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The teaching of visual arts during the COVID-19 pandemic is the subject of this writing, which seeks to point out situations and strategies used by teachers who worked in this area of knowledge in the school context, during the years 2020 and 2021. Interviews were held with four professors who worked in different institutions and teaching networks, so that it was possible to understand similarities and differences between them. The aforementioned period was marked in school education by the use of TDIC and remote classes. Several and distinct experiences were recorded by the professors, who, in general, had to dedicate themselves to so many different demands that the specific practices of the visual Arts ended up becoming less evident. © 2022 IEEE.
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During the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the instruction at faculties in Croatia was realised mostly online. Online teaching exclusively has proven inadequate due to the specificities of realising art courses regarding their practical part normally implemented in specialised art studios and music cabinets, that provide special equipment, tools and means, and due to the importance of monitoring and supporting students by their mentors in the creative learning process itself. Students' didactic-methodical practice with children in preschools and schools can be realized in a quality manner only through direct work in their natural surroundings where, besides teaching the subject area, social contact and the preschool teacher/child and teacher/student interactions play an important role. This research was carried out at faculties of teacher education in the academic year 2020/2021. The research goal was to determine the satisfaction with online instruction in art courses (visual arts and music) and technical readiness of students at teacher education faculties. The participants evaluated the quality of studying and support in the online environment in the art fields. Research results have shown that students of teacher education are satisfied with the implementation of art practice in online teaching as well as with their own work results. As was manifested, they are not satisfied with didactic-methodical practice nor regard themselves competent enough to perform art activities with early and preschool age children independently. The participants have expressed their satisfaction with the feedback from teachers, which positively influenced their motivation and encouraged them to work further. © 2022, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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This paper explores the positive impact of viewing a virtual art exhibit on mood during the COVID-19 Pandemic. During global lockdowns, depression, anxiety, and the burden of other mental illnesses have increased even among prior psychiatrically healthy individuals. Art and music-based interventions have shown to be effective clinical interventions in individuals with mental illness. The VisualEars project explored whether a virtual activity involving vision and auditory stimuli could improve positive and negative affect. Eight musical pieces were selected, and 28 visual artists from around the world visualized two musical pieces. A total of 56 works of art were created and hung in eight 3D virtual rooms. Visitors were randomly selected to either view the art exhibit without music (non-immersive) or view the art exhibit while listening to music (immersive). Visitors were asked to complete a positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS) in three languages (English, French, and Farsi) pre and post their virtual visit. A total of 160 participants completed baseline PANAS, 58 of which completed the follow-up PANAS. Linear mixed-effects models found that older participants had lower negative affect scores overall (b = -0.3, p = 0.003), while male participants had lower positive affect scores overall (b = -0.27, p = 0.02). Following the virtual exhibit participants of both conditions had higher positive (b = 0.17, p = 0.03), and lower negative affect scores (b = -0.19, p = 0.007). We found that the virtual art exhibit increased positive affect and decreased negative affect in participants, suggesting an overall improvement in mood attributable to the virtual exhibit. This suggests that virtual exhibits may serve as a beneficial and accessible intervention to improve mood during a pandemic.