Thirteenth International Conference on The Arts in Society

Abstract

The proposed paper presents the design, enactment and evaluation of a Multiliteracies Arts Practice (MAP) framework derived from the multiliteracies pedagogy of the New London Group, the Learning by Design Model adapted from Cope and Kalantzis and Schwartz’s museum based pedagogy. A design-based research (DBR) methodology was utilised to undertake the research using both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods and analysis. The research unfolded in three phases: the preliminary stage, the prototyping stage and the implementation and evaluation stage. The Living Museum Partnership (LMP), an art museum-school partnership, unfolded in 13 weeks for the construction of a student-generated online museum to support STEAM curriculum for K-12 primary education. The focus is on the experiences of 4 schoolteachers, 2 museum educators and 36 primary students aged 10-12 years old in the island of Cyprus.