An Evaluation of Digital Tablets as a Learning Tool in Color Education within the Interior Design Discipline, Based on Student Experiences
Abstract
The rapid development of digital technologies is transforming the tools used in education and leading to a growing adoption of digital design methods in interior design education. This study examines the integration of digital tools into colour education curricula and explores how this integration can be achieved. To this end, a workshop was organised to evaluate the role of digital tablets as learning and application tools within interior design colour education. During the workshop, participants completed colour harmony studies on an interior space image using a tablet and digital pen. Following this, a questionnaire was administered to assess the workshop experience and the digital learning tool; the collected data and outputs were analysed. The findings indicate that digital tablets are compatible with the content of colour education and can be incorporated into the curriculum. The study also shows that students adopt digital tools at an early stage, highlighting the digital transformation in interior design education.
Keywords
Interior design education, color education, digital tablet, learning tool
Ethical Statement
This study is based on a PhD thesis titled “Digitalization of Representation Tools in Interior Architecture: A Course Model Proposal for Teaching Colour through Digital Tablets” prepared in the Doctorate Program of Interior Architecture at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Institute of Science. The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics Committee approval was received for the study with the decision of University Ethics Committee dated 07.06.2024 and numbered 15/7.
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