Strengthening the Technology Awareness on Art Learning to Improve Creativity of Students of Prospective 21st Century Teachers

Abstract

The emergence of industry 4.0 automatically influences Educational Institutions including the Fine Arts Education Study Program which has a curriculum framework that prepares prospective educators of fine arts. The foundation of current curriculum tends to rely on philosophical, social, and artistic aspects. If art education activities still maintain the current methods which strengthen the taste of aesthetic by only orienting in the manual process, it will lose its role while the technology develops very quickly. These conditions must be overcome by increasing the competencies of prospective art educators with the awareness of ideas, media and techniques which emphasize on the values of creativity, imagination and innovation. This is believed to be able to give a positive impact on the ultimate goal of preparing 21 century art teachers who can support independent Z-generations.