Application Possibilities of Computer Software in the Context of the Art Teaching

Sandra Bjelan-Guska; Nela Hasanbegović

doi:10.51191/issn.2637-1898.2020.3.4.43

Authors

Sandra Bjelan-Guska Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9796-9250
Nela Hasanbegović Academy of Fine Arts, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2618-7945

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51191/issn.2637-1898.2020.3.4.43

Keywords:

design, computer software, creativity, divergent thinking, visual arts

Abstract

The development of technology has significant implications for human creativity. The nature of creative processes is being redefined, and technology is playing an increasingly important role in creative activities, becoming a tool or an extension of the creator's hand helping to integrate a new idea. Implications are also evident in the teaching of fine arts, enhancing the possibilities of stimulating students' creativity using computer software. This assisted creation system is empowering for the student, as it enables him / her to acquire new abilities and a wide range of creative skills, as well as facilitating the formation of personal semantics. In order to determine the possibility of using computer software in the teaching of fine arts, research has been conducted among subject teachers. The aim is to determine the extent to which teachers of fine arts are familiar with software suitable for visual design, to establish whether they use it in their educational work, and to examine the methodical specifics of the realization such teaching. The results of the research are significant for the processes of designing initial university education programs, as well as in programs for lifelong professional teacher training, both for the purpose of educating teachers about the possibilities of using computer software and their impact on enhancing students' creativity. The results can be a real boost for teachers who want to complement and strengthen their educational practice.

Author Biographies

Sandra Bjelan-Guska, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sandra Bjelan-Guska, Dr. Sc. was born in Sarajevo where she completed primary and secondary education as well as music and ballet education. Graduated at the Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo 2007. Scientific master studies completed at the same department 2012 and PhD in 2017. She is working at the Department of Pedagogy at the Faculty of Philosophy University of Sarajevo since 2008. Currently is Assistant Professor in numerous subjects in the field of didactics and teaching and learning methodology. Also teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts. She has participated in the realization of more than 30 different seminars / trainings for teacher’s professional development in the process of lifelong learning. She has published more than 25 publications and papers, participated in more than 60 scientific and professional, domestic and international conferences and in 14 projects as a member of the research team or consultants. Special areas of her scientific-research interest are fundamental and applied issues of the teaching process at all levels of education, methods of teaching and extracurricular activities, family pedagogy, didactics and methods of teaching ballet.
Nela Hasanbegović, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nela Hasanbegović M.F.A., was born in Sarajevo where she completed primary education, and then secondary education at the School of Applied Arts. Graduated at the Sculpture Department, Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo 2007. MFA studies completed at the same department 2010. She has been working at the Department of Art Education at the Academy of Fine Arts University of Sarajevo since 2012. Currently is senior teaching assistant in the field of Methods of Art Education. Currently is PhD candidate at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, on third-year of studies and student of the second-year on interdisciplinary doctoral studies at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University in Sarajevo. She exhibited her artworks at 131 international and domestic group exhibitions and realized 19-solo exhibitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad. Her artworks are included in important museums and private collections. She has given talks at numerous panels and presentations, and held several lectures. She has published several papers and participated in many symposia, artist colonies and residency programs, and she has won several prestigious awards and scholarships. She is a member of the several Associations of Artists in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad. Special areas of her research interest include three-dimensional and multidisciplinary art as well as teaching process at all levels of education, with an emphasis on the Methods of Art Education.