Tuesday 23 April 2013

Use it or lose it!


Use it or lose it!

The artefact collection at TSD on the Carmarthen campus could be regarded as an endangered species. Fewer and fewer universities with teacher training course host a collection such as this. Please help us keep ours. Usage in the 1st term of this academic year fell to an all-time low (this may be due to the new timing of teaching practice). Space is at a premium in the LRC on the Carmarthen campus and collections which are not used could be removed. If you have never used the collection why not come and take a look – it was created for those doing teacher training but resources there may be of use to those doing other courses such as Early Childhood Studies and Youth and Community. Those of you

who have used the collection in the past if you think it should be kept please
ensure you use it in the coming weeks.
When artefacts are taken into School the children have a unique opportunity to handle and engage with them which allows a very different learning experience to using the web for learning. The artefact collection contains a wide range of objects from Romans coins, Hanukah lamp through to bee-bots, play parachutes and puppets.

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