The Impact of Digital Technology on Developing the Design and Equipment of Lecture Halls in Art Colleges in Egypt

Mansour, Said; Abdo, Hassan; Morsi, Ashraf Zaki

doi:10.21608/mjaf.2025.393328.3750

The Impact of Digital Technology on Developing the Design and Equipment of Lecture Halls in Art Colleges in Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Interior design and Furniture department, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University.

² Professor Of Design, Department of Interior Design and Furniture – Former Dean, Faculty of Applied Arts - Helwan University

³ Professor of Graphic Design, Faculty of Digital Arts and Design – Dean, Faculty of Digital Arts and Design – Egypt University of Informatics

10.21608/mjaf.2025.393328.3750

Abstract

We can observe the impact of the continuous and rapid evolution of digital technology on the methods of faculty members and students studying arts and design, as well as their desire to keep up with this development and even harness it effectively in presenting their design ideas during their studies. This is achieved by using advanced software and new presentation tools. It was logical and natural for this technological progress to necessarily lead to equipping lecture halls in art colleges in Egypt to accommodate various advanced digital presentation methods, enabling both faculty teaching members and students to present ideas and interact with them in a modern and effective manner. It also supports the teaching process with techniques that enhance lectures through advanced presentation methods. The research problem lies in the significant waste of time and effort in conveying and presenting ideas, whether by the student or the faculty teaching member, due to the lack of modern technological adaptation in art college lecture halls. Thus, the importance of the research lies in preparing a generation of youth who are up-to-date and capable of facing labor market challenges, as well as providing a qualified educational environment with modern technology and advanced techniques in art college lecture halls for presenting design ideas and supporting the learning process. The research objectives include identifying digital tools and linking them to the requirements of the curriculum for art and design students in Egypt. The research sets some hypotheses, such as: using advanced techniques for presenting design ideas reduces the waste of time, money, and effort in conveying and executing the idea—a shared goal among students, educators, and the labor market. The research followed an analytical descriptive approach. The findings indicate that using modern techniques in presenting design ideas enables students to convey their ideas quickly, along with the professor, while keeping pace with the times and labor market demands. The research recommends equipping art college lecture halls with modern digital technology tools that support achieving these objectives.

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