"Reading" for class in this manner is an entirely different experience. The sites have much content present, it can be overwhelming when you know you're expected to have something to say about them. In contrast to opening a book and starting at the beginning, there is no expectation that one will view a website in a linear fashion- you can begin at the end and move back and forth.
With that being said, I chose to start Museum 2.0 with the "about" section- I guess I should know what I am looking at. Nina Simon provides a link to what she calls the "Core Museum 2.0" ideas, and I think this is an immensely helpful tool.
Museum 2.0 Core Ideas
I was particularly interested in her idea about the content provider vs. the platform provider. And I definitely see classroom connections- The Future of Authority: Platform Power
Museum/Authority is the content provider is the same as Teacher/Authority is the content provider. Simon would argue that the museum should function as the platform provider- creating the conditions to have an experience. I fully believe that is the art educator's, all educators really, role as well.
This idea also speaks to the ideas present in the article Emily shared- that the ability to have creative/generative experiences enhances education.
The author writes-
"The fact is, we too often teach students to perform without their actually learning anything."
Teachers/Schools/School systems/etc. functioning as content providers not platform providers and "perhaps all that can be accomplished is replication—not learning, much less understanding."
hope the new approach to readings isn't too overwhelming, jess. gather what you can and know that no one is expected to know everything on a website.
ReplyDeleteyes! content-providers are not where we should be as an educational paradigm. (at least in my opinion) teachers teach to the test because their very jobs depend on it. but what happens when you remove those parameters. how can educators be help accountable. how do we measure learning? do we need to measure it?
thanks for linking to the museum 2.0 core values page... i've subscribed to the feed for a year or so, but sometimes it helps to go back and look at the specific vocab and mission statement-esque points that sum up the philosophies of a blog or organization. i love the term platform power. isn't it true that when you feel like you are "facilitating" more than "teaching," you always end up feeling like you get just as much out of the educational experience as the students?
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