Raising insignificant details of experience to significance Insignificant

Raising insignificant details of experience to significance

Insignificant detail: - Pictorial timetable • Me. How do the children know what they are going to do during the daytime? In some schools they have a sort of picture line or something like that. • S. We were… we are … it’s in the pipeline …we don’t have one yet…!

Evocative objects Pictorial timeline/ timetable Coats and bags Reading area

Pictorial timetable Possible meanings: • Reminder • Independence • Teacher’s authority • Communication with parents • Timetable design – - size and nature of the images Could also consider relocating the timetable e. g. from the reading area to the maths area

Applying the GDA model Alternative domains relate to fluency and flexibility – possible meanings ‘Turning towards’: children leave their book bags in the reading area and incidentally get reminded of how the day is structured Alternative domain: support for learning Home domain: organising the day Alternative domain: authority of the teacher Alternative domain: parental involvement Alternative domain: design

‘Turning away’ Alternative domain: support for learning Home domain: organising the day Alternative domain: authority of the teacher Classroom as the third teacher: Alternative domain: parental involvement • Broadening the concept of reading or learning mathematical concepts • Self regulation/… relates to Foucault (Insidious disciplinary technologies) • Structure/… independence/… relate to Derrida (binary analysis) Alternative domain: design • Independence/…interdependence relates to discourse of quality re. cultural values • Discourse of parental involvement relates to Laclau & Mouffe (hegemony/antagonism)

In contrast to this elaborating interpretation… – the teacher’s intention was to locate the timetable in order to support the Asperger’s Syndrome child in her class.

Wicker settee

Themes recovered from the My. Sql database • • • Chaise longue – wicker settee Variety of seating The mural Matching colours Artistic style v working environment Breaking up the space Mass culture School as institution Leopard skins Overcrowding Academic displays Sky lights Hidden curriculum

Technology • Virtual tour software (Panotour) • Software to create panoramic images (Stitcher) • Database to store reflective comments (My. Sql) – Requires server space and set up script • Search engine – Requires some programming ability

Alternatives: – i. Phone with 360 degree camera attachment (Simple and cost effective - creates QTVR directly) – Pano Pro Mk 2 (ideal solution - no stitching software needed – can edit using Pano Tour software ) – Virtual learning environment: (Simple approach - no need for setting up My. Sql) • e. g. Blackboard or Blog site e. g. Word. Press