Hi Jo and others
A really good question. I've done a lot of consultation with teachers
over the last few years, often to inform HLF activity plans, and
usually find they don't know where to look online for good quality
resources. Google is the first port of call, as you might expect, but
they'll search for specific topics rather for museum/archive resources
particularly. I've heard mixed reports from teachers about the
usefulness of TES, it would be interesting to know if other GEM
members have used it or have any insights on how teachers do?
I've uploaded resources to TES and there is a steady drip of downloads
but I don't have any way of knowing whether they are actually used or
by whom. As a user, I find TES frustrating - there are some gems on
there but an awful lot to wade through in order to find them. Anyone
can upload anything and there isn't any quality control other than
popularity. Perhaps in recognition of this, TES is now piloting
charging for resources that it will pay teachers (and presumably
others) to create. This might present a useful opportunity for our
sector - though they are not currently paying very much!
I don't think I've seen the MyLearning website mentioned yet in
discussions of online learning materials, though I'm sure Nick will
have come across it in responses. www.mylearning.org is a huge online
learning resource created specifically for the cultural sector and
recently reached a million unique visits over 12 months. It was
originally a Renaissance initiative but is now managed by Leeds
Museums & Galleries. The team who run it have a teacher panel that
reviews resources before they're published, collect detailed usage
stats and can create resources for museums that don't have the
capacity or skills to do it themselves. It would be worth a look.
best wishes
Emma
www.emmakingconsultancy.co.uk
@emmaking01
07950 340048
Quoting Jo Reilly <[log in to unmask]>:
> Morning Nick,
>
> We'll be interested in the collated responses in the strategy team
> here at HLF.
>
> Your first question prompts a wider one for me: where might teachers
> expect to find learning resources funded with public money? It's a
> question Darren Henley sort of asked in his review of cultural
> education and those of us still plugging away at trying to deliver
> his recommendations at a policy level (in England; but I need to be
> focussed on the UK picture) continue to wrestle with it.
>
> To this end, I'm interested in the potential of the TES site to be
> better utilised by cultural sector and to understand more about how
> teachers use and rate the resources we upload. Any views on this
> welcomed.
>
> In the old days, in order to try to influence reach and quality,
> especially in smaller projects, we could write into HLF learning
> guidance that the teaching resources we funded should be added to
> the National Grid for Learning. I'd be interested to know if anyone
> thinks we should now suggest sharing through TES.
>
> Thanks,
> Jo
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> From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nick Poole
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> Subject: Question about e-learning resources from Museums
>
> Dear Gemmers,
>
> Please forgive my shamelessly using you as a focus group, but the
> Collections Trust is currently working on a project called Europeana
> Food & Drink which includes the creation of a set of re-usable Open
> Educational Resources based on museum collections for use by
> teachers at a variety of different educational levels, and we could
> really do with your help.
>
> Specifically, we are trying to answer the following questions:
>
>
> 1. When creating museum-based e-learning materials, is it
> better to publish them on the museum's own website (where they
> benefit from context) or via platforms which teachers already use,
> such as TES - or a combination of the two?
>
>
>
> 2. Are there standard formats for different types of
> e-learning resource and if so, where might we start to learn about
> them?
>
>
>
> 3. Do you have any experience of providing e-learning
> resources that work in a non-UK (ie. rest of Europe) context where
> key stage levels and curricula are structured differently?
>
>
>
> 4. Can you point me to any great examples of museums that have
> provided e-learning materials accompanied by guidance for teachers
> on how they ought to be used?
>
>
> Essentially, we are trying to ensure that the materials generated
> through the project are (a) useful and (b) used. We are aware of the
> need to engage directly with teachers, and there are one or two EU
> projects that have already generated quite a lot of insight into the
> subject, but we're really trying to educate ourselves first!
>
> Many thanks in advance for any advice you can offer on how we
> approach any of the above questions. If you are interested in the
> wider context of Europeana Food and Drink (I can't wait 'til UKIP
> and/or the Daily Mail get hold of this project...) there is more
> information at http://www.foodanddrinkeurope.eu.
>
> All best,
>
> Nick
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