The strategy of virtual education and the extent to which it is used in teaching the design and decoration course in light of the Corona virus

Author

Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs Chairman and Associate Professor, Department of Art Education College of Basic Education, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training - Kuwait

Abstract

The virtual education strategy and the extent of its use in teaching the design and 
decoration course under the situation of Corona virus. The developments that the 
world is going through now from the outbreak of the new Corona virus. It led to a halt 
and paralysis in all aspects of life in various fields. Education was not immuned to 
this, as all educational levels have been affected by this outbreak, e-learning has 
become a safe and effective resort at the present time. The study sheds light on the 
education sector in general and public education in particular, which is one of the first 
sectors affected by the health pandemic. This has led educational institutions to 
provide distance learning platforms for the student in order to follow the educational 
process.
This research discusses the strategy of virtual education and the extent of its use in 
teaching design and decoration courses to find appropriate methods for teaching them. The qualitative and quantitative approach will be used to develop and modify the 
course program to match with distance teaching. As it teaches art that depends largely 
on mixing, especially practical materials such as design and decoration, therefore 
distance education poses a great challenge in providing these materials. As the student 
practices innovative and creative thinking in order to reach new and distinctive design 
ideas, teaching design and decoration is a process that maybe described as complex, as 
it requires the student's personal interest and depends and varies widely from one 
student to another. Student performance in the various design stages depends largely 
on previous experiences, skills, and the number of core subjects in the curriculum that 
the student has passed. In this study we present a proposed conception of how to apply 
distance education strategies through virtual classes to learn design and decoration 
under the umbrella of contemporary technologies and media with the lights of 
application results. In addition, a questionnaire for student will be given to measure 
the percentage of general satisfaction and analyze the student response to the 
methodology that was used to present the scientific material to the course from a 
distance learning. Furthermore, measuring the general level of performance in order to 
reach the best suggestion and modification of the methodology for teaching design 
and decoration courses from a distance. Therefore, the research problem can be 
summed up in the following question: How effective is virtual education in distance 
education in teaching the design and decoration course? Hence, the research aims to 
study the strategy of virtual education and the extent of its use in the distance learning 
process in the College of Basic Education in particular.

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