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Collaborating and creating on music technologies

Type: journal article

Authors: Teresa Dillon

Abstract
Across all UK secondary school subject areas the proliferation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has changed the nature of learning. Music education now includes the use of digital tools, such as programmable keyboards and computers, as key learning and music making instruments. Despite such usage there is relatively little understanding of the kinds of musical experiences and interactions such instruments might support. This research note discusses the outcomes of a series of studies that explored the processes employed by 42 young people (30 dyads, 12 triads; 11–17 years) when using a prerecorded sample software package called eJay (http://www.ejay-uk.com). The results provide an overview of the kinds of collaborative creative thinking process the young people engaged in, and how important the processes of discovery and exploration were to their shared discussions. This research note briefly examines the importance of understanding open-ended tasks and computer supported collaborative creativity for learning.

URL: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0883035504001016

Associated tags
metadata ▸ material ▸ eJay
metadata ▸ contribution ▸ Evaluation
metadata ▸ year ▸ 2003
technological dimension ▸ applications ▸ Desktop
technological dimension ▸ input technologies ▸ Mouse, keyboard
technological dimension ▸ system outputs ▸ Audio
musical dimension ▸ activities ▸ Creating
pedagogical dimension ▸ learning theories ▸ Constructivism
pedagogical dimension ▸ users ▸ Secondary
pedagogical dimension ▸ venues ▸ Classroom