Abstract
The purpose of this study is to evaluate art and design education in terms of academicians in the pandemic period and to make suggestions against this situation. As a methodology of the study, a survey was conducted with the academicians working in art and design departments with a random sampling method, and data were collected and analyzed. As a result of the study, it was determined that the level of success in theoretical courses in online education increased, and applied courses were not efficient. The study aims to contribute to the literature by determining field-specific results to be a reference for future studies and improve the infrastructure of higher education institutions.
TopIntroduction
The current outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19, centered in China in 2019, spread rapidly all over the world and caused the death of many people, was the beginning of a new era that affected social life. Like many other aspects of everyday life, students, instructors, and educational institutions were seriously affected by the epidemic (Mailizar et al., 2020). In order to keep social distance and prevent the spread of the virus, significant decisions were taken in the field of education, as in every field. Weeden and Cornwell (2020) state that with the measures taken such as social distance, interpersonal communication is tried to be reduced and minimized in places with a social density such as university campuses. In the researches, considering the spread of the virus, it is seen that decisions such as closing schools, interrupting education or switching to distance education have been made (Aristovnik, et al. 2020; Bozkurt 2020; Crawford et al. 2020; Doghonadze et al. 2020; Erkut 2020; Owusu-Fordjour et al. 2020; Toquero 2020; Yang and Huang 2020). With this sudden decision in education, institutions have begun to develop distance education systems and seek solutions rapidly that will not disrupt education. In this context, particularly to determine the state of education in Turkey and to develop recommendations on the pandemic period for the opinion of the instructors have been prepared for this study.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Distance Education: It is one of the popular educational approaches of today that enables educational activities to be carried out by removing the limitations related to time and space through various educational methods and techniques.
Applied Course: It is an education model that aims mastery learning and supports demonstrative learning-teaching on professional practices.
Higher Education: Those who have completed secondary education, university, academy, etc. education planned and implemented by educational institutions.
Emergency E-Learning: It limits face-to-face classroom interactions on pandemic period for distance education in case of emergency.
Art and Design Education: It is based on visual and applied education, and mutual communication is required. Art and design education is based on studio courses.
Face-to-Face Education: It is the education that is carried out in the theoretical and practical courses of the curriculum in the classroom, workshop, and laboratory environments in schools under the supervision of the teacher.
Theoretical Course: This is the courses in which theoretical issues and problems are discussed, theoretical knowledge is transferred to the student.