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[|Wiki], a [|Web 2.0] tool, enables collaborative writing and editing. The process of collaborative writing and editing creates a social learning setting that facilitates peer interaction and informal learning from each other as well as creates an interface for discourse and construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction of knowledge. //TeachArt Wiki//, set up by Dr. Guey-Meei Yang (an art educator teaching at [|Eastern Michigan University]) and Dr. Tom Suchan (an Asian art historian teaching at [|Eastern Michigan University]), is a //wiki// space for collaborative creation of knowledge for learning and teaching of art. Anyone who is interested in contributing is welcome to join. As we, //TeachArt Wiki// members, continuously grow in our understanding of art and teaching of art, //TeachArt Wiki// entries will reflect our collective and dynamic growth on art and teaching over time.
 * Introduction**

TeachArt Wiki debuted in fall 2008. At its debut, it mainly involved the students taking Dr. Suchan’s //ART221 History of Asian Art// and Dr. Guey-Meei Yang’s //ART331 Technology in Art Education// at [|Eastern Michigan University]. In a nutshell, students in ART221 wrote content entries for Asian key cultural topics, artists, and artworks; ART331 students expanded //TeachArt Wiki// entries by designing art lessons and appending them at the end of the content entries of their choices. ART221 students followed the guidelines set by Dr. Tom Suchan and ART331 students followed Dr. Yang’s guidelines to write the art lessons. Starting winter 2009, the participants of //TeachArt Wiki// are expanding to include other university faculty and students who teach and take art education and art history classes as well as school art teachers.

The learning and teaching of art is an interdisciplinary area that encompasses the disciplines of arts, humanities, education, and sciences. To ensure the consistency and quality across all //TeachArt Wiki// entries, we ask that all //TeachArt Wiki// members follow the suggested content and art lesson guidelines for writing and editing entries. If you have questions about the guidelines or //TeachArt Wiki//, please feel free to contact Guey-Meei Yang (gyang@emich.edu) or Tom Suchan (tsuchan@emich.edu).


 * Guidelines**
 * How to Join TeachArt Wiki
 * How to Create and Format a TeachArt Wiki Entry
 * TeachArt Wiki Artwork Content Entry General Guidelines
 * TeachArt Wiki Art Lesson Entry General Guidelines

To look up //TeachArt Wiki// entries, use the Search box or click on the following hyperlink that will take you to a page with lists of entries.
 * Viewing TeachArt Wiki Entries**
 * Artist and Artwork Entries by Geographical and Cultural Region

Individuals and Universities/classes are welcome to contribute to //TeachArt Wiki//. If you would like to include a TeachArt Wiki assignment in your class, please contact us. We would be happy to share our experience and specific assignment guidelines with you. To see a list of contributing universities, click here. //TeachArt Wiki// will form a //TeachArt Wiki// advisory board in the near future. If you are interested in serving on the board, please contact us. Each //TeachArt Wiki// entry is supposed to be tagged with relevant key words and phrases to indicate its key contents. //TeachArt Wiki// automatically generate [|tag clouds]made up of its tags (see below) to reflect the scope of //TeachArt Wiki// content and the relative weights of different key contents. The larger and darker tags are the more weighted key contents. You can click on a tag to see its relevant entries. include component="tagCloud"
 * Contributing Universities and Advisory Board**
 * Tag Clouds**