Art And Technology: The Practice And Influence Of Art And Technology In Education

Art and Technology Art and Technology The Practice and Influence of Art and Technology in Education Edited by Luisa Menano and Patricia Fidalgo Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, UAE A C.I.P. record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: 978-94-6300-861-7 (paperback) ISBN: 978-94-6300-862-4 (hardback) ISBN: 978-94-6300-863-1 (e-book) Published by: Sense Publishers, P.O. Box 21858, 3001 AW Rotterdam, The Netherlands https://www.sensepublishers.com/ All chapters in this book have undergone peer review. Printed on acid-free paper All Rights Reserved © 2017 Sense Publishers No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introductionvii 1. Maternal Language and ICT: The Conflict with Modern Apparatuses in Art Education Tiago Assis 2. Are Dragons Real? Anthony N. Hill 1 21 3. Effective Use of Technologies to Transform Arts Education and Teach Diverse Learners Maureen Creegan-Quinquis and Joan Thormann 45 4. Using Students’ Personal Mobile Devices in Higher Education: Review of Research within the UAE to Inform Practice and Future Studies Ieda M. Santos 59 5. Video-Essay in the Classroom? Fostering Connection and Debate through Relational Video-Making and the Video-Essay Maria Lusitano Santos 77 6. A Practical Guide to Combining Technology & Traditional Art Skills in Education97 Melanie Rose 7. The Drawing Collection: Porto School of Architecture Noémia Herdade Gomes, Elisa Noronha, Filipe Silva, Alexandre Matos and Mário Vairinhos 123 About the Contributors 143 v INTRODUCTION Understanding really is the key. When you understand something, you’re able to perceive its structure: its relationships, its significance relative to everything. How it fits. You see-feel-intuit the fit. You know it. You know?  (McCandless, 2014, p. 1) Art and technology go hand in hand enhancing creativity and their relationship is often integrated in the educational setting. However, we question if this interaction is firmly embedded and recognised in formal education? The debate around how art and technology should be integrated in education remains current and relevant in face of solutions that fall short of stakeholders’ expectations and decisions taken at an institutional level. Given the current world economic and social state, investment in education has decreased significantly, especially in art and technology fields, with consequences that we have not yet experienced in full. “Interactions in economic and political spheres, in the field of education, science and culture are deepening” (Nazarenko, Sizykh, & Fandei, 2011, p. 8). Schools in the private and public sectors are looking to reduce budgets primarily in arts and technology. Art as a cultural expression should prevail, from a very young age within the education system as a way to promote unity and diversity. Also, technology is an important force in the development and evolution of the arts. Both art and technology should be used across other disciplines to promote a strong impact on students and institutions of the 21st century. Neuroscientists, Antonio and Hanna Damasio (2006), defend that human minds need both emotional and cognitive processes in education in order to become citizens and individuals capable of innovation. To emphasise the importance of integrating art and technology