(cross-posted from The Clutter Museum) There’s been a ton of talk over the past year about how participating in social media—whether through blogging, social bookmarking, Twitter, Flickr, or whatever—can be a form of curatorial practice. And I totally get the appeal of that particular metaphor. In fact, I understand that some people mean to use [...]
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Professional development in museums
Note: This is a revision of an earlier version of this post. As an adjunct professor in John F. Kennedy University’s graduate program in museum studies, professional development is frequently at the front of my mind. By “professional development,” I mean helping students and emerging museum professionals become more thoughtful museum thinkers and makers. I’m [...]
Millennials in the museum: an educational dilemma
Although I teach in a museum studies graduate program (and wish I could do it full-time), my primary job is to help faculty become more thoughtful about teaching undergraduates at the University of California, Davis. Since I began working in the university’s Teaching Resources Center, faculty have come to me for assistance with myriad issues, [...]
Percolations: Museums and Social Networking Sites, Part V
Note: This is part V of a series. Read part I, part II, part III, and part IV. All right. . . Now that we’ve taken a whirlwind tour of some of the web’s most popular social networking sites, let’s take a moment, sit back, and enjoy a cup of a favorite beverage. (In the [...]
Percolations: Museums and Social Networking Sites, Part III
Note: This is part III in a series. Read part I and part II. Flickr When it comes to museums and social networking, Flickr is where the action is and should continue to be. Unlike Facebook and MySpace, where visitors can leave notes or comments, Flickr allows people to actively create the core content in [...]
Percolations: Museums and Social Networking Sites, Part II
Note: This is part II of a series. Be sure to check out part I as well. MySpace Museums appear to be colonizing MySpace at a much faster pace than they are participating in Facebook. It’s not surprising that MySpace is so popular with museum marketers, as it’s not only among the most-trafficked social networking [...]