Thursday evening, September 17th, textbook publisher McGraw Hill hosted an "Evening with Author Mark Getlein" in San Antonio, Texas. UNM Taos Art Professor, Paula King, was invited to the publisher's reception to meet with Mark and to hear him speak about the his newest project, Living with Art, version 9. The reception was held to promote the 9th version of his textbook releasing in October of this year.
As a writer and development editor, Getlein has created a series of ground-breaking college textbooks in art and literature, including Art History (Abrams, 1995), A History of Art in Africa (Abrams, 2001), The HarperCollins World Reader, The Longman Anthology of British Literature, and The Longman Anthology of World Literature. The release of version 9 will be his 4th edition, as author of Living with Art.
"Mark Getlein's textbook, Living with Art, is the backbone of my ArtH 101 course. This excellent textbook serves to organize and support the learning objectives of our Art Appreciation class,” said King. The course introduces students to visual arts and culture and meets requirements for the university core curriculum. One of the favorite course assignments includes the production of an original portfolio of photography. In this hands on learning activity the student becomes the artist in order to really understand the elements of art and principles of design used by all artists they study.
Professor King's class is taught online, all learning activities are completed using WebCT. Students registering for Art H 101 live across Northern New Mexico and are enjoying the convenience of studying from home, wherever home might be.
With the release of version 9, students can look forward to an optional "etextbook" available through Coursesmart, yet another way to make the cost of education more affordable.
For more information about ArtH 101 or learning online, contact Paula King @ pk1ng@unm.edu
Paula King, UNM, Taos Art Appreciation Visual Arts / Distance Learning
