Online art education practices
What is it about?
How can art educators transmit their passion and enthusiasm for art teaching and learning in the virtual classroom? As a collective case study focusing on online undergraduate courses, this research examines how two instructors used instructional methods and technologies, and how their students responded to their pedagogical endeavors.
Why is it important?
Influenced by the idea of Neurath, Chambers and Sandford (2019) suggsted educators teaching in the digital age are ‘sailors who must rebuild their ship on the open sea’ (926). In this paper, we examined how online learning environments can engage students with their studio art making as systems. Virtual art classes can encourage students to look into themselves and become more aware of themselves. Communicating and feeling connected to others are also critical for students in online settings. This study also found a blurred boundary between real and virtual learning environments.