{"id":5938,"date":"2017-03-28T09:10:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T09:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=5938"},"modified":"2017-03-28T13:45:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T13:45:21","slug":"empowering-learners-inclusive-cross-disciplinary-projects-podcast-episode-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2017\/03\/28\/empowering-learners-inclusive-cross-disciplinary-projects-podcast-episode-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering learners through inclusive, cross-disciplinary projects &#8211; Podcast Episode 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F314837399&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=550&#038;maxheight=825\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How can we empower students to become creators of meaningful content? How can we promote interdisciplinarity, inclusive learning and digital skills development?<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, we interview <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danaxson\">Dan Axson<\/a>, who is the ICT Coordinator at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-johns.co.uk\/\">St. John&#8217;s School and College<\/a> in Brighton.\u00a0St. John&#8217;s\u00a0is a special\u00a0educational needs (SEN) school\u00a0and specialist college that provides\u00a0education, care and medical therapy to\u00a0young people aged 7 to 25. The discussion in this episode focuses on how Dan and his colleagues at St John&#8217;s have used inclusive teaching methods and technology to empower learners as creators. We talk about how technology can promote inclusive learning with apps such as <a href=\"https:\/\/bookcreator.com\/\">Book Creator<\/a>, how teachers can engage\u00a0learners with inclusive, cross-disciplinary projects and how a technology-enhanced interactive theatre space is being used to create something extraordinary called <a href=\"https:\/\/thejumbliesproject.wordpress.com\/\">The Jumblies Project<\/a>\u00a0(inspired by Edward Lear&#8217;s poem:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems-and-poets\/poems\/detail\/54364\">The Jumblies<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Links:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/danaxson\">Dan Axson<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.st-johns.co.uk\/\">St. John&#8217;s School and College<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bookcreator.com\/\">Book Creator<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/optimusic.com\/\">OptiMusic<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thejumbliesproject.wordpress.com\/\">The Jumblies Project<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems-and-poets\/poems\/detail\/54364\">&#8216;The Jumblies&#8217; poem by Edward Lear<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbourly.com\/project\/57ff9770c7ac8806c4fdbbc5\/information\">Donate to the Jumblies Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photos:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danaxson\">Dan Axson<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/783277894365810689\/Ljw9gkcG.jpg\" alt=\"Dan Axson\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-johns.co.uk\/\">St. John&#8217;s School and College<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5941\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_155914-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_155914-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_155914-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_155914-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_155914-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_155914-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_155914-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_155914-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_155914-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_155914-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/optimusic.com\/\">OptiMusic<\/a>-enhanced theatre at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-johns.co.uk\/\">St. John&#8217;s School and College<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170527.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5940\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170527-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170527-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170527-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170527-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170527-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170527-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170527-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170527-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170527-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170527-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165234.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5948\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165234-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165234-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165234-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165234-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165234-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165234-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165234-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165234-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165234-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165234-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Handheld reflector used to break the coloured light beams, which in turn triggers sound effects or music:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165631.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5944\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165631-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165631-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165631-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165631-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165631-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165631-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165631-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165631-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165631-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165631-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interactive floor which animates as you step on it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165615.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5946\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165615-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165615-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165615-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165615-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165615-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165615-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165615-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165615-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165615-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_165615-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Software used for controlling the <a href=\"http:\/\/optimusic.com\/\">OptiMusic<\/a>\u00a0technology:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170836.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5945\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170836-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170836-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170836-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170836-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170836-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170836-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170836-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170836-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170836-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/03\/20170113_170836-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Video of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danaxson\">Dan Axson<\/a>\u00a0demonstrating the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/optimusic.com\/\">OptiMusic<\/a>-enhanced\u00a0theatre space at St. John&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dan Axson 20170113\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T_x0XRXRDBs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Trailer for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/The Jumblies Project\">The Jumblies Project<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spectral Spaces presents The Jumblies\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/106799981?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can we empower students to become creators of meaningful content? How can we promote interdisciplinarity, inclusive learning and digital skills development? In this episode, we interview Dan Axson, who is the ICT Coordinator at St. John&#8217;s School and College<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2017\/03\/28\/empowering-learners-inclusive-cross-disciplinary-projects-podcast-episode-9\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":183,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,98307],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5938"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5938"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5969,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5938\/revisions\/5969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}