The Bigger Bloom: Digital Literacy and Creativity

This resource is an OER produced as part of the Digital Futures in Education (DeFT) project funded as a part of the third phase of the HEA/JISC/UKOER programme. The project's aim was to develop guidance on digital literacy practices in education and the use of OER in teaching and learning. The case study focuses on the work of Kate Cosgrove, assistant head teacher at Mundella Primary School: www.mundella.sheffield.sch.uk. Mundella is a larger than average primary school in Sheffield. The majority of pupils are white British. A few pupils speak languages other than English. The case study describes a project involving 80 key stage 1 children in year 1 and year 2 who, inspired by David Hockney’s work, used the Brushes app (www.brushesapp.com/) to create images of flowers that were compiled in a digital mural, ‘A Bigger Bloom’. This was eventually displayed for the public in the Millennium Gardens in Sheffield as part of Sheffield Children’s Festival: http://sheffieldchildrensfestival.org.