Much 'received knowledge' about art in the late 20th Century arrived 'tele-visually' (vision-at-a-distance, via TV and video). In the 21' Century, students are increasingly experiencing art 'tele-matically' (digitised and data-banked at a distance). This paper highlights the issues that arose during a research project investigating the data-basing of outcomes of artistic engagements for subsequent retrieval, reflection and feedback between students and teachers to enhance learning. The paper's aim is to encourage critical debate about the preparation of education students to teach in and through the visual arts in an increasingly information-oriented and dominated sociocultural environment.