3D Virtual Worlds as Art Media and Exhibition Arenas: Students' Responses and Challenges in Contemporary Art Education

Autor/in	Lu, Lilly
Titel	3D Virtual Worlds as Art Media and Exhibition Arenas: Students' Responses and Challenges in Contemporary Art Education
Quelle	In: Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 54 (2013) 3, S.232-245 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0039-3541
Schlagwörter	Art Education; Virtual Classrooms; Learning Experience; Online Courses; Online Systems; Electronic Learning; Educational Technology; Exhibits; Critical Viewing; Electronic Classrooms; Elementary Secondary Education; Course Descriptions; Student Reaction; Educational Practices; Undergraduate Students; Inservice Teacher Education; Mixed Methods Research; Observation; Interviews; Transcripts (Written Records); Assignments; Student Surveys; Focus Groups; Protocol Materials; Video Technology; Participant Satisfaction; Computer Simulation; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Lernerfahrung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Online; Unterrichtsmedien; Fernsehkritik; Kursstrukturplan; Schülerkritik; Bildungspraxis; Lehrerfortbildung; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Schülerbefragung; Unterrichtsprotokoll; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	3D virtual worlds (3D VWs) are considered one of the emerging learning spaces of the 21st century; however, few empirical studies have investigated educational applications and student learning aspects in art education. This study focused on students' responses to and challenges with 3D VWs in both aspects. The findings show that most participants had positive learning experiences and attitudes toward 3D VWs as an art medium and an exhibition arena after overcoming a steep learning curve. They recognized that creating virtual art as well as viewing and critiquing it during art exhibits in a global virtual setting were great advantages for concept learning and art education. They also raised a concern about actual implementation in K-12 classrooms. The data shed light on how art educators and teachers can take advantage of the affordances of 3D VWs for teaching contemporary art in a digital age. Recommendations for future studies are provided. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10