Views of painting teaching programme candidates toward virtual exhibitions

Abstract

There are lessons including the use of basic information technologies in the Teacher Education Programmes as well as how these technologies can be used in educational activities and Internet supported Distance Education practices. Painting Teaching Programme candidates must acquire competencies regarding both personal and occupational development. This research performed for evaluating the contribution of virtual museums in personal and occupational development by the views of Painting Teaching Programme candidates. Research is an action research and data analyzed according to qualitative data analysis. Data gathered from Pamukkale University Painting Teaching Programme second graduate candidates in 2007-2008 academic years. Views were towards personal and occupational development, virtual artworks and general to virtual museums. Teacher candidates expressed that virtual museums may contribute to occupational and personal development. They also stated that they must see and look in artworks in the way of producing original artworks and developing self style as many as they can. According to candidates virtual artworks can not create the same impressions as real artworks and virtual museums can be a useful information resource. This research can provide information to educators lecturing computer or basic information technologies and also to the practitioners and researchers in the virtual museum design processes. © 2009.