Rohan Patrick

Visual Designer | Recruiter Partner
NEW YORK
Visual Designer | Talent Advisor

About

Rohan Patrick

User Interface Design
Adobe Creative Suite 6
Typography
Higher Education
CSS
K-12 Teaching
Graphic Design
Media Specialist
Mac & PC Software
Illustration & Design
UX/UI
Web Development
Print Design
bblogging

I am invested in exploring the relationship between Visual Studies and Media Studies within my Fine Arts practice. My enthusiasm lies in examining the possibilities of interactive multimedia, electronic installations, networking, and algorithmic image synthesis to discover their communicative and cultural potential.

In constructing my teaching philosophy for a class, I start by carefully considering the overarching objectives I have for my students: what should they know by the end of the year and what will they remember in twenty years? From there, I brainstorm ideas on how to best achieve these goals and use this to guide my teaching practice. I aspire to design and create aesthetically pleasing visuals for many years to come, both in theory and in practice. My class objective is to share my teaching methods and styles with my students, adapting them to best fit the resources and availability of the audience.

In many classrooms today, the traditional lecture style or teacher-centered approach is still prominent. During this type of instruction, the teacher typically delivers lengthy lectures or one-way presentations, and students are expected to take notes and absorb the information. However, this model is increasingly being questioned, as it lacks meaningful interaction between teachers and students.

The Facilitator, or activity-based teaching approach, encourages self-learning and supports the development of critical thinking skills and knowledge retention, which leads to personal growth. Instead of lecturing facts and testing knowledge through memorization, the teacher interacts with students and encourages them to find answers and solutions through exploration. The Hybrid, Remote, or blended style of teaching follows an integrated approach that combines the teacher's style and interests with the student's needs and suitable teaching strategies. This method allows teachers to adjust their style to the student's needs and the subject material. For example, learning theories, conceptual frameworks, cognitive, emotional, and environmental influences, and prior experience are all used to comprehend how information is taken in, processed, and retained during learning, and how this affects our worldview.

I have been committed to exploring the concept of form and function in teaching. I use interactive methods such as lectures, hands-on activities, and mentorship to share my knowledge and enthusiasm for art and design with my students. Ever since I was a high school student and declared my ambition to become an Environmental Artist, I have dedicated myself to learning about art, its form, and its purpose.