E-Clay: Learning and Teaching

Phase 2 is COmplete!

Participating Studios

London Clay Art Centre

Waterloo Potters Workshop

Studio on the Hill

Kawartha Potters Guild

Kingston Potters Guild

North Bay Potters Guild

Deep River Potters Guild

Sudbury Basin Potters Guild

Teachers

Chris Snedden

Eekta Trienekens

June MacDonald

Gracia Cantoya

Shaun Kelly

Aitak Sorahitalab

Lindsay Hadcock

Jeanette Desforges-Pyoli

The second phase of E-Clay:  Learning and Teaching received a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts and started work in October 2022. Phase 2 tested the results of phase 1 about teaching and learning clay virtually where the students and teachers interact in real time.  Not only did the students get to see and talk with other students, but the teacher was also able to see the student’s work and offer immediate feedback. 

In phase 1, we learned that teaching ceramics virtually requires special and specific knowledge and skills.  In this phase 2, a group of 8 experienced teachers worked together to develop a Best Practices Guide for Interactive Online Community Ceramic Education (e-Clay). 

After developing a preliminary guide, the project explored different ways to deliver real time bi-directional instructions.  Several not- for- profit studios/guilds signed on to explore these different options/business models. 

Not for profit Studios or Guilds who participated, administered courses in their usual way.  Classes consisted of up to 8 students, for 8 weeks and took place in the winter session, January to March 2023. Students received a $100 rebate on their course cost, if they completed the evaluation/ feedback of each class experience.