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Learning Through Looking How can we use museum objects to ignite critical enquiry? Maggie Wood & Richard Lumb Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA)
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Learning Through LookingHow can we use museum objects to ignite
critical enquiry?
Maggie Wood & Richard LumbMuseum of Domestic Design & Architecture
(MoDA)
Learning through looking:MoDA Object Analysis
During this workshop we hope to:
• Provide you with an opportunity to engage in an object analysis exercise using objects from the collections of the Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA).
• Inform you about MoDA and the work we do with undergraduate students from Middlesex and other HE institutions.
•Provide an opportunity for reflection on the merits of this type of approach, and its application across disciplines.
Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA)
What/where is MoDA?
What do we have at MoDA?
www.moda.mdx.ac.uk
Handling MoDA objects
• Wear gloves
• Pencils only
• Objects in sleeves must stay in sleeves
• No food or drink near the objects
• Be sure not to lean on the objects
• Ask for help if you need it
Object Analysis Activity(25 mins)
Activity 1: Part 1 Object Analysis
• You’ll be working in small groups• Each group will be given one object• Examine the object and answer the questions on the Object
Analysis form. • Complete the form individually but please discuss your answers as a
group. • Please allow 5 minutes for the drawing activity on page 2• You have 25 minutes to complete the form
FSH1931 Fashion, Cultural Contexts & Visual Representation
October 2013
Joint project with colleagues from the Fashion Directorate,MDX Special Collections and the Learner Development Unit
Aims: • To encourage 1st yr Fashion students to widen their research
base by engaging with museum objects• For this engagement to directly feed in to and improve their
academic writing
How did the sessions work?• Students completed an Object Analysis form developed by
Emma Dick, Lecturer in the History & Theory of Fashion & Textiles at MDX
• Approx 80 students visited both MoDA and MDX Special Collections for 2 30 minute sessions
Next steps:• Independent research – test their assumptions• Exhibition review• Related essay option for end of year assessment
VCD2400 Stop Motion Workshop Brief Adventures in Stop-Motion:
Past, Present, Future, Jan-Mar 2014
MDX Yr 2 BA Animation students
Aims:• Experience working with archive material• Engage with the material to inform production of a 3 minute
stop-motion animation
How did the sessions work?• Students used adapted personal connections and ‘imagining
the object’ forms to analyse a selection of objects in order to find inspiration for their films
Next steps/feedback • Project crits revealed 2 films having been influenced by MoDA
material• Positive tutor feedback
MDX Pre-sessional StudentsMarch & June 2014
Aims: • To improve English language skills, written and verbal• To learn more about British life and culture
How did the sessions work?• Students completed an Object Analysis form in small groups• Asked to give 3 minute group presentations about their objects
to the group as a whole• June visits included both MoDA objects and examples from MDX
Special Collections
Next steps/feedback:• Positive feedback from both staff and students about the
sessions• Students appeared to embrace the experience and worked
extremely hard in all sessions.
BSC Hons Human Geography with Environmental Studies
University of Hertfordshire, Feb 2014
Background:• Part of 2nd yr students field trip to Beaufort Park and Graham Park estate• Focus on post-war development and housing
Aims of MoDA sessions:• Opportunity for students to engage with archive material• To think about archive material as primary evidence• To consider archival research in relation to 3rd yr dissertation
Activities:• Analysis exercise in small groups comparing primary (archive) and secondary (reference) sources• Short group presentation to peers• Individual work relating contemporary development with historical examples
Feedback:• Very positive response from students and staff• Staff keen to repeat visits next year
Object analysis questionnaires:How successful?
• Object analysis can work for different disciplines• Focus on active learning leads to more engaged students• Questionnaires encourage critical thinking• ‘Personal connections’ focus to encourage creative
outcomes• Emphasis on improving communication & presentation
skills• The Student Impact Project – a 3 year project to track
the performance of Art & Design undergraduates who make use of MoDA’s collections as part of their course.
Learning through looking
What do you think?• Is this a useful way of encouraging critical
thinking in our students?• Has anyone tried different or similar
approaches?• What are the challenges to incorporating this
type of object based learning/analysis approach?
Find out more….
•Arrange a visit to see more of the collections•Discuss using MoDA’s collections as part of your own teaching and research
Maggie Wood, Assistant [email protected], T: 020 8411 5445
Richard Lumb, Learning [email protected], T: 020 8411 4380
www.moda.mdx.ac.uk
