{"id":534,"date":"2021-04-15T14:27:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ndltd.vt.domains\/?page_id=534"},"modified":"2022-01-06T16:17:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T16:17:36","slug":"john-christopher-williams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"John Christopher Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2012 Innovative Learning through ETDs Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Master of Arts in Art Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>West Virginia University, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In his master\u2019s thesis, Chris Williams demonstrated the effectiveness of artist-in-residence programs through his analysis of artist immersion programs nationally and then applying his findings within the school setting in West Virginia for a hands-on experience. The cultural focus of these activities included celebration of the International Day of Peace and the Chinese New Year, incorporating learning components regarding multicultural dimensions and the international Peace movement as well as Chinese symbolism and history. Activities also included puppet-making skills utilizing various art techniques and media such as paper Mache, textiles, painting, music and performance. WVU chief among a handful of puppetry programs nationwide &#8211; collaborations have included\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/wvutoday.wvu.edu\/n\/2011\/5\/27\/wvu-s-puppetry-program-puts-students-futures-in-their-hands\" target=\"_blank\">guest lectures<\/a>\u00a0from legendary Jim Henson&#8217;s &#8220;Sesame Street Muppets&#8221; and their puppeteers.<br>Williams resides in New York City where he uses his considerable skills to organize projects as an art educator, teaching artist, arts advocate, community arts coordinator and puppeteer. Presently he is Project Coordinator for\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cityarts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">CITYarts<\/a>\u00a0in New York City where he organizes all project elements for their residencies. CITYarts&#8217; projects frequently foster community revitalization by galvanizing businesses, schools, and community organizations into developing youth programs and constructing playgrounds and gardens. CITYarts has also organized the international Pieces for Peace program, providing a mosaic with youth from around the world.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jcw-arts.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">His professional Website JCWArts<\/a>\u00a0contains a variety of arts education resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Thesis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881\/R\/?func=dbin-jump-full&amp;object_id=24826\" target=\"_blank\">Art educators and practicing artists: strengthening the curriculum and building a creative community<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-Williams-accepts.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-Williams-accepts.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-Williams-accepts-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>John &#8220;Chris&#8221; Williams receives his Innovative Learning through ETDs Award<br>Read the related follow up article\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/alumni.wvu.edu\/membership\/spotlight\/chris-williams\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;WVU alum says \u2018Shoot for the Stars\u2019&#8221; (WVU Alumni Spotlight)<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2012 Innovative Learning through ETDs Award Master of Arts in Art Education West Virginia University, USA In his master\u2019s thesis, Chris Williams demonstrated the effectiveness of artist-in-residence programs through his analysis of artist immersion programs nationally and then applying his findings within &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"John Christopher Williams\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/#more-534\" aria-label=\"Read more about John Christopher Williams\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":176,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-534","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>John Christopher Williams - Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"John Christopher Williams - Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"2012 Innovative Learning through ETDs Award Master of Arts in Art Education West Virginia University, USA In his master\u2019s thesis, Chris Williams demonstrated the effectiveness of artist-in-residence programs through his analysis of artist immersion programs nationally and then applying his findings within ... Read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NDLTD\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-01-06T16:17:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-Williams-accepts.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@NDLTD\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/\",\"name\":\"John Christopher Williams - Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-Williams-accepts.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-15T14:27:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-06T16:17:36+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-Williams-accepts.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-Williams-accepts.jpeg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":512},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NDLTD Awards\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Innovative ETD Awards\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"John Christopher Williams\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/\",\"name\":\"Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations\",\"description\":\"NDLTD is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ndltd-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ndltd-logo.svg\",\"width\":172,\"height\":100,\"caption\":\"Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NDLTD\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/NDLTD\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/2024919\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/NDLTDx\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"John Christopher Williams - Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"John Christopher Williams - Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations","og_description":"2012 Innovative Learning through ETDs Award Master of Arts in Art Education West Virginia University, USA In his master\u2019s thesis, Chris Williams demonstrated the effectiveness of artist-in-residence programs through his analysis of artist immersion programs nationally and then applying his findings within ... Read more","og_url":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/","og_site_name":"Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NDLTD","article_modified_time":"2022-01-06T16:17:36+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-Williams-accepts.jpeg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@NDLTD","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/","url":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/","name":"John Christopher Williams - Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-Williams-accepts.jpeg","datePublished":"2021-04-15T14:27:46+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-06T16:17:36+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-Williams-accepts.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-Williams-accepts.jpeg","width":768,"height":512},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/john-christopher-williams\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NDLTD Awards","item":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Innovative ETD Awards","item":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"John Christopher Williams"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/","name":"Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations","description":"NDLTD is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/#organization","name":"Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations","url":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ndltd-logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ndltd-logo.svg","width":172,"height":100,"caption":"Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NDLTD","https:\/\/x.com\/NDLTD","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/2024919\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/NDLTDx"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":536,"href":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/534\/revisions\/536"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}