Online (virtual) exhibitions application in education

Abstract

Onli ne or virtual exhibitions are no more new tools to libraries, museums, art galleries and particularly to education institutions. The National Library of Medicine, United States, Holocaust Memorial Museum, Smithsonian Information, many counties national archives, etc. started exhibiting their information resources through these tools. These education resources provide instructional templates that present and use exhibition materials to engage students' interest in historical and scientific perspectives. Educators are welcome to review and use the module or lesson plans in whole or in part, as appropriate for their students' interests, levels, and academic goals. This paper studied how virtual or online exhibitions could be used for instructional purpose to the graduate students of painting programme at university level. This study found useful for using of virtual museums for teacher education. The teachers had positive approaches in terms of acquiring culture and constructing knowledge regarding painting, art, recognising painters and paintings, producing original art works, interacting between individual, society and artist, providing information sources to their students in teacher proficiency and career. © 2013, DESIDOC.