Part 1:
Preparing to Use ICT in Teaching
a.
Aims and Objectives
The
teacher's aim for the sake of this case study is to develop work
in pupils' understanding of theatre design and its impact on performance
and experience of Drama. The pupils are in year ten, have a variety
of interests in Drama, and mostly see it as a practical subject
that embraces performance and the supplementary functions that
support performance. They are therefore happy to talk about lighting,
set design, props and make-up, for example, but see these things
from a practical point of view and are not entirely sure where
ICT comes in.
As
we meet the teacher, he has previously taught the main area of
work through a variety of methods, and has always been keen to
have pupils work on a range of practical activities. Theatre design
has previously taken the form of visits to theatres, discussions
of the impact of space on performance/experience and from time
to time the use of architectural plans and drawings.
Specifically,
over an introductory two week phase of his programme, the teacher
wants the pupils at this phase of their learning to be able to:
-
Explain some common features of theatre design, such as:
- seating
arrangements
- visual
access
- layering
of tiers
- performer-audience
placing
- support-performer
placing
- Discuss
the impact of theatre design on performance and experience,
especially in relation to:
- acoustics
- actor-presentation
- set-design
implications
- lighting
- audience
visual, auditory and positional experience
- Explore
ways of representing theatre design on paper
- Create
a theatre design in one of three formats provided, using Word
or a drawing application OR
- Transpose
a design from one of three formats to the other
Questions
for Consideration
- If
you currently deal with this area of work in the classroom,
or with an analogous or related area, how do you do so?
- Do
you use real examples of theatre designs to illustrate points,
and how do you manage use of and access to these?
- What
are the main problems you would expect to encounter when you
work with real examples of theatre design through actual visits
or real design drawings?
Keep
a short record of your responses to these questions for discussion
with your mentor.
 b.
Deciding Whether to Use ICT
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