Museum 2.0
APRIL 2, 2014
It is what it sounds like: a book of original sheet music, beautifully designed and complemented with artwork and text. Beck''s project is unusual because he deliberately resurrected a mostly-defunct participatory platform: sheet music for popular songs. Sheet music is a beautiful analogy for this.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 7, 2014
Then I build out the content and discussion questions. In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved? Or just keep your ears open.
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Museum 2.0
JANUARY 30, 2013
Earlier this year, I was fascinated to read the account of a participatory project at the Morrison County Historical Society in Minnesota, in which community members were invited to write essays about “what’s it like” to have various life experiences in the County. Whenever we are creating content, we like to use it in a variety of formats.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 30, 2007
To celebrate, I concocted an action learning experience in user generated content, the Beth 5.0 For some big picture ideas on user generated content , see this resource. Music in video: Wonder Drums by porchcat Click here to view the video. As many of you know, I celebrated a milestone birthday this month.
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 30, 2013
I eagerly read about a new social psychology research study in which whites, Asians, and Latinos engaged in a simple collaborative activity--making a music video together. When the music video was not focused on Mexican culture, no such change occurred. But how will we know if we are actually achieving our goals? Direct questioning.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 3, 2009
On Friday, I offered a participatory design workshop for Seattle-area museum professionals ( slides here ). We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggl es with in applying participatory design techniques to museum practice. Develop a "question of interest" that relates to your content. Ask yourself.
Museum 2.0
JULY 20, 2010
Last week, I gave a talk about participatory museum practice for a group of university students at UCSC. Teenagers are often the target for participatory endeavors, and they definitely have high interest in creative expression, personalizing museum experiences, and using interactive or technological tools as part of their visit.
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