VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION - A POST-PANDEMIC RESILIENT EDUCATION SOLUTION
VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION - A POST-PANDEMIC RESILIENT EDUCATION SOLUTION

Summary/Abstract: During the Covid pandemic the physical locations for art education could no longer be used1 at their capacity, while the online 2D environments have proven to be limited against the artistic educational objectives. Motivated by this challenge, the authors explored alternative e-learning solutions directed to online 3D platforms, by leveraging previous experience in performing certain educational scenarios on older 3D online platforms. The current paper proposes a modern Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) solution called “Creative Art-Studio”, implemented on the Mozilla Hubs 3D online platform, for the use of PhD students and teachers from the National University of Arts (UNA Bucharest), as a blended-learning tool for pandemic situations. This VLE was designed as a series of minimal spaces, hosts virtual artworks and allows the interaction of the visitors of the virtual exhibition and the evaluation of the students’ art productions. This e-learning tool is intended to be complementary or, when needed, even an alternative to the faceto-face activities, thus supporting the concept of resilient education solutions.

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