Design and implementation of a student-generated virtual museum in a language curriculum to enhance collaborative multimodal meaning-making

Authors:
Caroline M. L. Ho;Mark Evan Nelson;Wolfgang Müeller-Wittig
Affiliations:
English Language and Literature, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616, Singapore;English Language and Literature, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616, Singapore;Fraunhofer IDM@NTU, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
Venue:
Computers & Education
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This paper reports on a study, MUSE, which involved Secondary (Grade 7) students in designing and constructing a virtual museum. It presents a description and evaluation of the design and implementation of the technologically-mediated intervention within a language curriculum that emphasizes multimodal meaning-making and expression. Participants' gallery artifacts, interviews, reflections and classroom observations indicated signs of an emergent multimodal awareness with a growing sensitivity to semiotic affordances and constraints. Collaborative learning skills acquired and language learning motivational gains were evident. The investigation identified responsive, adaptive measures in overcoming unanticipated challenges arising from on-the-ground realities and contextual constraints. The study showed the viability, to a certain extent, of innovative technologically-enhanced interventions in reinforcing instructional pedagogy in classroom contexts.