Category: Teaching and Learning the Arts
A Preliminary Study of Painting as a Balancing Influence on Body and Mind
In contemporary society, people face pressure from work, family, society, etc., which may have a negative impact on physical and mental health. How to adjust your psychology, relieve stress, and maintain physical and mental balance is a very important issue. This study aims to explore the effects of drawing, as an artistic activity, on regulating …
Redefining Reality: Art Education and Student Sensibilities at the Digital Inflection Point
The concept of ‘reality’ within art and design is inherently dynamic, subject to the influences of varying cultures and times, along with philosophical and technological developments. Recent advancements in virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated art have propelled us into new, uncharted creative territory, challenging existing theoretical frameworks within the art world and presenting …
Analysis of the Use of English Article by Mongolian Students: On the Cases of GMIT Students
This study addresses the challenges faced by Mongolian learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners trying to master the English article system, given the absence of definite and indefinite article grammar in the Mongolian language. Data for this study was collected over a 10-year period from the entrance exam writing materials of 560 …
Investigating the Impact of Digital Game-Based Learning on Musical Education
In this study, we investigated the impact of digital game-based learning (DGBL) on learners’ musical learning, in particular in piano performance. 30 piano majored students were recruited from a southern Chinese university and we expanded our previous work by using qualitative data analysis. Specifically, we adopted a thematic analysis through one-on-one interviews. We found several …
Students’ Visual Narratives Beyond Adversity
The study investigated how students process and translate their ideas, concepts, and emotions into visual forms, symbols, and representations utilizing various visual elements and materials. The creative process involved channeling personal accounts, beliefs, cultural upbringing, and past or present experiences amidst the pandemic during the academic years of 2020 until it was lifted. Students’ visual …
A Study on Integrating Bloom’s Taxonomy With AI Learning Partners to Enhance Self-Directed Learning in Visual Communication Drawing Courses
In the aftermath of technological advancements and the global pandemic, the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significantly impacted people’s lives and learning experiences. However, post-pandemic, students’ learning patterns in physical classrooms have shown noticeable differences from pre-pandemic times. Therefore, this study delves into the new challenges faced by teachers and students in a …
Harmonising Traditions: An Ethnographic Exploration of Nanyin Pedagogy in Singapore
The study explores how Nanyin as a traditional Chinese music art form originating in China is taught and learned in Singapore. Educational materials and historical contexts highlight variations in ideologies, learning methods, and teaching approaches for Nanyin across regions, which can be attributed to socio-cultural differences. The practice of Nanyin is intricately tied to traditions, …
Teaching Students to Draw Quickly: A Strategy to Encourage Traditional Drawing Skills
With the introduction of better design and drawing software in the previous decade, Architecture and Interior Design students are relying more and more on the computer to produce visual representations of their ideas. Students entering the College of Architecture, Art and Design at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) are becoming less motivated to build …
RE/CONNECT Virtual Exchange and Art Exhibition: A Framework for Creative and Meaningful International Exchange During COVID-19 Restrictions
One of the consequences of COVID-19 for Japanese art university students has been a narrowing of the educational experience. Many study abroad programs have yet to be resumed and international exchange opportunities dramatically decreased. The risks to student well-being and need for a new direction in post-COVID education have been recognized. One positive outcome was …
Students’ Views of Art Education as Their Future Career
Art has long been an important subject of the education system. In Vietnam, teaching arts is taken a solid position as a subject of the education system from primary to tertiary education level. However, little is known about the situation and the need for transformation in the way students are trained to become art teachers. …
Discussion on Teaching Design of Integrated Course of Picture Books in Primary School Based on Case Study
Picture books, as a form of books combining pictures and texts, have played their unique advantages since entering the vision of educators, bringing the edifice of beauty to children and constructing the spiritual habitat for both children and adults. As a unique form of children’s literature, picture books not only shine in the field of …
Effects of Social Media Features on Music Teaching and Learning During the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO)
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many education organisations to make full use of various online communication platform technologies to continue teaching. This study aims at gaining a deeper understanding of the usefulness of an e-learning platform for teaching and learning activities. It focuses on the trends of social media usage as well as a student’s …
The Design Studio as a Place of Study: Critique as Hermeneutic Conversation
As postsecondary design educators, are we providing students a place of study or are we just instructing? Educational theorist and historian Robert McClintock’s “Toward a place of study in a world of instruction” (1971) was published as a critique of the instructional culture in education in which he observed an overemphasis on pedagogy and the …
Conceptual Collaborative Learning Space in “Studio-based Classroom” for Future Campus
The aspirations of national higher education institutions to achieve a world-class rank based on research and creativity mean that those institution intends to apply international standards in its facilities to carry out their best practices as well as world-class universities. The vision and mission is to make their faculties excel in various fields of disciplines …
Rising Up: Student Learning in the Post-pandemic Era
Since the start of the pandemic, the University of Massachusetts Global (UMG), like all virtual and dispersed learning institutions of Higher Education, has been forced to adapt to unplanned cycles of change. UMG is committed to improving the learning environment based on a combination of data points, like student feedback and performance and the evolving …
Remote Teaching of the Arts in a Time of COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic resulted in educators making a sudden shift to a largely online modality in teaching. For educators used to studio teaching, this change could be radical in terms of teaching approaches. Arts-based pedagogies tend to be studio-based and experiential. The presentation discusses the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on art and music pedagogies in a …
Van Gogh and Perception of Space
Architects imagine and design space before it is constructed, whereas the Artist has the prerogative to manipulate the reality in the painting. The understanding of Van Gogh’s work has been overshadowed by his mental illness which caused him to eventually take his life. By studying what is written by historians, watching documentaries and reading Van …