Working with Museums

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Working with Museums
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The power of object based learning Working to a
brief Using sites as inspiration Access to
specialists (curatorial and learning) on site and
via the web Support for teachers and students
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Aims and Objectives

• Engage KS4 5 students with the Revolution of
  Fashion Exhibition at Lotherton Hall
• Give teachers and students access to and handling
  opportunities with the collections themselves
• To provide students with a live brief, with the
  schools acting as the designers and Lotherton
  Hall as the client. Experts from the Industry
  act as judges.
• To give teachers and students the opportunity of
  being involved in a competition to design their
  own couture garments, inspired by the collection.
  The winning piece and runners up sketches will be
  exhibited in the exhibition itself.
• To encourage collaboration between Lotherton
  Hall, partners and Schools and provide a tool for
  schools to collaborate with each other on the
  project. To provide a support mechanism (In the
  shape of an online portal or WIKI) that students
  and staff can access throughout the duration of
  the 3 month project
• To encourage teachers to act as experts on the
  web portal, alongside a team of staff from the
  museum

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Why a Wiki?

• Wiki is an online technology that allows users to
  collaborate to create a collective information
  website on the internet.
• Designing is fast and simple and the content can
  be written and edited by everyone.
• Every user has the ability to edit and enhance
  the existing content.

• Inspiration address a problem
• Geography
• Partnerships
• Cost
• Time Whats and who is involved
• Roles
• Collaboration
• Process
• Discussion
• Support
• Research Multimedia

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Free WIKIs

• www.wetpaint.com
• www.wikispaces.com
• www.wiki-site.com
• http//atwiki.com/
• http//atwiki.com/
• http//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

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Revival Project

• Offering free INSET training for Schools

Create buy in, offer support and guidance
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Points to remember when working with Schools
Technology..

• Dont assume schools will have buy in offer
  support
• Who is your audience? Do you want an open or
  closed site?
• Have you thought about e safety guidance for
  participants?
• Always speak to the technical team at a school or
  the local network provider e.g. Leeds Learning
  Network

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WIKI What students said

• It will help us to check and see if its (work)
  good and we might also be able to compare with
  other peoples work
• I expected it to be dull, but it wasnt
• We can get help when we need it Show off
  our work
• We have access to more materials and resources
• The wiki might help us with our schoolwork help
  from experts with techniques and ideas
• You can see other peoples project work and
  sketches to get inspiration
• to upload project work so that I can receive
  feedback on my work
• more interaction and more interesting
• Itll (the WIKI) help me find out more about
  fashion and designers for textiles and improve my
  IT skills
• Being involved in the project means that we will
  get, More first hand experience from (museums
  and galleries) staff

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WIKI What teachers said

• Easy to use, easy to update, feel a little
  conscious about safety and personal information
  sharing
• Excellent venue, exciting opportunity,
  excellent, easy to use and fun (the WIKI)
• A useful website that looks interesting, working
  with Museums and Galleries gives my students
  extra insight into the artwork and textiles
• The wiki is an extremely useful tool. I feel
  sure that my students will use it for their
  textile courses

Revival WIKI
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It just goes to show how much creativity is out
there in schools and how many young budding
fashion designers we have. Stephanie Smith,
Fashion Editor for the Yorkshire Evening Post