E-Learning Canvases: Navigating the Confluence of Online Arts Education and Sustainable Pedagogies in Teacher Education

Victoria Pavlou () and Aurelio Castro-Varela
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Victoria Pavlou: Department of Education, School of Education and Social Sciences, Frederick University, Nicosia 1036, Cyprus
Aurelio Castro-Varela: Department of Visual Arts and Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 5, 1-19

Abstract: Recent education policy debates in Europe focus on adapting European education systems to modern societal needs, emphasizing competency-based education to cultivate personal fulfillment, employability, active citizenship, social cohesion, and lifelong learning. Notably, digital and sustainability competencies are regarded as pivotal for building sustainable societies. Within this context, arts education assumes significance because of its experiential nature, engaging learners not only intellectually but also emotionally and ethically. This article explores how teacher educators can provide quality arts education that embraces sustainable pedagogies through digital technologies. It delves into teacher educators’ perspectives on the challenges and opportunities presented by digital technologies when teaching arts courses online. Conducted as part of the European-funded project ‘Critical Arts Education for Sustainable Societies,’ this study involved interviews with 25 academics from five European countries. Key challenges identified include converting course content for online delivery, ensuring access to high-quality resources, or maintaining students’ active involvement in the online learning process. Conversely, educators adapted arts education by revising teaching methods through digital technologies and developing new materials to promote inclusivity, engagement, participation, and action. Implications offer guidance to arts educators on how to reconfigure their role when delivering arts courses online.

Keywords: arts education; sustainable pedagogies; higher education institutions; teacher education; online learning; distance learning pedagogy; education through the arts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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