Share Paper: Learning Visual Art through Social Networking Application

  1. Kevin Hsieh, Georgia State University, United States
Thursday, March 8 11:50 AM-12:10 PM Terrace North

Abstract: The number of online social networking application user increases during the last five years. Facebook, one of the most popular social networking applications has become part of people’s daily lives. As an art educator, what could we do to properly utilize this free online application in our school while most of the students communicate to each other through Facebook? What are the benefits and challenges for art teacher to use Facebook in the classroom for teaching and learning about art? I use Facebook as one of my instructional technology tools to teach university students learning about art, both with undergraduate ...