Rate My Professor Kristi Oliver

Oliver's research specializations and academic interests include visual literacy, 21st-century art education, contemporary photography, slow pedagogy, contemplative practice, and the creative process. Her scholarly work has been published in the International Journal of Education Through Art and Dev Sanskriti: Interdisciplinary International Journal, and featured in books including Critical Digital Making and Revolutionizing Arts Education in K-12 Classrooms through Technological Integration. Key publications comprise "Tapestries of Teaching: Weaving Together our Roles as Artists, Teachers, and Researchers" (2020), "Drawing out the soul: Contemporary arts integration" (International Journal of Education Through Art, 2019), "iPhoneography in the Secondary Classroom: Using Social Media to Enhance Visual Communication" (2018), and "Training of the Aesthetic Being: Connecting Sri Aurobindo’s Ideas of the Visual in Education Across Cultures" (2017). She has served as contributing editor for The Visual Experience 4th edition and various School Arts Collections. Oliver has presented at conferences such as the International Visual Literacy Conference, InSEA World Congress, AERA Annual Meeting, International Transformative Learning Conference, and NAEA conventions. Major awards include the 2020 NAEA Eastern Region Award, Massachusetts Art Educator of the Year, Secondary Art Educator of the Year, and Outstanding Arts Advocate in Art Education by Arts|Learning, a Kennedy Center Affiliate.