“the only way to have a good idea is to have a lot of

ideas...”Winston Churchill

T u r n o n …T u n e in …

G e o g r a p h y Creative use of the Media to engage learners in the geography classroom: a presentation for SAGT 2008

Alan Parkinson

Geographical Association

Secondary Curriculum Development Leader

h t t p :/ / a n im o t o. c o m /

Is t h e r e a p la c e f o r g r a t u it o u s

c r e a t iv it y ?

F lic k r u s e r : C u s h d y

“Everything is media….”Web 2.0

“Ninety percent of everything is crap”

Sturgeon’s Law

Objectives…

• To explore the relationship between geographers and the media

• To suggest some creative ways that geographers can harness the media for use in their classroom, or to help ‘read’ the world…

• To explore some ideas related to cultural geography.

What is Creativity ?• Creativity involves thinking or behaving imaginatively; • This imaginative activity is purposeful: that is, it is directed to achieving an objective; • These processes must generate something original; (this is explained as being something new to the learner – a new discovery, a new way of thinking to them)• The outcome must be of value in relation to the objective

DfES response to Roberts Report (2006) and based on NACCCE All our Futures and work by QCA

CreativityCreativity addresses the way teachers reshape the curriculum at all stages in order to better enable Scotland’s young people to become s u c c e s s f u l le a r n e r s , c o n f id e n t in d iv id u a ls , r e s p o n s ib le c it iz e n s a n d e f f e c t iv e c o n t r ib u t o r s . There is an increasing recognition that creativity improves the self-esteem, motivation and achievement of learners. Pupils who are encouraged to think creatively become: • more interested in discovering things for themselves;• more open to new ideas and challenges;• more able to solve problems;• more able to work well with others and more effective learners.They also have greater ownership over their learning.

http://cultcha.blogspot.com

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Geography in the News

BECTa Report

• N e a r ly a ll s c h o o ls b lo c k e d a c c e s s t o s o c ia l n e t w o r k in g s it e s• T h e r e w a s a t e n s io n b e t w e e n t h e c o lla b o r a t iv e le a r n in g e n c o u r a g e d b y W e b 2 . 0 a n d t h e n a t u r e o f t h e c u r r e n t a s s e s s m e n t s y s t e m .• T e a c h e r s n e e d t h e s u p p o r t , t im e a n d s p a c e t o d e v e lo p s k il ls a n d p r a c t ic e s .

BECTa Report

• P a r e n t s h a v e c o n c e r n s a b o u t e - s a f e t y , b u t a r e g e n e r a lly p o s it iv e a b o u t t h e u s e o f t e c h n o lo g y t o s u p p o r t le a r n in g ( O ll ie B r a y ’ s w o r k )• M o s t e x p e r t s s u r v e y e d a d v o c a t e d a n ‘ e m p o w e r a n d m a n a g e ’ a p p r o a c h . C h ild r e n a r e e d u c a t e d a n d h e lp e d in s c h o o l t o u s e W e b 2 . 0 a c t iv it ie s f o r r e s p o n s ib le a n d c r e a t iv e le a r n in g .

Thanks to Neil Winton

F lic k r U s e r : To n iVC

Then and now....

• Film strips• Schools broadcast on

the radio• Blackboard and chalk• Textbooks

• Slide carousels

• DVDs / Videos• Web media / iPlayer

• Interactive whiteboard• Er... Textbooks, but

better ones !• You Tube / Animoto /

Windows Movie Maker

My Favourite Price

Creative Commons Licensing

http://www.flickr.com

Flickr Toys

Flickr Toys• P ic t u r e C o lla g e• T r a d in g C a r d s• P h o t o M o s a ic s• C D c o v e r s• M o t iv a t o r s

Food Crisis / Credit Crunch...

Google MyMaps

Simon Renshaw

W h o s e jo u r n e ys ?

Palin: a ‘geographer’ ?

Knock KnockWho’s there ?

A DOCTOR ?

A MATHS TEACHER ?

A BALLET DANCER ?

A SHEEP SHEARER ?

A GEOGRAPHY TEACHER ?

M is s io n E x p lo r eM o o C a r d s

Mission 001

Mission 002

Mission 003

Mission 004

Soundtransit

“Remote Control”

Benny HillFebruary 1982

Will Self

P s y c h o g e o g r a p h y C o lu m n

R a lp h S t e a d m a n Im a g e r e m o v e d

S e a r c h In d e p e n d e n t f o r a r c h iv e o f c o lu m n s

Alternative narratives• P la c e s y o u W O U L D N ’ T w a n t t o v is it• A lt e r n a t iv e T O U R IS M• M o lv a n ia

“We did writing today....”

Facebook – Chris Evetts

Oliver, no fan of political correctness, has hit back at reports he's been banned from the British town Rotherham – filming location for the celebrity chef's Ministry of Food.Talk of a ban surfaced when residents of Rotherham accused Oliver of portraying them as "dumbos" and "numpties".Oliver says the ban is "bollocks" and that he's been targeted by a minority of locals who see his show as an Oliver "vanity project" rather than a genuine campaign to help people whose diets are so appalling that they're eating themselves to death.A Rotherham local, former chef Alan Dale, says: "My message to Jamie is to stay away. Feelings are running high because he has made us look like complete idiots."

F lic k r : A r t z y . v iv a

Nintendo DS: Gaming

A Sceptics Toolkit

Adapted from “Panicology”by Simon Briscoe &

Hugh Aldersey-Williams

When you are presented with some information which

presents a particular viewpoint...

…here are some questions that you should be asking yourself as

you read it …

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W h a t ’ s c h a n g e d ?

http://www.shillpages.com/movies/index2.shtml

Credits• GA colleagues• Flickr Users: Adam Mulligan, fliegender, drloplop, cushdy and a few

unknown photographers…• Dan Raven Ellison, Ollie Bray, Tony Cassidy, Noel Jenkins, Ewan McIntosh• Michael Palin, Jet Lag Travel Guides• Animoto / Slideshare / YouTube / World Album Atlas• Simon Oakes and Jonathon Wolton for TG article• “Panicology” - • My twitter contacts• Chris Evetts• Geography at the Movies / GeogDocs – Adam Lawson• Shillpages for end titles• BBC Box Project – follow it for the next year• Shaun the Sheep is copyright Aardman Animations