For details visit the website
http://www.cofa.unsw.edu.au/online/enrich
COFA Online ~Enrich courses for Session 1 2008 commence on Monday March 3 2008. For more details and to book your place in one of our excellent courses email me at [email protected]
COFA Online ~Enrich is a dynamic and innovative initiative from the
The College of Fine Arts (UNSW) designed to address the needs and interests of public, professionals, and corporate bodies nationally and internationally, primarily in the area of arts education. The ~Enrich concept extends beyond the traditional university environment into community and industry sectors offering a suite of relevant and contemporary online courses.
Courses currently available for Session 1 2008 in the suite include:
* Creative Thinking Processes
* Design, Interactivity and Emerging Media
* Graphics & Contemporary Society
* Curating Art and Exhibitions
* Textiles: Tradition and Contemporary Technology
* Visual Identity in the Built Environment
* Fashion 1980 - Now
* Spatial Design for Retail, Exhibition and Hospitality
* Print Advertising for a World Market
* Contemporary Aesthetics in Digital Architecture
* Society through the Lens
* Spatial Design: Retail, Exhibition and Hospitality
* Draw Your World
* Unravelling Urban Design
* Visual Interpretations of the Past
* Digital Animation Using Flash
* Creative Character Design
Designed to provide university level education that is focussed not simply on skills acquisition, ~Enrich courses are characterised by their theoretical components that are developed and taught by academics and industry professionals. Delivered via COFA Online’s Omnium software the ~Enrich student user-experience is of a seamless integration of quality academic content and an easy-to-use digital interface operable from any location. Developed with a global perspective the ~Enrich program is a unique concept in contemporary arts education which is driven by a vision of collaborative learning for all who wish to access it. Although the program is based in Sydney it is available to professionals and the public globally.
COFA Online ~Enrich is an educational product with the power to change or extend the possibilities for a wide range of people. The emphasis in ~Enrich courses is on learning and teaching, rather than technology. The user experience of the program interface is smooth and the nature of the content is collaborative. The result is a highly relevant enhancement of the usual online learning experience. The product is one that can transform people’s potentials in a positive and satisfying manner.
COFA Online Head Rick Bennett says, “Since 1998,
The College of Fine Arts (COFA), a faculty of the
University of New South Wales (UNSW), has attained a strong track record and reputation for innovation in the field of e-learning. COFA’s initiatives continue to be underpinned by a key aim to fully understand and embrace the vast potential the Internet offers learning & teaching practice in higher education (specifically within the visual arts).†~Enrich eliminates the need to travel to UNSW to study. Study can be completed anytime, anywhere in a way that suits the student’s lifestyle and patterns of life.
