GLOBAL TRENDS IN ART EDUCATION: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THE PARADIGM SHIFT TO VISUAL LITERACY

Abstract

New or emerging contexts for learning are currently at the forefront of educational enquiry. The current search for or combination of emerging pedagogies with new technologies poses an exciting challenge for art education. Globally, what is ‘new’ in art education today is not necessarily original but can be viewed as a re-emergence or re-conceptualisation of the role of visual literacy within the discipline.