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Adaptation Of Art History Courses To The Online Environment: Problems And Perspectives, Anahit Ter-Stepanian
Adaptation Of Art History Courses To The Online Environment: Problems And Perspectives, Anahit Ter-Stepanian
Art & Design Faculty Publications
Distance learning poses new problems for instructors and changes the traditional understanding of instructional design. The adaptation of traditional, face-to-face courses to asynchronous online format entails redefining pedagogical practices and presents new challenges for designers and instructors resulting from the lack of direct student-instructor interaction. This is particularly pertinent in art history courses, where critical thinking, group discussions, critiquing works of art as well as assessment methods heavily rely on student’s physical presence in the classroom. Faculty members are skeptical of the effectiveness of distance learning and voice their concerns. The paper questions whether it is possible to ensure students’ …