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Using A Virtual Design Studio to Support Collaborative Studio Instruction

This study explored artifact-driven online collaboration methods within a virtual art studio context. A collective case study (Stake, 1995) methodology was used to investigate a virtual design studio (VDS). The purpose of this study was to explore how two different studio art classes used a VDS environment to engage in studio practices and online critique processes. Through data analytics and thematic analysis, this study investigated how students collaborate during the critique process in a VDS environment. The results are supported in three ways: (1) VDS technology afforded viewing and the critique of artifacts, (2) the VDS failed to support dynamic peer collaboration, and (3) students sought technology alternatives to engage in deeper discussion. These findings aim to increase the effectiveness of VDS and expand the methods of online student collaboration.