Applying Tablets to Enhance Art Appreciation Learning in Higher Education

This study aims to explore how tablets can be integrated into the art appreciation course in the college to motivate learners. Two classes of students were involved in the experiment. One class was slides-based with the printed materials, and the other class was slides-based with multi-touch technology of tablets. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were adopted in this study. The results indicate that there were statistically significant differences in learning motivation. Moreover, this study interviewed students to further understand how students used the functions of tablet to enhance art appreciation learning.