13 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR ONLINE EXPERIENCES MORE ENGAGING AND INTERACTIVE SUMMARY Although I’d love to have a crystal ball and see into the future, I can’t predict what is going to happen in the next 6 months any more than you can. Although things are opening up now in some areas, I can’t say for certain
What's your Zoom confidence like? Whether you're new to Zoom or you’ve already had a go (but are still unsure), it's important to feel confident when running sessions on Zoom. Perhaps you're afraid of the tech and want to feel in control of it? Or maybe you're worried that your sessions won't be as engaging as your in-person ones?
What did you enjoy reading the most on the Thinking Museum blog in 2020? It’s always good to reflect at the end of the year before starting a new one – and it was really interesting to see which of my blog posts were the most popular! Did you catch all of these? Scroll through this list, and catch
Are you thinking about facilitating virtual sessions about art and artefacts, but wondering how your first session will go? One of the members in my Visible Thinking Membership, Elisa Mosele, recently shared with me details of her first ever virtual facilitation using thinking routines with an artwork. In this week’s ‘pictures of practice’ post, I’m sharing our chat about
After you’ve become an expert at using all the standard elements of Zoom (chat, breakout rooms, whiteboard, annotation and polls), you might want to progress to using external tools that offer more flexibility and creativity. Here are 3 great tech tools that you can use with thinking routines and art. Mentimeter At the start of every in-person Visible
Are you thinking about facilitating online Zoom sessions about art and artefacts, but wondering how to make your online classes or virtual tours more interactive and engaging? I’ve attended some fantastic interactive online sessions over the past few months and I’ve led plenty of my own. I've also attended some pretty dull one-way presentations and long lectures. No matter
Do you ‘distrust’ or ‘dislike’ online learning? Maybe you’ believe that ‘in-person’ is miles better? Then, it's definitely time to challenge your thinking on these 4 common myths about online learning. I've attended some fantastic online classes over the past few months and I've led plenty of my own. I've gone from teaching partially to fully online
If you’ve never taught or led discussions online, you might be a little nervous or wary of virtual facilitating with artworks or objects. You may be wondering how your skills will transfer to an online environment or whether your sessions will be as effective or as engaging. Here are my top tips for confidently leading and facilitating engaging discussions
So, this week marks the end of my 8 week Visible Thinking in the Museum Online (VTMO) course. 17 participants from 8 different countries (& 2 continents) came with me on a deep dive into learning how to create engaging and lively discussions about art and museum objects using my method ‘Visible Thinking in the Museum’ (a combination of
Have you been using the same thinking routines for a while now? Looking for some new routines to liven things up with your art and object discussions? Sometimes it can be reassuring to stick to the same methods and techniques that you've always used. The same goes for using the same thinking routines that you've always used. At other
