One subject that has long been close to my heart is the experience of girls in environments of informal science learning. I’ve conducted interviews and presented papers on the subject, as well as designed and taught an all-girls summer class at a science center.
I was excited, then, to listen in today on “Exploring the […]
It sounds like the DuPage Children’s Museum has a terrific upcoming exhibition: Animals in Artland. What a great way to mix art and science. Bonus points for going to the children themselves to see what they already know.
1. Establish a single tone but offer more than one voice. Invite staff members, volunteers, visiting lecturers, exhibiting artists, and others affiliated with the museum to guest blog (or, in the case of staff members, to post regularly). Conduct interviews. (Use a Q & A format as it draws attention to the […]
There’s been a lot of discussion lately on museum sites and discussion lists about podcasting. Podcasts are a fabulous tool for museums because they’re a simple medium that can be adapted to multiple audiences, from children to adults, and visitors to your website can listen to them at their convenience–they don’t need to sit […]
The clearest, most interesting consideration to date of how social tagging and folksonomies apply to museum collections may be found here on the Museums and the Web 2006 site.
This week, Trendwatching reflects on the usefulness of virtual anthropology to market researchers. Trendwatching describes virtual anthropology as the process of collecting data, and especially visual artifacts, posted to the web by consumers. The author explains:
As consumers around the world pro-actively post, stream if not lead parts of their lives online, you (or […]