Teaching with Technology

Hi everyone, I came across this site on Resources for Electronic E-Portfolios . It offers a variety of sources on e-portfolios from interactive sites, conferences, papers, lectures, and on-line videos.  Also, the author makes a unique comparison between e-portfolios and digital stories to promote deep learning.  Linking two dynamic process [digital storytelling and electronic portfolios] […]

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 This study investigated children’s processes of composing short melodies using a software application.  The investigation focused on the relationship between three background variables as related to the behaviors of children as they composed the melodies.  These variables included age, task familiarity, and formal instrumental music tuition.  Results showed age and formal instrumental tuition to have […]

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This article maps the progression of interactive Web sites used to facilitate the teaching and learning of the Irish traditional virtual music community referred to as IrTrad.  Collectively, these sites provide information on performance and musical quality, performance practices, issues of authenticity, learning exercises, repertoire, and other areas related to learning the music of IrTrad […]

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Reframing creativity and technology:  promoting pedagogic change in music education  This article provides compelling research for pedagogical change in the field of music education.  Four principles highlight the various aspects of this change with a specific focus on the integration of creativity and technology.  According to the author, “…creativity is an essential human attribute lying […]

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EARS The Electro Acoustic Resource Site (EARS) is designed to provide guidance to anyone involved in the field of electroacoustic music studies, regardless of experience.   Electroacoustic music currently falls within the music and music technology curricula.  According to Landy, this is problematic for two reasons:                  …the difficulty one encounters in finding sources related to […]

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This article explores the differences and effectiveness of two music technology courses at the UK Open University (OK OU).  The two courses are TA225 The Technology of Music, and its newest and expanded version, TA212.  The reasoning behind the expansion was the need for more cross-disciplinary content, which included three additional components:  background knowledge; music […]

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‘A Silent Revolution’ Collaboration is at the core of media literacy.  It stirs curiosity, awakens the imagination, breeds knowledge, and prompts innovation.  Consider a learning environment in which “evaluation is part of the process….there is no fear of failure….students learn at their own pace….there is liberation from ranking,” students are entrusted with their own learning, […]

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  Delivering student feedback in higher education: the role of podcasting. In the field of music education, feedback is immediate and ongoing.  In a one-to-one lesson setting, for example, a student will play a musical selection for the teacher, and the teacher will respond with immediate feedback.  The student will replay the passage incorporating the […]

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This week I chose the article, “Adapting to change: working with digital sound using open source software in a teaching and learning environment.”  While the article focuses on the benefits of open source software in the classroom, especially related to cost savings and access, what I found most compelling was the case Moore and Moore […]

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