British Columbia - Arts Education - Media Arts 12

Curricular Competencies

Explore and create

Create media art using sensory inspiration, imagination, and inquiry
Examine artistic possibilities and take creative risks, using various sources of inspiration
Refine skills and techniques from various styles and genres
Examine established, new, and emerging technologies used in media arts
Create innovative media artworks for a specific audience with an audience
Refine skills and techniques in creating media artworks
Demonstrate innovation in creating media artworks and resolving creative challenges

Reason and reflect

Recognize and engage in the reciprocal process of a critique
Interpret and evaluate, using discipline-specific language, how artists use materials, technologies, processes, and environments in media arts
Recognize and evaluate creative choices in the planning, making, interpreting, and analyzing of media artworks
Refine personal answers to aesthetic questions
Examine the influences of a variety of contexts on artistic works

Communicate and document

Document, share, and engage with media artworks in a variety of contexts
Communicate ideas and express emotions through art making
Demonstrate respect for self, others, and place through art making
Investigate and respond to social and environmental issues and values using media art

Connect and expand

Demonstrate personal and social responsibility associated with creating, perceiving, and responding in media arts
Create artistic works to reflect personal voice, story, and values
Examine the reciprocal relationships between media arts, culture, and society
Evaluate personal, educational, and professional opportunities in media arts and related fields
Engage in digital citizenship throughout the creative process
Connect with others on a local, national, or global scale through media arts
Demonstrate safe and responsible use of materials, tools,and work space

elements and principles of design
image development strategies
media technologies
standards-compliant technology
a variety of image sources and genres
terminology used in media arts
a range of materials, processes, and techniques
media production skills to enhance, alter, or shape technical elements of a project:
- preproduction
- production
- postproduction
symbols and metaphors
influences of visual culture in media arts
local, national, global, and intercultural media artists and genres
ethical, moral, and legal considerations associated with media arts technology
moral rights, and the ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism
health and safety protocols and procedures