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Collective Learning and Sharing of Art

NEW MEDIA CONSORTIUM ONLINE CONFERENCE ROCK THE ACADEMY: RADICAL TEACHING, UNBOUNDED LEARNING November 4 - 6, 2008. Collective Learning and Sharing of Art. By Herminia Wei-Hsin Din, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Art Education University of Alaska Anchorage.

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Collective Learning and Sharing of Art

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  1. NEW MEDIA CONSORTIUM ONLINE CONFERENCE ROCK THE ACADEMY: RADICAL TEACHING, UNBOUNDED LEARNING November 4 - 6, 2008 Collective Learning and Sharing of Art By Herminia Wei-Hsin Din, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Art Education University of Alaska Anchorage

  2. Have your wanted to extend your discussion beyond the classroom walls by capturing comments and/or feedbacks from students anytime and anywhere? I have a simple solution for you ….

  3. Itis a flash-based collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos. • It allows people to leave comments via voice, text, audio file, or video through a webcam. • It is an easy to use Web-based application free for educators.

  4. Have you used VoiceThread before? YES NO

  5. Today’s Presentation • A quick overview of VoiceThread (15 minutes) • Browse on your own – 3 Posters (10 minutes) • Leave comments on Poster III (10 minutes) • Recap in SL (5 minutes) • Q&A (5 minutes) So, are you ready to break the ice?

  6. Using VoiceThread to Teach Visual Art

  7. Interpretation and Reflective Comments • What do you see? • What do you wonder about? • What do you want to learn more about? • What’s your reaction to this work of art? Why?

  8. What could the man in the green jacket say?

  9. What could the young man in the middle be thinking?

  10. Challenges of Gathering Interpretation and Reflective Comments • Documentation • Visualization • Collective learning and sharing • Record personal reflections

  11. http://voicethread.com/share/171223/

  12. Collective Learning and Sharing http://voicethread.com/share/3352/ http://voicethread.com/share/8863/ Her name is Michelle Pacansky-Brockand she is an art history professor at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA.

  13. Visualized A Discussion Thread Have you used discussion thread in your teaching? YES NO * My own teaching experience by using VoiceThread will be shared in Poster III.

  14. Inside of VoiceThread You can … • Make comments via 5 different ways. Collect voices by computer microphone, telephone, text, audio file, and webcam. • Add photos, images, and video clips to your presentation. It supports PDF, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint format. You can also import photos from Flickr, Facebook or from the Web. • Doodling as well. With Doodling, you can draw on top of the media as you record your comment (using mic, webcam, or keyboard).

  15. Once you are done one… You can … • Export your file that is an exact replica of a VoiceThread, including all media, comments, and doodles. Play these flash-based movies offline, store them on your computer, burn them to a DVD, or download to a video-enabled MP3 player or mobile phone. • Embed your file in any Web site. Simply copy and paste the embed code and let the conversations begin. Whether it is feedback, critique, or group storytelling, collect it how, when, and where you want.

  16. Some ideas By using VoiceThread, you can do … • A storytelling • A photo journey • A postcard exchange • A science demo • A math equation • A polling • A personal reflection • A critical review and many more …

  17. Browse on your own & Leave comments* • Poster I: What is a VoiceThread? (3 minutes) • Poster II: Good Examples (5-7 minutes) • Poster III: Brainstorming Arena* (10 minutes) 15-20 minutes * You need to register a VoiceThread account first in order to leave comments.

  18. Recap in Second Life My story …. • Museum Field Trip – Pre-Visit / Visit / Post-Visit • 4th Grade Students (22) • Metropolitan Museum of Art and An Elementary School in NY • Using Elluminate Live for synchronous interaction • Using VoiceThread (asynchronous) to document students’ observations, interpretations, and reflections to different work of art. • Totally transformed a traditional field trip experience

  19. http://voicethread.com/share/201399/

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  21. Questions & Answers

  22. Resources • VoiceThread for Education • http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/ • VoiceThread for Educators • http://voicethread.ning.com/ • Classroom 2.0 – A Discussion Forum • http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/search?q=voicethread

  23. Thank you! • I hope you have enjoyed this presentation. • Please explore my Epsilen E-portfolio site and feel free to contact me. • I will post more information regarding to this presentation soon. http://hdin.alaska.epsilen.com

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