HSU, TZU-YUN
Department of Creative Product Design National Taichung University of Science and Technology
Email：hunnaizna805@gmail.com
Abstract
In the Information Age, various digital devices and media are widely used in the classroom. Teachers are encouraged to take the advantage of multimedia equipment and embed them into curriculum planning. Ceramics craft education is normally guided by the instructor in the studio or classroom to show the handmade techniques. Discussion of information technology and multimedia-based learning environment applied in craft education is hardly seen in the literature. This research investigates and implements the flipped education of ceramics craft class through developing an enhanced multimedia learning environment. A semester-long ceramics craft classes are arranged at Department of Creative Product Design in National Taichung University of Science and Technology to examine the process of flipped learning and multimedia learning environment development. In this enhanced multimedia learning environment, digital devices (mobile phone) and an online social media (Facebook) are applied to involve students in learning activities designed by the author. The required pre-class preparation as well as the evaluation of students’ creations are discussed to analyze the learning performance. The result shows the advantage of applying low-cost multimedia learning environment and popular digital device in a handmade-focused craft class to reach the flipped education.
Keywords :flipped ceramics education, multimedia environment, digital devices