Paper Info
Title
Create-A-Scape: Mediascapes and curriculum integration
Abstract
The paper is a theoretical reflection on a research study of `Create-A-Scape', a software resource for making mediascapes to support learning in the primary and secondary school curriculum. Mediascapes are collections of location-sensitive texts, sounds and images that are geo-tagged or `attached to' the local landscape, and learners use mobile technologies, such as PDAs, to roam in a space or landscape to detect and respond to these multimedia tags. The study, commissioned by Futurelab, was conducted in the summer of 2007 in England. Its aims were to investigate the Create-A-Scape resource and present insights into its use, perceptions of use, and the implications and potential of mediascape tools for learning, teaching and pedagogy. A survey of all who had downloaded the software outlined early perceptions and use of the resource. Five selected case studies were developed through visits, observations and interviews with teachers and pupils using the resources to create mediascape activities. A cross-case analysis articulated three distinctive theoretical perspectives, namely creativity, teacher knowledge and a sense of place. The paper presents the conduct and findings of the study, develops the discussion of the theoretical framework, and considers the potential of such resources for mobile technologies in curriculum integration, and supporting learning in meaningful physical places.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1007/s10639-008-9075-7
EAIT
Keywords
Field
DocType
curriculum,creativity,mobile technology,sense of place,pedagogy,mobile technologies
Mobile technology,Computer science,Knowledge management,Curriculum,Sense of place,Software,Pedagogy,Creativity,Perception,Mediascape
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
13
4
1360-2357
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Avril Loveless1234.42
Tim Denning200.34
Tony Fisher300.34
Chris Higgins416910.60