By Jonathan Nalder, guest blogger on 12 September, 2012
A guest post by Jonathan Nalder from the Division of Indigenous Education and Training Futures, Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment, who worked with us to produce replicas of Oscar’s sketchbook so we could all use it for programs about Indigenous culture and history. Here, Jonathan talks about using the replicas in the Learning@Hand forum on mobile learning. Read more >
Posted in Inspiration, Objects, Professional learning | Tagged art, culture, haptic learning, history, Indigenous, Queensland
By Marie-Ann on 18 June, 2012
With support from Queensland’s Department of Education & Training, the Museum has produced replicas of an amazing object – a late 19th-century book of drawings by an Indigenous boy called Oscar. Marie-Ann explores how the books provide a palpable connection to the past and inspire all kinds of wonder. Read more >
Posted in Inspiration, Objects, Program | Tagged art, culture, emotional engagement, haptic learning, Indigenous, storytelling, wonder
By Cath on 15 May, 2012
Yesterday the group of kids who played Sembl on paper last September returned to the Museum to play the prototype game *on iPad*. Cath reports on their response. Read more >
Posted in Objects, The Museum Game | Tagged children, collaboration, engagement, exhibitions, games, interactive, iPad, social learning, technology
By Cath on 16 April, 2012
The Sembl prototype will soon be playable! Here, Cath introduces the concept at the core of the game, as a prelude to an online tutorial for teachers. Read more >
Posted in Be involved, Classroom resources, Objects, Program, The Museum Game | Tagged children, creativity, divergent thinking, games, teaching
By Cath on 12 June, 2011
The future of remote learning at the Museum is looking good – new gear, plenty of ideas, and a trip to Tassie. Read more >
Posted in Be involved, Inspiration, Objects, Professional learning, Program | Tagged video conference
By Susannah on 11 May, 2011
How do museums represent history through their displays? How do museum educators help large groups of students who want to explore this question? Susannah reports on a recent visit by 170 year 7 students. Read more >
Posted in Exhibition, Objects, Program | Tagged critical thinking, engagement, meta, museology, teaching
By Susannah on 17 March, 2011
Sometimes an exhibition-in-progress is more interesting to students (and educators!) than a fully finished one. Read more >
Posted in Exhibition, Inspiration, Objects, Program | Tagged children, conservation, engagement, museology, teaching, wonder
By Linda on 4 January, 2011
I wanted to reply/comment on Ange’s post Freeze, insect! but also wanted to add some images so I’m making a new post. Ange’s post reminded me of our ‘Then and Now’ program for preschoolers through to Year 4 students. ‘Then and Now’ looks at daily life in the past in comparison with our lives now. [...] Read more >
Posted in Inspiration, Objects
By Jess on 20 December, 2010
In response to increasing reports of frontier conflict between Aboriginal and European people in Tasmania, Governor Arthur issued proclamation boards like the one below. The idea was to encourage friendship and show equality between Aboriginal and European people. The proclamation boards were nailed to trees in 1830 in the hope that both Aboriginal and European people would [...] Read more >
Posted in Objects | Tagged history, Indigenous
By Ange on 14 November, 2010
When I first started working at the National Museum of Australia I was blown away by all the fascinating objects we let the students handle. Some of the objects are replicas, as the conservation team would have a nervous breakdown if we let students handle the artifacts, but some of the objects are the real deal, including [...] Read more >
Posted in Objects | Tagged authenticity, history, real, war
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