In this very “metropolitan” episode of the Real Time Minute, Jonathan encourages the use of live virtual venues for facilitated exploration and collaborative viewing of primary resources.
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August 31st, 2006 at 11:18 am
I just looked at your realtimeminutes. I absolutely love them. What a great idea!Thanks for the reference to me too. How often will you be presenting them? I also love the music in the background. It’s perfect.
Talk to you soon.
Love, Mom
August 31st, 2006 at 1:39 pm
Jonathan: Here’s an activity that I first gave to a class before real time classrooms were available. It would work even better in the real time environment.
I gave our several URLs to museums (including the MET). Class participants were invited to visit several of these and discover others with websites. They were to return to class with addresses for artwork (any medium) that made religious statements about Jesus Christ. This was a class that explored Christological affirmations that have been made at various times in history and in different contexts.
Class members not only found some of the key paintings, sculptures, etc., that I wanted them to find, they also discovered some stuff I didn’t know existed on the web. We also found supplemental information on some of the pieces that had been provided by the museum. The discussion that followed (by email, so asynchronous) was enthusiastic. I imagine it would have been even more energized if they had been in a real time class room.
Alan Selig
September 5th, 2006 at 9:41 am
Jonathan - this is a great concept and I love your video format - manageable length - strong message - good stuff all the way around! Keep up the good work - I’ll be back to watch.
Best Rich (OLN, OITC)
September 16th, 2006 at 12:14 pm
Hi, Mom!
This site, like the book, is inspired in large part by my favorite teachers: you and Dad. Glad you are enjoying it! We’ll have to get you on an episode soon.
Love,
Jonathan
September 16th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
Alan:
You mentioned that as a result of your in-class activity “[t]he discussion that followed (by email, so asynchronous) was enthusiastic.” Your point reminds us that real-time experiences usually don’t live in isolation, but are part of a broader continuum in how we communicate, instruct and learn. Strategically using the “live piece” can turbo-boost the asynchronous elements. And cheers to that!
– Jonathan
September 16th, 2006 at 12:22 pm
Rich:
Glad you are here watching and enjoying! Thank you!
– Jonathan