AT A GLANCE
A group of 18 Year 2 students were introduced to the work of the Archive's education service and to some of our local collections over several workshops. They were also introduced to Hampshire Wizkid which is available in all of the County's primary schools and given a brief to research and develop three case studies to be uploaded to the VLE.
In three groups the students developed research and presentation skills, selected material for digitisation and put together their own PowerPoint presentations for peer review and uploading to the VLE.
A final workshop was held at Milestones Living History museum where the students could see how archive material can complement three-dimensional objects for local studies. They were also able to interact with visiting school parties on the day.
ITT PROVIDER
ITT Provider: The University of Winchester
ITT Course: BA with QTS (Primary)
No. of trainees: 18
Subject area: History
Logistics: Several half day workshops
Provider motivation: Devising resources for use in a school and mapping archive resources against curriculum planning
QTS standards: 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 19, 24, 25, 30, 32
SETTING
SOTS: Hampshire Archives & Local Studies, Winchester
Resource: Archive Education Service, Film & Sound Archive
No. staff: 1 (Archive Education Officer)
SOTS motivation: Develop further links with University staff and collaborate on content for primary VLE recently rolled out across Hampshire.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Aims & Objectives were:
- to establish links between the SOTS and future teachers
- develop student's research and creative skills
- create new content for a countywide primary VLE using archive material
- develop student's appreciation of the potential of archive collections for classroom resources
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Provision for trainees: access to a Designated collection of archives and local studies material including film and sound. Help from an Education Officer with 20 years experience of the collections.
Model for working with trainees: several planned half day workshops, peer review of presentations, formal feedback via questionnaire.
OUTCOMES
Trainees developed:
- Subject specific skills such as researching a local settlement using archives
- Presentation skills including PowerPoint and lesson plans
- New ideas on how to use photographs, film and objects to complement each other and provide a holistic sense of place
- Partnership working skills both in peer groups and with Archive staff
- New networks with archive and museum educators
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
Good forward planning and detailing expectations of students throughout the project.
Giving regular feedback during workshops to help build self-confidence. Checking basics with students i.e. spelling and language levels to ensure successful outputs.
Providing timely evaluation of outputs and overall experience of the project by staff and students.
