Author Archives: canberramusic

ICT – to use or not to use?*

Posted on April 20, 2011 by canberramusic

For this research journal I am going to look at the factors affecting teachers’ use of ICT in the classroom. By ‘use’ I specifically mean integrating ICT into meaningful learning events, not the use of ICT in researching lesson ideas, … Continue reading →

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Creativity and Constructivism

Posted on March 22, 2011 by canberramusic

Ward, C. (2009) Musical exploration using ICT in the middle and secondary school classroom. International Journal of Music Education 27:154. doi: 10.1177/0255761409102323 There are a number of excellent points made in this article. Ward explores how his constructivist views of … Continue reading →

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Good Teaching?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by canberramusic

Mills, J. and Murray, A. (2000). Music technology inspected: good teaching in Key Stage 3. British Journal of Music Education, 17:2, 129-156. (link) This survey of 52 schools in England sought to show through examples what is ‘good’ music teaching … Continue reading →

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A Global Classroom

Posted on March 22, 2011 by canberramusic

Burnard, P. (2007). Reframing creativity and technology: promoting pedagogic change in music education. Journal of Music, Technology and Education, 1 37-55. doi: 10.1386/jmte.1.1.37/1 In common with other authors, Burnard makes the argument that innovative use of ICT in music classrooms … Continue reading →

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Defining Music Education in the Digital Age

Posted on March 22, 2011 by canberramusic

Cain, T. (2004). Theory, technology and the music curriculum. British Journal of Music Education 21:2, 215-221. doi: 10.1017/S0265051704005650 In this article, Cain argues that the practical changes in music education brought about by recent technological developments, require us to rethink … Continue reading →

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An all too common problem, but is there really a solution?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by canberramusic

Crawford, R. (2009). Secondary school music education: A case study in adapting to ICT resources limitations. Australasian Journal of Education Technology, 25:4, 471-488. http://ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet25/crawford.html I chose to examine this article because it has an Australian focus and because it addresses … Continue reading →

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Ed Foundations Module A – comments

Posted on March 7, 2011 by canberramusic

I have commented on Luci Knight’s post here and on Ty Quinn’s post here.  

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PPLE Module C reflections

Posted on March 2, 2011 by canberramusic

This week I read two articles on non-interventionist theories. The first was Improving Students’ Interest in Learning: Some Positive Techniques by Leslie Leong. Leong is a tertiary teacher at Central Connecticut State University, so this piece was written with older … Continue reading →

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STS 1 Module B Reflections

Posted on March 2, 2011 by canberramusic

I feel this week has really been about expanding my horizons. Previously I would have defined curriculum as a document produced by a school or government body that tells teachers what they have to teach students. I am now starting … Continue reading →

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Education Foundations Learning Journal 1

Posted on February 28, 2011 by canberramusic

Scenario: Wayne(1) Wayne teaches at an inner city public high school. While he is really excited about his new job close to the inner city suburb where he lives and went to university, he’s finding that not all the students … Continue reading →

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