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Learning in museums : Transliteracies in a digital world Jan Molloy Museum Victoria jmolloy@museum.vic.gov.au @ janpcim. Museum Learning Theory. Three dimensional learning Stories are concrete and real Visceral experiential learning in the space Interaction with displays and objects.
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Learning in museums : Transliteracies in a digital world Jan Molloy Museum Victoriajmolloy@museum.vic.gov.au@janpcim
Museum Learning Theory Three dimensional learning • Stories are concrete and real • Visceral experiential learning in the space • Interaction with displays and objects
Department of Education and Early Childhood position on digital learning: “With the advent of technologies such as Web 2.0 and learning platforms, new opportunities for collaborative learning have emerged. In particular, with Web 2.0 functionality, social networks, educational communities and relationships can be fostered to develop students as creators of knowledge rather than simply as consumers of information.” Connecting People Digital Learning Platforms Research Series Paper No. 2 DEECD December 2010 page 3
Why? 21st Century Learning @ MV 2010’s 1990’s 2000’s *The world of work is increasingly collaborative, giving rise to reflection about the way student projects are structured. *People expect to be able to work, learn, and study whenever and wherever they want. *From The 2011 Horizon Report
Museum Victoria Learning programs offer opportunities to … • Research: • Ways to enable students to undertake authentic research with real artefacts / objects • Create: • Ways students can use technology to create their understandings and new content • Share: • Ways for students to share their learning and content with new audiences using technology
Using technology to empower The most recent Horizon Report, Museum Edition stated that “it is now the mark—and social responsibility—of world-class institutions to develop and share free cultural and educational resources.” NMC – HORIZON REPORT
Immigration Museum and Museum Victoria:Digitising our presence • Immigration Museum • Cultures and Communities portal • Origins • Collections online • Talking Faiths • Identity :Yours, Mine, Ours • Talking Difference • Learning Lab