FOCUS
Instructables: Art education
A connected learning environment

EVERYTHING IS INTERCONNECTED

WHY & HOW?
CHALLENGE IS CONSTANT

Pro-tips

Contests

Rewards

WHO?
EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE

Experts

Novices

Teachers

Students

WHY?
INTEREST POWERED:
Hobbyists, students, teachers, experts
in ART or AV production

Interest captured across
variety of social media

Diverse artistic styles

Interest in AV
production

Showcase technical
experience

PEER SUPPORTED
WHO? - OPEN TO ALL

Teachers

Students

Experts

Novices

WHY & HOW?
LEARNING ORIENTED:
Consumption + creation
is skills based

Developing artistic skills

Digital media skills

Digital literacy skills

Visual literacy skills

Literacy skills

PURPOSE:
WHY?
Shared purpose:
1. Learn or refine artistic skills
2. Connect with peers

CONNECTIVITY
Openly networked:
Across multiple social media

INTERACTIONS
HOW?
Website: Create
'Instructables'

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

Pinterest

Google+

Instagram

Make it @ your library
[Website partnership]

PRODUCTION CENTRED:
WHAT PRODUCTS?
Website, tweets, posts, video curation

Curation boards

Pro-tips

Posts

'Instructables'

Contests

Forum topics

Tweets

Photos/still images

Google+ communities

Newsletter

Classes

EXPANDING DIVERSITY & BUILDING CAPACITY

Multiple
topics

Variety of
art forms

Diversity of
social media

Diversity of
peers

Residency
program

EXPANDING SOCIAL SUPPORTS

INCREASING ACCESSABILITY

FOSTERS EMPOWERMENT & SELF EXPRESSION
through Art

Levels
of difficulty

Styles of
teaching & learning

Artistic styles

HOW?
LEARNING HAPPENS BY DOING

Create
'instructable'

Share
'instructables'

Comment

Question

Lurk

Appropriating
& recreating

Requires access to IT

Work can be
made public

Cross site sharing
for mentoring

Diverse forms of
recognition &. feedback

Pathways for mastery
including
residency program

CC by SA 2.0 AU
Amanda Taylor, 2018

Reference:

Ito, M., et. al. (2013). Connected Learning: An Agenda for Research and Design. Irvine, CA: Digital Media and Learning Research Hub.

Images:

All images are courtesy of Mindomo and are open access. Hyperlinks attached on social media sites, reference, and copyright statements.

Access to peers