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//TeachArt Wiki// is a collaboration for teaching and learning about art using wiki. 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 art historian teaching at [|Eastern Michigan University]), is intended to contribute to the understandings of art created through researching, writing, editing, and collaborating. 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**

Individuals, universities classes, art museums and galleries are welcome to join and contribute to //TeachArt Wiki//. Participants can find the easy step-by-step instructions by clicking the hyperlink How to Join here or on the left Navigation menu. If you teach art history, art education, or art classes and would like to include a //TeachArt Wiki// assignment in your class, please contact Guey-Meei Yang (gyang@emich.edu) or Tom Suchan (tsuchan@emich.edu). We would be happy to share our experiences and specific assignment guidelines with you. In addition, if you are interested in collaborating with us in conducting, publishing, and presenting //TeachArt Wiki// related research, please contact us! There is also a Chinese language version of //TeachArt Wiki// that was set-up by faculty at the National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan. A link to that site is provided in the Navigation window on the leftside of this page.
 * Who Should Participate? How to Join?**

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

There are several ways to look up //TeachArt Wiki// entries of your interest.
 * Viewing TeachArt Wiki Entries**
 * 1) Use the //TeachArt Wiki// Search by typing key word(s) in the Search box at the top of each //TeachArt Wiki// page.
 * 2) Click on a key word (tag) in the Tag Cloud below to see entries tagged with the key word.
 * 3) Browse the Table of Contents page.

To see a list of contributing organizations and individuals, 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.
 * Contributing Organizations and Advisory Board**

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 cloud]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"
 * Tag Cloud**