Week 3 Facilitated Discussion Seminar by Kathleen M https://padlet.com/kmckennamail/pwxcrccy8qoe Shelley Tucker and Kathleen McKenna en-us 2019-01-26 21:32:15 UTC 2023-02-26 20:12:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Send.png Question 1: Didactic texts kmckennamail https://padlet.com/kmckennamail/pwxcrccy8qoe/wish/324767258 Affordances:
-Provides context for learners
-Encourages participation and engagement
-Adults can use them to engage children
-Can make connections to the artwork

Constraints: 
-Adults are more likely to look at labels 
-Labels are not multi-lingual 
-The information presented on labels is not essential for children to know (thoughts, feelings, and themes are more important as they can be applied elsewhere)
-Labels include limited information (ex. artist, name, medium, date, geography)

]]> 2019-01-28 02:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kmckennamail/pwxcrccy8qoe/wish/324767258 kmckennamail https://padlet.com/kmckennamail/pwxcrccy8qoe/wish/324771153 2019-01-28 03:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kmckennamail/pwxcrccy8qoe/wish/324771153 Question 2: "Looking skills" kmckennamail https://padlet.com/kmckennamail/pwxcrccy8qoe/wish/324771426 -Inclusivity is essential to children's learning 
-Museums should include all types of learners
-"Looking skills" are not only about sight
-We can observe an artwork with all senses (ex. detecting sound, scents, textures and tastes). All of our senses contribute to critical thinking development
-Change "looking skills" to "sensory observation skills"
-Museums can include braille or audio descriptions
-Museums should look for advice from learners with exceptionalities
-Technology can create inclusive spaces for visual impairment 

]]> 2019-01-28 03:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kmckennamail/pwxcrccy8qoe/wish/324771426 kmckennamail https://padlet.com/kmckennamail/pwxcrccy8qoe/wish/324771832 2019-01-28 03:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kmckennamail/pwxcrccy8qoe/wish/324771832 Question 3: Documenting children's' experiences kmckennamail https://padlet.com/kmckennamail/pwxcrccy8qoe/wish/324772722 -Allowing children to use one word (adjective) to describe their museum experiences 
-Storytelling 
-Follow up interviews
-Drawings
-Acting out an exhibit ]]> 2019-01-28 03:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kmckennamail/pwxcrccy8qoe/wish/324772722