Learning in museums : Transliteracies in a digital world

Jan Molloy Museum Victoria

jmolloy@museum.vic.gov.au@janpcim

Collections Research Exhibitions

Programs:Education

HolidayFamily

Museum Learning Theory

Three dimensional learning• Stories are concrete and

real•Visceral experiential

learning in the space• Interaction with displays

and objects

Affective: enjoyment &

attitudes

Cognitive: knowledge

Skill based progression

Intended Learning Outcomes

Transliteracy at Museum Victoria: a programming approach

Affective: enjoyment &

attitudes

Cognitive: knowledge

Skill based progression

Onsite

Offsite

Digital

“With the advent of technologies such as Web 2.0 and learning platforms, new opportunities for collaborative learning have emerged.

In particular, with Web 2.0 functionality, social networks, educational communities and relationships can be fostered to develop students as creators of knowledge rather than simply as consumers of information.”

ConnectingPeopleDigital Learning PlatformsResearch Series Paper No. 2DEECDDecember 2010 page 3

Department of Education and Early Childhood position on digital learning:

Why?

Hands on learning & authentic

objects

Learn outside the classroom

Research, Create, Share.

*The world of work is increasingly collaborative, giving rise to reflection about the way student projects are structured.

*People expect to be able to work, learn, and study whenever and wherever they want.

*From The 2011 Horizon Report

21st Century Learning @ MV

1990’s 2010’s2000’s

Museum Victoria Learning programs offer opportunities to …

• Research:– Ways to enable students to undertake authentic

research with real artefacts / objects

• Create:– Ways students can use technology to create their

understandings and new content

• Share:– Ways for students to share their learning and

content with new audiences using technology

Using technology to empower

The most recent Horizon Report, Museum Edition stated that

“it is now the mark—and social responsibility—of world-class institutions to develop and share free cultural and educational resources.”

NMC – HORIZON REPORT

Immigration Museum and Museum Victoria:Digitising our presence

• Immigration Museum• Cultures and Communiti

es portal• Origins • Collections online

• Talking Faiths • Identity :Yours, Mine, O

urs• Talking Difference• Learning Lab