University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Course design for online art education: A case of the quality matters standards applied to a drawing class

Conn, Michael Randall

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CONN-DISSERTATION-2020.pdf

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Title
Course design for online art education: A case of the quality matters standards applied to a drawing class
Author(s)
Conn, Michael Randall
Issue Date
2020-11-17
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Cope, Bill
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Cope, Bill
Committee Member(s)
  • Kalantzis, Mary
  • Montebello, Matthew
  • Dhillon, Pradeep
Department of Study
Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp
Discipline
Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ed.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Date of Ingest
2021-03-05T21:40:42Z
Keyword(s)
  • Quality Matters
  • Art Education
  • Drawing
  • Online Education
  • Course Design
  • Case Study
  • Thematic Analysis
  • History of Art Education
  • Constructivism
  • Rubric
  • Community College
  • Online Drawing
Abstract
This thesis evaluates the Quality Matters rubric standards for improving online drawing courses. Findings include general effectiveness, positive perceptions from faculty, and suggestions for improvement for the Quality Matters standards for designing studio art courses. This study contributes to gaps in the literature about course design techniques for online studio art courses and content specific investigations of the Quality Matters standards. The methods include a case study with a review of student artwork and a questionnaire of key faculty informants. Additionally, this study codes the data for the strengths and weaknesses of Quality Matters. From the coding, a synthesis of the themes that emerged is presented in the section on findings. The salient themes that arose related to the examination are enhanced student experience, emphasis on student learning, quality of student artwork, issues of the design phase, suggestions for the QM standards, faculty perceptions, and technology issues. The concluding chapter answers the main question, 'How effective are the Quality Matters standards for online studio art course design?' offering suggestions for further study and presenting ideas for improvement to the Quality Matters standards.
Graduation Semester
2020-12
Type of Resource
Thesis
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© 2020 Michael Randall Conn

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