Jobs … From The Dusty Pages of History to Modern Times (EN-CUR-524)

This learning scenario aims to create awareness about the changes happening in some professions due to technological developments and industrial reforms. It also aims to introduce how to use Europeana resources in class especially for the high school students aged 14-18. However, this scenario can also be adapted to different grades and ages easily.

Students will be aware of some jobs which still exist and are performed. Students will also research the jobs which are almost forgotten in their own culture. At the end of the lesson, besides being informed about Europeana resources, students will be able to integrate social sciences, technology and culture into English language learning.

This scenario is integrated with English Lesson Curriculum prepared by the Turkish Ministry of National Education. 11th Grade Theme 3: Hard Times focusing on the past habits, events and routines, 10th Grade Theme 4: Traditions, 9th Grade Theme 5: Inspirational People and Theme 7: World Heritage Students can list differences and similarities between today’s and past working conditions using Europeana resources.

They can also see the changes that happened during the years due to the industrial revolution. They will get various information about men, women and children workers from the newspapers or photos published on Europeana. As this learning scenario includes many disciplines, it can be integrated history, social sciences, technology, and literature into the English curriculum. Another fundamental element in this scenario is encouraging students to build their own identities and structure their thought by doing cultural research. Thus they will help to keep the values and cultural roots. This lesson can be integrated with cultural education.

Author: Gül Doğan

Age of students: 15-16

Subjects and topic: English, Language, Cultural Heritage, History / Jobs / Employment

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Public Domain Mark 1.0: the featured image used to illustrate this article has been found on Europeana and has been provided by the Nationalmuseum of Sweden.

3 Responses to "Jobs … From The Dusty Pages of History to Modern Times (EN-CUR-524)"

Panagiota Argyri says:

January 19, 2021 at 12:29 am

Introduction
The learning scenario “Jobs … From the Dusty Pages of History to Modern Times” could be implemented by distance learning and it is a great opportunity to integrate the effects of technological developments and industrial reforms in the jobs, in the classroom.

The implementation context (when, where, how)
I implemented this learning scenario with a group of 20 students aged 16-17 in Evangeliki Model school in Greece. With this group, we are working during school clubs on the topic of career preparation activities. For 1 teaching hour I introduced the Europeana portal to my students as well as the ways they could search and the licenses of using the materials. Moreover, I send via mail, the steps of the activities based on the description of the learning scenario and students worked in groups for 3 hours. When students completed them, we met again online to discuss the results, so this means that we spent more time than the recommended duration.

Assessment of activities and tools of the learning process
The activities that are included are well structured and designed, with the essential guidelines for the teachers. There are many kinds of online teaching materials appropriated for the tasks of the learning scenario that are organized into categories to help teachers select and focus on developing students’ skills. The assessment tools are also very important because, on the one hand, teachers have access to students’ impressions and comments for the activities and on the other hand, the peer assessment’s additional value is that students could express their opinions about their classmates.
The only problem is that safeYoutube videos have broken links.
To summarize the comments: 1) The topic of the article Europeana’s “Europe at Work, Share your story” was very useful and students used it as template for their interview that presented here.
2) The suggested articles child labour, women’ labour history in Europe and industrial agriculture were very interesting according to the online group discussions.
3) The most important part was the research in Europeana portal whereby the students aims to highlight how the job market was presented in the past. The results are presented here.
For evaluation purposes we did not use the questionnaires, but I kept notes for the learning outcomes through discussions and interviews.

Learning outcomes
Based on the Europeana recourses, our students understood the changes happening in some professions due to technological developments and industrial reforms. Our aim was also to introduce how to use Europeana resources in class, especially for the high school students aged 14-18.
Moreover, students developed i) scientific literacy, as they searched for information in the Europeana portal, ii) skills for using ICT tools, iii) responsibility and social culture.
In general students enjoyed this learning scenario and it was a great way to introduce the culture heritage of Europe through the Europeana portal.

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Oana-Alexandra Puscasu says:

April 2, 2021 at 6:09 pm

Hello,

I had a look at the learning scenario and I can mention that this type of lesson is both complex and useful as it raises students’ awareness of the importance of knowing about the past, while also benefiting from all the advantages of modern technology.

I also like the interdisciplinary approach as this lesson can also be taught during a History class. The trends associated with this lesson also prove the efficiency, relevance and future benefits of this lesson, through the multitude of dissemination and storage approaches, because students’ work can be shared via social media, as well as saved on online platforms such as Google Classroom. I also use Google Classroom for online teaching and I can tell that it is very useful because I can upload learning resources so that my students could have unlimited access to them. I also tell my students to bring their own devices, such as their tablet, in order to have access to the digital version of the textbook and to audio files.

The idea of using Padlet to register students’ answers is also something that I liked because it ensures the continuity of the project. Students can re-read their answers and improve them.

Well done for this complex and useful lesson!

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oanaalexandrapuscasu says:

April 22, 2021 at 7:51 pm

Hello,

I had a look at the learning scenario and I can mention that this type of lesson is both complex and useful as it raises students’ awareness of the importance of knowing about the past, while also benefiting from all the advantages of modern technology.

I also like the interdisciplinary approach as this lesson can also be taught during a History class. The trends associated with this lesson also prove the efficiency, relevance and future benefits of this lesson, through the multitude of dissemination and storage approaches, because students’ work can be shared via social media, as well as saved on online platforms such as Google Classroom. I also use Google Classroom for online teaching and I can tell that it is very useful because I can upload learning resources so that my students could have unlimited access to them. I also tell my students to bring their own devices, such as their tablet, in order to have access to the digital version of the textbook and to audio files.

The idea of using Padlet to register students’ answers is also something that I liked because it ensures the continuity of the project. Students can re-read their answers and improve them.

Well done for this complex and useful lesson!

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