Create-A-Scape: Mediascapes and curriculum integration |
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Authors: | Avril Loveless Tim Denning Tony Fisher and Chris Higgins |
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Institution: | (1) Brighton University, Falmer, Brighton, BNI 9PH, UK;(2) Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK;(3) Nottingham University, Nottingham, NG8 1BB, UK;(4) Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, OX2 9AT, UK |
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Abstract: | The paper is a theoretical reflection on a research study of ‘Create-A-Scape’, a software resource for making mediascapes
to support learning in the primary and secondary school curriculum. Mediascapes are collections of location-sensitive texts,
sounds and images that are geo-tagged or ‘attached to’ the local landscape, and learners use mobile technologies, such as
PDAs, to roam in a space or landscape to detect and respond to these multimedia tags. The study, commissioned by Futurelab,
was conducted in the summer of 2007 in England. Its aims were to investigate the Create-A-Scape resource and present insights
into its use, perceptions of use, and the implications and potential of mediascape tools for learning, teaching and pedagogy.
A survey of all who had downloaded the software outlined early perceptions and use of the resource. Five selected case studies
were developed through visits, observations and interviews with teachers and pupils using the resources to create mediascape
activities. A cross-case analysis articulated three distinctive theoretical perspectives, namely creativity, teacher knowledge
and a sense of place. The paper presents the conduct and findings of the study, develops the discussion of the theoretical
framework, and considers the potential of such resources for mobile technologies in curriculum integration, and supporting
learning in meaningful physical places. |
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Keywords: | Mobile technologies Mediascapes Create-A-Scape Sense of place Creativity Teacher knowledge Curriculum Pedagogy |
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