The Effectiveness of Social Media and Multimedia-Based Pedagogy in Enhancing Creativity among Art, Design, and Digital Media Students

Authors

  • Samaa Alawi Al Hashimi University of Bahrain
  • Ameena Abbas Al Muwali University of Bahrain
  • Yasmina Eid Zaki University of Bahrain
  • Nasser Abdulla Mahdi University of Bahrain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v14i21.10596

Keywords:

Creativity, multimedia, pedagogy, innovation, digital creativity, artistic creativity

Abstract


Rapidly growing technological advances in big data, cloud computing, social media, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and digital media have led many educators to embark upon the pursuit and deployment of various digital tools in the classroom. They started implementing a technology-centered educational system in order to expand their pedagogical approaches and increase the possibilities of creatively putting ideas together and innovatively conveying their knowledge to their students. In this paper, we explore the convergence of creativity, technology, with art and design education, and we advocate the use of digital tools and repurposing of social media applications to support creative thinking. We discuss existing multimedia-based classroom practices that might encourage student creativity and suggest new forms and applications of technology aimed at providing the reflective teacher with more effective and efficient strategies to cultivate creativity while teaching art, design, and digital media courses.

Author Biographies

Samaa Alawi Al Hashimi, University of Bahrain

Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Graphic Design Department of Communication, Tourism, and Arts University of Bahrain

Ameena Abbas Al Muwali, University of Bahrain

Master student at the Department of Communication, Tourism, and Arts in the University of Bahrain

Yasmina Eid Zaki, University of Bahrain

Master student at the Department of Communication, Tourism, and Arts in the University of Bahrain

Nasser Abdulla Mahdi, University of Bahrain

Master student at the Department of Communication, Tourism, and Arts in the University of Bahrain

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Published

2019-11-18

How to Cite

Al Hashimi, S. A., Al Muwali, A. A., Zaki, Y. E., & Mahdi, N. A. (2019). The Effectiveness of Social Media and Multimedia-Based Pedagogy in Enhancing Creativity among Art, Design, and Digital Media Students. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 14(21), pp. 176–190. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v14i21.10596

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 21 (2019)

Section

Papers

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