Fine Arts High School Museum Education course virtual museum applications activity example (An action research)

The most obvious feature of the current era is the rapid flow of technological developments. Technology has taken its place in the education system as in everything else, and in this process, the use of technology in art education has become effective. Museum education, which is included in art education, has not remained independent of technology either. Depending on the development of technology, it has taken its place in the virtual environment in museums. In this context, Virtual Museum Activities are important in order to ensure that the achievements of Museum Education courses are complete and economical. In this direction, the purpose of the research is to increase the effectiveness of Museum Education courses at Fine Arts High School with virtual museum applications. For this purpose, it has been designed as a participatory action research model from the action research model in terms of the suitability of the research with the model study. The universe of the research was formed by the High School of Fine Arts in Turkey and the sample was formed by the High School of Fine Arts in Bingöl province. Research In the spring semester of 2021/2022, Fine Arts High School was selected by the criterion sampling method on 12. It was conducted with classroom students. Dec March 15, 2022 - 24, 2022 The data of the research were collected during the 8-week activity period between the dates of May 2022. Researcher diary, student diaries, worksheets, semi-structured interviews and observations were used as data collection tools of the research. Descriptive analysis based on qualitative research method was used in the analysis of the data obtained in the research. At the end of the virtual museum activities, it was seen that the students' desire to learn increased by developing a positive attitude towards the lesson, and the effectiveness of the Museum Education course was increased by producing original and successful studies. Keywords: Art, Art Education, Museum, MuseumEducation, Virtual Museum