Exploring object-based learning: Hands On guide

The Hands On guide, produced by Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) in partnership with Glasgow Museums, is a step-by-step guide to using everyday and museum objects, as well as paintings, inside and outside the classroom.

The guide is aimed at early, first and second level teachers and practitioners. However, the thinking frameworks used in the guide and the tips for museum visits will be useful for teachers at any level.

A training day for the guide was filmed and the video clips and accompanying materials can be used for personal, departmental or school CPD. The day was led by Eileen McNeill, an educational consultant and former Glasgow City Council QIO with a responsibility for teaching for effective learning.

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Watch the video of Helena Gillis, Learning and Access Manager at MGS discussing the aims and purposes of the Hands On guide.

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Watch the video of Eileen McNeill, trainer in the use of the Hands On guide, discussing how these materials can be adapted for varying types of CPD.

The Hands On guide

These materials aim to:

• develop the skills and tools necessary to incorporate object-based learning into learning and teaching
• provide practitioners with practical examples of object-based learning activities
• offer examples of how these ideas can be put into practice. Within the section ‘Putting ideas into practice’, there is a case study which demonstrates how the use of objects and partnership working with the heritage sector can inspire learning which makes connections across the curriculum.