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My proposal for more integration between the studio and the lab
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Drawing
& Visual Perception
A series of lunchtime presentations to explore strategies for enhancing visual-spatial reasoning skills in multiple domains.
Engineering Capstone Course Sites
Course rubric that aligns with the Engineering Design Algorithm
I worked with these four Computer Science seniors to develop an embeddable widget that would allow users to gather rubric-based feedback.
I directed and oversaw all aspects of Washington State University's ePortfolio contests.
Information Visualization for Outcomes-based Assessment
I helped develop novel ways for visually capturing learning growth by capitalizing on the brain's proclivity for pattern recognition, most notably the transparent overlay patterns of radar graphs as they are used to represent the scores of multiple dimensions of a rubric.
Play & Innovation
I created playful discussion formats to encourage improvisational thinking and open dialogue about topics revolving around new trends in learning and how best to meet challenges with flexibility and innovation.
Understanding how the brain processes motion: Biological motion research and gesture drawing
Jayme Jacobson
Presented at the
2009 FATE Conference
Foundations in Art, Theory and Education
PDF of slide presentation
Visual Intelligence: Bridging the gap between visual literacy and visual thinking
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Jayme Jacobson and Greg Turner-Rahman
PDF of article
Mansfield College
Oxford University
July, 2007
Presented at the 1st Global Conference of Visual Literacies
Why cast shadows are expendable: Insensitivity of human observers and the inherent ambiguity of cast shadows in pictorial art
Perception
2004, Volume 33 (11) pages 1369 - 1383
Jayme Jacobson and Steffen Werner
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Authentic Assessment of Learning in Global Contexts
American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Annual Meeting
Ready or Not: Global Challenges, College Learning, and Americas Promise, January 2009, Seattle WA.
Nils Peterson, Jayme Jacobson,
Gary Brown, & Theron Desrosier
PDF of booklet
Life drawing studies: Rhode Island School of Design open studio, pastel on paper, 36 x 48 in
Echo: 3 of 7 panels
pastel on paper panels
interleaved with mirror panels
Echo details: pastel on paper
Exploration: acrylic on canvas 72 x 48 in
Exploration detail: acrylic on canvas
The Wait: acrylic on canvas 72 x 48 in
The Wait details: acrylic on canvas
Through: acrylic on canvas 72 x 48 in
Through details: acrylic on canvas
Feet details: pastel on paper
ABOUT
I have a background in fine arts, graphic design, vision science, and learning design.
This unusual combination of disciplines allows me to help students explore ways to fully express themselves in visual media.
My goal in teaching is to empower students with information about how the brain processes visual stimuli and then encourage them to systematically experiment with this information to push the boundaries of the pictorial surface.
I developed my drawing skills through a traditional fine arts training, one that required a solid foundation in both drawing and painting with an emphasis on figure drawing.
I gained precise mechanical drawing skills during the years I spent as a graphic designer in Providence, RI where one of my primary clients, Bendix Brakes, contracted me to produce hundreds of mechanical illustrations as well as 2D and 3D prototypes of product packaging and in-store informational displays.
Recognizing the importance of using both art and science to understand how the brain interprets images, I returned to school to pursue a Masters of Science in Visual Perception.
I began in the Human Factors program, working in the psychophysics lab and studying human computer interaction (HCI) before branching out into cognitive neuroscience.
My research focused on how the brain processes motion.
During my time in graduate school, I found productive ways to synthesize my knowledge of art and science.
I published my psychophysical research on shadow perception and its relationship to the way artists use shadows in a special edition of the journal, Perception.
I also developed and taught an interdisciplinary course called Drawing and Visual Perception where students learned how the brain processes images and then employed this new knowledge in their own studio work.
I came to understand the similarity between the studio and the lab and began to explore ways merge the two approaches.
Current position
Since completing my masters I have been working as a learning design consultant at Washington State University.
As a learning designer I have used my background in information visualization to develop more effective ways for communicating learning growth by capitalizing on the brain's proclivity for pattern recognition.
The most notable of these visualizations is the representation of multiple rubric dimensions using transparent overlays in a radar graph.
I have also been involved in the university's ePortfolio initiative since its inception, directing and overseeing all aspects of the university's ePortfolio contests as well as facilitating numerous presentations and workshops for faculty and students about the benefits of ePortfolios and how to get started.
I have designed and implemented multiple online learning spaces for engineering capstone courses.
These sites have included virtual career fairs; spaces for students to collaborate and interact with industry sponsors; and places where student teams can showcase their work and receive feedback from professional engineers.
I have advised and guided numerous faculty about strategies for creating online spaces that encourage authentic learning and embed outcomes-based assessment.
Would you like more information?
Please contact me.
