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Students’ construction of a virtual museum for multimodal meaning-making: The case of a pilot intervention
Citation
Ho, C. M. L., & Nelson, M. E. (2011, January 4-7). Students’ construction of a virtual museum for multimodal meaning-making: The case of a pilot intervention [Paper presentation]. 9th Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Author
Ho, Caroline
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Nelson, Mark Evan
Abstract
This paper evaluates a pilot design research intervention of 12-13 year old Secondary (Middle) students in Singapore constructing a virtual museum within an English Language (EL) curriculum which seeks to engage students through the infusion of authentic, rich multimodal stimuli. 78 students from two classes designed the layout of museum galleries based on their chosen themes, sourced and created multimodal artifacts, and presented their proposals and galleries to an imagined external audience and their peers. The research design and methodology, processes and factors driving the design and implementation of the project are described. Feedback from teachers and students on the benefits and limitations of the study are elicited through semi-structured interviews, survey and questionnaire forms. Recommendations to overcome problems identified are proposed.
Date Issued
2011
Description
This paper was presented at the 9th Hawaii International Conference on Education, held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA from 4 - 7 Jan 2011