A Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Modern Art History with Artificial Intelligence in Undergraduate Fine Arts Education

Authors : Zehra Canan Bayer

Pages : 1368-1404

Doi:10.14812/cuefd.1719982

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Publication Date : 2025-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study explores the pedagogical integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into a higher education art history curriculum, focusing on a study from the Modernism in Art course offered at Kocaeli University Faculty of Fine Arts. The course was conducted with a group of 10 third-year students from the Department of Painting. Students engaged in a structured instructional activity involving the reinterpretation of modern artworks through AI tools. The implementation process was conducted in two stages, midterm and final. The development of students in prompt writing, use of digital tools, and conceptual approaches was analyzed under five thematic categories: Prompt Writing Challenges, Tool Selection and Learning Curves, Interpretive Struggles and Adaptive Responses, Visual Outcomes-Stylistic Coherence, and Technical-Ethical Concerns. Data were primarily synthesized through the instructor’s pedagogical lens. To exemplify student development, selected anonymized prompt excerpts were included without identifying information. These excerpts do not include any personal data or identifiable student information, and their use complies with ethical standards for pedagogical documentation in classroom settings. The study reveals how AI-supported assignments enhance critical visual literacy and contribute to raising awareness of digital ethics. In this regard, it provides an important contribution to the development of AI-based pedagogical models in the field of art education.
Keywords : Sanat tarihi eğitiminde yapay zekâ, görsel okuryazarlık, dijital pedagoji, istem mühendisliği, üretici teknolojiler

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