping it will help direct me in developing a theses supporting historical processes like film and the darkroom in photography education. Your participation is greatly appreciated.</strong><br>
<strong>If you wish to participate, please copy and paste these questions into word or an email and return to me at the following address: dbrock3@ufl.edu</strong><br>
<strong>General Information: (For most questions you may answer “yes” or “no”. If you wish to provide additional information, please feel free to do so)</strong><br>
1. Your Name: (optional)<br>
2. Your email: (optional)<br>
3. Are you currently teaching photography?<br>
4. If yes, how long have you been teaching?<br>
5. What levels do you or have you taught?<br>
6. What state do you teach in?<br>
7. If no, have you ever taught photography?<br>
8. Are you retired?<br>
9. Did you earn a B.F.A in art?<br>
10. Did you earn a Bachelor in Art Education or Education?<br>
11. Did you concentrate in photography?<br>
12. Do you have a Masters degree?<br>
13. Did you acquire your photography background by other means?<br>
14. Do you use film? digital? of both?<br>
15. If you answered both, do you use film for commercial use?<br>
16. For fine art? <br>
17. Do you use digital for commercial use?<br>
18. For fine art?<br>
19. Do you have darkroom access?<br>
20. If yes, is it at home? or other?<br>
21. Have you ever had a darkroom at home?</p>
<p><strong>Questions for Educators:</strong><br>
1. Do you teach photography classes?<br>
2. What ages do you teach?<br>
3. Do you teach in an after school or community program?<br>
4. Are you still teaching film and wet-processes in your class? (If “No” then skip to question 14. Otherwise answer questions 5-12)<br>
5. If yes, where do you purchase supplies?<br>
6. Do your students pay a lab fee?<br>
7. If yes, how much do your students pay?<br>
8. If no, who pays for your class supplies?<br>
9. Approximately how much do you spend in a given school year (Two semesters).<br>
10. Approximately what percentage of your students has 35mm or other film based cameras?<br>
11. Approximately what percentage of your students has digital SLR cameras?<br>
12. How do you interpret your students like or dislike of using film and the darkroom?<br>
13. Do you think that students who learn to use a 35mm film camera have better control of their Digital SLR?<br>
14. If you answered “No” to question 4, when did you switch to digital?<br>
15. Do your students use digital SLR cameras, point and shoot cameras or both?<br>
16. What were the reasons for the switch?<br>
17. Who made the decision to discontinue the darkroom practice?<br>
18. Do you feel that historical methods in photography and the wet-processes are important in your photography class?<br>
19. If you are not using film and the darkroom how else do you incorporate these historical processes in to your curriculum?<br>
Additional Questions:</p>
<ol>
<li>If you could design the curriculum at your school, would you incorporate film, and digital? </li>
<li>Are you aware that there are environmentally safe chemicals for the darkroom today?</li>
<li>How much do you think it cost to teach a class size of 25 students using film and darkroom processes for one semester?</li>
<li>How much do you think it cost to teach a class size of 25 students using digital cameras and computer software?</li>
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<p><strong>Hello, I am conducting a survey to gain a better sense of what art educators think and feel about teaching photography classes today. This is a preliminary study for a class I am taking at the University of Florida while working on my Masters in Art Education. I am hoping it will help direct me in developing a theses supporting historical processes like film and the darkroom in photography education. Your participation is greatly appreciated.</strong><br>
<strong>If you wish to participate, please copy and paste these questions into word or an email and return to me at the following address: dbrock3@ufl.edu</strong><br>
<strong>General Information: (For most questions you may answer “yes” or “no”. If you wish to provide additional information, please feel free to do so)</strong><br>
1. Your Name: (optional)<br>
2. Your email: (optional)<br>
3. Are you currently teaching photography?<br>
4. If yes, how long have you been teaching?<br>
5. What levels do you or have you taught?<br>
6. What state do you teach in?<br>
7. If no, have you ever taught photography?<br>
8. Are you retired?<br>
9. Did you earn a B.F.A in art?<br>
10. Did you earn a Bachelor in Art Education or Education?<br>
11. Did you concentrate in photography?<br>
12. Do you have a Masters degree?<br>
13. Did you acquire your photography background by other means?<br>
14. Do you use film? digital? of both?<br>
15. If you answered both, do you use film for commercial use?<br>
16. For fine art? <br>
17. Do you use digital for commercial use?<br>
18. For fine art?<br>
19. Do you have darkroom access?<br>
20. If yes, is it at home? or other?<br>
21. Have you ever had a darkroom at home?</p>
<p><strong>Questions for Educators:</strong><br>
1. Do you teach photography classes?<br>
2. What ages do you teach?<br>
3. Do you teach in an after school or community program?<br>
4. Are you still teaching film and wet-processes in your class? (If “No” then skip to question 14. Otherwise answer questions 5-12)<br>
5. If yes, where do you purchase supplies?<br>
6. Do your students pay a lab fee?<br>
7. If yes, how much do your students pay?<br>
8. If no, who pays for your class supplies?<br>
9. Approximately how much do you spend in a given school year (Two semesters).<br>
10. Approximately what percentage of your students has 35mm or other film based cameras?<br>
11. Approximately what percentage of your students has digital SLR cameras?<br>
12. How do you interpret your students like or dislike of using film and the darkroom?<br>
13. Do you think that students who learn to use a 35mm film camera have better control of their Digital SLR?<br>
14. If you answered “No” to question 4, when did you switch to digital?<br>
15. Do your students use digital SLR cameras, point and shoot cameras or both?<br>
16. What were the reasons for the switch?<br>
17. Who made the decision to discontinue the darkroom practice?<br>
18. Do you feel that historical methods in photography and the wet-processes are important in your photography class?<br>
19. If you are not using film and the darkroom how else do you incorporate these historical processes in to your curriculum?<br>
Additional Questions:</p>
<ol>
<li>If you could design the curriculum at your school, would you incorporate film, and digital? </li>
<li>Are you aware that there are environmentally safe chemicals for the darkroom today?</li>
<li>How much do you think it cost to teach a class size of 25 students using film and darkroom processes for one semester?</li>
<li>How much do you think it cost to teach a class size of 25 students using digital cameras and computer software?</li>
</ol>