New approaches in art education and the use of technology

Abstract

In order to train individuals capable of keeping pace with the information and communication age we are living in, making use of technological developments and using all the opportunities of the present age in educational field is crucial. Information Technology, which is one of the outcomes of the information age, is in constant development. Parallel to this, we can see that this technology is used in many fields. One of these fields is the educational field. Some art trainers who are aware of this situation have conducted various studies and have determined that technological developments may be used in all fields including art education. Scientific studies on various methods and models are in progress, and each day, the number of these studies increase at an enormous speed. In this study, the use of computer, which is one of the most important means of technology, in art education, its vitality and new teaching approaches have been dealt with.  Keywords: art, art education, technology, computer-assisted teaching