M-learning for the Art of Drawing: Informal Learning for a Digital Age

Authors

  • Chananchida Yuktirat King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL)
  • Apisak Sindhuphak King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL)
  • Krissana Kiddee King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v12i5.9207

Keywords:

informal learning, learning communities, mobile learning, smartphones

Abstract


Abstract Mobile learning (M-learning) has become part of a rich mix of new features and facilities in the teaching and learning process, and with the advent and proliferation of the smartphone, M-learning is reaching new heights. In the art world, M-learning is also being explored, and as students can be connected to their teacher from anywhere in the world, there is no longer the need for a physical studio to learn the magic of art. The researchers therefore set out to create a course using digital technologies for teaching the Art of Drawing online. Initially, the researchers made use of the Delphi method to query a panel of 19 experts in the fields of art education, educational technologists and artists to gather their input for an online, M-Learning course model. After which, 248 Facebook members belonging to the ‘Society of the Professional Art Teachers Development of Thailand’ were selected by use stratified random sampling. From these members, 201 opted to participate in a 2-month M-learning course concerned with the Art of Drawing. Results revealed that both the experts and the course students found the use of digital tools such as the iPad, tablet, and smartphone as very appropriate in learning the Art of Drawing. The same was true for the applications as well.

Author Biographies

Chananchida Yuktirat, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL)

Chananchida Yuktirat is a doctoral student in the Architectural Education and Design Program at the Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology at the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Bangkok, Thailand. Presently, she is teaching in an undergraduate curriculum in creative and product design division at Rajabhat Institute Suansunandha University (SSRU), where she also earned a B.S. in Industrial Design. Her M.S.I.Ed. (Technology of Industrial Product Design) is also from KMITL. Her interests include instructional industrial designing, craft product designing, creative economy, art, crafts, and Thai local wisdom. She has also served as an educator and Director of Pikanesri Art and Design Center and acted as an Adviser to the Ministry of Commerce for OTOP Brands.

Apisak Sindhuphak, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL)

Apisak Sindhuphak is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Design in the Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology at the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Bangkok, Thailand. His expertise includes automotive styling, indigenous local materials, mass-customization design processes, biotechnology, and higher-education curriculum design. He has organized course curriculum for the design division and is currently serving as an assistant in the Architectural Design Education Department. He has published multiple papers in these fields, and is currently serving as a reviewer for several highly respected journals in Thailand.

Krissana Kiddee, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL)

Krissana Kiddee is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology at the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Bangkok, Thailand. Her expertise is in educational research, measurement and evaluation, project evaluation and curriculum development. She is an assistant and postgraduate specialist in curriculum development and evaluation research. She has published several papers in these fields, and serves as a reviewer for several highly respected journals in Thailand.

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Published

2018-09-29

How to Cite

Yuktirat, C., Sindhuphak, A., & Kiddee, K. (2018). M-learning for the Art of Drawing: Informal Learning for a Digital Age. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 12(5), pp. 152–168. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v12i5.9207

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