Learning in a museum by Konstantina Papaioannou https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew Bits and pieces of my journey of learning en-us 2018-03-28 10:06:03 UTC 2023-10-14 06:06:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dartstarget.png Few words about me papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247903435 Hello, everybody! I am Konstantina Papaioannou (my friends call me Tina) and I am a teacher of English at a State Primary School in Greece. I was born in Syros, one of the most beautiful islands in the Aegean Sea, where I grew up. I now live and teach in Trikala in central Greece and I miss the sea so much...I love travelling, riding my bike, learning at least one new thing every day and eating chocolate. :)]]> 2018-04-02 18:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247903435 My teaching context papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247905211 I am a teacher of English at the All-day State Primary School of Megalo Kefalovrysso in Greece, which is situated close to breathtaking Meteora, a unique UNESCO world heritage site. I lo-lo-love my job and I always try to update my knowledge as to current non-formal teaching practices and educational approaches. I consider myself to be extremely lucky, because I have my own "World of English", a brand new classroom designed for TEFL purposes, where my learners and I have access to ICTs every day (quite rare in Greece). Using ICT enables me to follow more experiential learning paths by applying non-formal education methods in my daily practice and greatly supports me in my effort to provide my learners with highly qualitative educational products. ]]> 2018-04-02 18:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247905211 Objectives papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247910882
  • explore the definition of a museum
  • reflect on the concept of museums as social learning spaces
  • reflect on the concept of museums as constructivist learning spaces
  • start planning for a museum learning experience

    • ]]>     2018-04-02 19:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247910882     My expectations papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247912656 I have a feeling that the specific course will help me design more motivating lessons for my learners, opening up my classroom to the real world and triggering my students’ interest in using the foreign language for real-life communicative purposes. Off we go! ]]> 2018-04-02 19:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247912656 What is a museum for me papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247914088 A museum is a locus of self-discovery, where yesterday, tomorrow and today interweave with one another creating eternity]]> 2018-04-02 19:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247914088 What is a museum? papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247917220 2018-04-02 19:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247917220 A Museum in a Nutshell papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247925102 Brainstorming based on the previous video]]> 2018-04-02 20:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247925102 The Role of Museums Today papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247926516 "Community centres for intellectual growth"]]> 2018-04-02 20:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247926516 Module 1 Museums as Learning Agents papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247927752 2018-04-02 20:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247927752 Module 2 Field Trips to Museums papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247927809 2018-04-02 20:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247927809 Module 3 Museum Projects papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247928354 2018-04-02 20:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247928354 Opening up of museums: a presentation by Nina Simon papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247929380 From the very moment a visitor enters a museum, a process of engagement with an exhibit begins, which results in a personal interpretation of a work of art displayed. Every personal interpretation, when interwoven with those of other visitors, create a jigsaw puzzle of personal perspectives, which proves that the notion of community is omnipresent from the very beginning. Every single person can leave his or her imprint, when in a museum, relishing wholehearted engagement and active participation in the creation of knowledge. This is exactly what we imagine as an ideal teaching situation: a classroom, in which, our learners fully engage in constructing knowledge through interaction with their peers and the outer world.

    ]]>     2018-04-02 20:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247929380     A Constructivist Approach to Learning in a Museum papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247930398 Emphasis is cast on museum exhibits and how they have changed from fairly passive and static forms of media, such as text and images, to much more interactive forms of media, allowing for a more active process of knowledge creation than before.The underlying pedagogical principles behind this shift are based on constructivist and constructionist learning theories of the educational philosophers Jean Piaget and Seymour Papert, who argue that children construct knowledge through their interaction with the outside world. In many modern museums, these principles now drive the way exhibits are organised, and they should also drive the way we as teachers shape learning in a museum with our students.]]> 2018-04-02 20:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247930398 Fitting a Museum Visit into the Curriculum papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247931012 https://coggle-downloads.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/294fcffed867b1aea0268559aff8b5a102a32ead49ffff770c35c6fa1c7d94a2/Fitting_a_Museum_Visit_in_the_Curriculum.png?AWSAccessKeyId=ASIAIS6XYXE47WWQWR3A&Expires=1522722265&Signature=gpvy2SoFQJFeNVxKwpnxD35P4DU%3D&x-amz-security-token=FQoDYXdzEDUaDJy8Bgft24zN9fL21iLxAX2i%2FGQsi958aRpMrvsuUDxDWrXxeuLVwaUQAQMKsLrVq3KuJJT%2BU9v0ImrzpgjmdHX2EgoW2k6e0NPYd%2BqrMDx8%2BTR%2FiAWJYWgV2wSZ5XbRS%2FqhaEWaqE9RhoIvmDYzRkZO5HYsBPtUh2%2FvVXFN0U4%2BUA3gDk7qQDTVtjkr1MjWfS2QxeMTtvcsms%2BmMBRNsBVbmxt0WBBXC4Ps8B%2FLWsPDuoVg6HTEt2ID5ZDN6uG%2FSBh1x5t8CwUB%2FQlg4ceRWE2zhBvZx94Frs%2BMFZUn5nrPyUobCAaW7CR4coZWSHhU2ITFJb04u09O3bRLMmT4Iygox5iK1gU%3D]]> 2018-04-02 20:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247931012 “The magic of a field trip isn’t just the subject. It’s the break in routine and adventure that opens up children’s minds to new things.” Unknown. Found on Field Trip Factory papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247940082 2018-04-02 21:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247940082 Objectives papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247941162
  • explore how to prepare a field trip to a museum
  • exchange tips and tricks for during the field trip
  • discuss how to follow up and assess learning on a field trip
  • discuss the potential of virtual field trips

    • ]]>     2018-04-02 21:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247941162     Planning a Museum Visit papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247941323 Pre-field trip activities:
    -Talking about the visit in general (place, time, etc.)
    -Introducing the "Docent" notion: a museum educator triggering conversations about art among learners
    -Talking about rules (e.g. no food/drinks, photoraphs-no flash, no touching etch.)

    Field trip activities:
    -Rules review
    -Accompanied by a docent
    -Reflecting on a work of art/creating a story about it
    -Connecting the work of art with learners' personal experiences
    -Investigating why an artifact is actually a piece of art
    -Reflecting on how artists communicate their ideas (using ordinary objects to convey deeper notions)
    -Reflecting on the messages an artist wishes to convey
    -Comparing stories behind objects to everyday issues (e.g. how can everyday people become heroes in our world?)

    Post-field trip activities
    -Sketching as a way to tell the story of a work of art they saw


    ]]>     2018-04-02 21:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/247941323     Tips and tricks for educators: the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (video) papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/248281886 -Set clear expectations
    -Establish clear rules
    -Select large works of art with plenty of space around them
    -Use a theme to establish a clear focus
    -Repeat or paraphrase students' comments
    -Make sure that everyone can hear you or the guide
    -Use a theme or essential question to focus students' thinking
    -Encourage learners to explore the museum on their own
    -Try to deepen learners' engagement and encourage close-looking
    -Encourage learners' creativity: recreate a pose, capture key details in a sketch, site visual evidence in their responses
    -Bring with you objects students can touch (e.g. a piece of marble)
    -Incorporate a range of activities to cater for multiple learning styles]]>     2018-04-03 19:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/248281886     Reflecting on visit follow-up necessity papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/248295618 The visit follow-up is an essential part of any museum visit and should not be neglected, as it is a key opportunity to turn students’ experiences into longer-term engagement in the classroom. Part of the follow-up is also an evaluation, from an organisational perspective as well as from a learning perspective. This video shows a “museum school” which uses student-created museum exhibits as its main form of assessment strategy. ]]> 2018-04-03 20:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/248295618 Mobile museum papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250003600 There was a time when mobile exhibits were the ‘cutting-edge’ aspect of museums. These educational exhibits on wheels often offered, and a few still do, the best of museum experiences in a less austere and more hands-on environment. Today, however, the mobile museum increasingly comes in the form of a laptop, tablet, mobile phone, or virtual reality glasses.
    Many museums are digitising their collections, allowing us to examine and interact with these exhibits using our devices. Beyond that, the immersiveness of virtual reality allows us to experience museums in an entirely new way, all from the premise of our classroom.
    ]]>     2018-04-09 19:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250003600     How to virtually visit a museum (1) papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250003961 Browse through a digitised museum catalogue such as the one shown here:

    ]]>     2018-04-09 19:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250003961     How to virtually visit a museum (2) papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250004833 Wander through a museum via a 360-degree photo tour, like this one.]]> 2018-04-09 19:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250004833 How to virtually visit a museum (3) papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250005048 Immerse yourselves in 360-degree virtual reality video, such as the following.]]> 2018-04-09 19:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250005048 ArtSteps Web 2.0 tool papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250006690 an example of a tool that allows you to create your own virtual gallery fairly easily.]]> 2018-04-09 19:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250006690 Virtual Museum Visits papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250027401 The Whys and the Hows (my Smore)]]> 2018-04-09 20:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250027401 A lesson resource created by me papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250038077 A quiz about Van Gogh]]> 2018-04-09 20:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250038077 papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250039453 “Landmark experiences (the ‘aha!’ effect) occur when previously misunderstood, unconscious or unfocused information gets synthesised into a new, conscious, articulate understanding.” Elaine Heumann Gurian, 2006.]]> 2018-04-09 20:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250039453 Takeover Day at Lowewood Museum papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250251079 2018-04-10 13:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250251079 Museum Sleepovers papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250254292 2018-04-10 13:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250254292 Mystery in the Museum papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250255485 2018-04-10 13:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250255485 Book making papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250268336 2018-04-10 13:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250268336 The Tandem Project papaioankonst https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250269178 2018-04-10 13:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/papaioankonst/yvxejue8e9ew/wish/250269178