Richard E. Peterson 

This page is a resource for students in:
• TED 246 - Graphic Arts Technology
• TED 351 - The Art and Craft of Ceramics
• TED 461 - Communication Technology
• EOE 758 - Teaching Creative Problem Solving
• The Tech-know Project
• ITEA Atlanta PowerPoint
• ITEA Atlanta WOWi pdf

My goal as a teacher is to contribute to a stimulating and supportive environment where students can become actively engaged in their own work and be challenged to surpass their own expectations.

The teacher/student relationship relies on a mutual agreement that each will devote time and attention towards achieving growth. Learning is not a passive activity. I believe that learning is most meaningful and exciting when an individual comes to an understanding on their own--as in a discovery. A teacher can supply direction, encourage inquiry, and offer support, but the best education is self-education. Teachers assist but students must ultimately find their own way to realize their full potential.

It is my aim that through the active participation in class my students will discover:

• new insights about their abilities and themselves;
• create life-long interests that will sustain them; and
• experience a creative process that they will be able to use throughout their lives.


I hope that each student achieves fulfillment by producing work that contains value and integrity. Each student’s success is important to me and contributes to my own excitement for teaching and learning.

Credit for ideas and inspiration to Mary Louise Carter
Resident Ceramist at Frog Hollow, Vermont

TED 246: Graphic Arts Technology

Graphic Arts Technology is an introductory class in photography, screen printing, and offset lithography. Students create work using computers to generate copy for printing. Software used includes CorelDraw8 and PhotoPaint. For specific class information consult the website for assignments, and resources/links.

Ceramics is an introductory class in clay. Students create work using the potters wheel and hand building techniques. For specific class information consult the course syllabus, calendar, assignments, and resources/links on the TED 351 homepage.