The Role of ICT in Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Visual and Performing Arts Degrees at the University of the Visual and Performing Arts

Abstract

This study investigates how the University of the Visual and Perform ing Arts' (UVPA) Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) degree programs are affected by the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) subject. ICT integration into arts education has grown in importance as digital technologies continue to revolutionize creative processes. This study explores the ways in which ICT supports professional growth, artistic expression, and curricular improvement in the visual and per forming arts. The study evaluates the experiences and the opinions of the academic staff and students on the usefulness, difficulties, challeng es, and possibilities of ICT subject using qualitative techniques, such as interviews with academics and students, using review reports, study techniques, various dimensions of the subject, and curriculum analysis. The results show that the impact on ICT in Visual and Performing Arts subjects provides new opportunities for innovation, teamwork, hybrid learning environment, and international outreach while enhancing the quality of arts degrees. Further, there are some drawbacks as well, in cluding inadequate infrastructure, a lack of training, and resistance to change to new advancement of technologies.