Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

"There's a mentality shift required to fully engage with social networking and community content sites: sometimes, you have to let go." Another point of intersection here for me is Henry Jenkins recently published 72-page white paper " Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century."

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Participatory Teen Vlog Mashup 50

Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2009

Side Trip is an immersive environment full of interactive experiences that let visitors share their own stories of the 1960s, make their own rock posters, and explore the music and vibe of the time. There are two aspects of Side Trip that really stand out: the immersive environment and the design of the interactives.

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Denver Museum Arts Remix 21

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2009

It is an exhibit of user-generated content? In the other case, the institution was unwilling to engage in the conversational environment and ended up isolated, fueling the fire. There is an alternative for those who are really ready to hear from visitors: engage responsively in an invested, honest, personal manner.

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Conversation Museum Artist Minneapolis 21

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

In many museums, comment cards are currently the most "participatory" part of the visitor experience. It's the one place where visitors can offer direct, open-ended feedback on the institution's content and services. Can be used for multiple kinds of requests--content questions as well as concerns about the cleanliness of the bathroom.

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Comment Tools Museum Conversation 20

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2007

It was the kind of experience I wish I had at lots of museum programs—the staff and the content pulled me out of my comfort zone, engaged me in something unusual, and made me feel great. I was struck recently by the description of players in an alternate reality game, SF0 , in which people go on cultural “missions” around the Bay Area.

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Program People Museum Lecture 20

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

I work in museums because I hate schools and see museums as a viable alternative. There are many parallels between free-choice learning and participatory design. Why are we training future leaders of alternative learning using traditional academic techniques and facilities? I don't work in museums because I love them.

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Museum Alternative Education University 29

Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2010

Nina's research keeps finding that the right kind of constraints work to produce a better participatory museum experience. In the end, we are about our content. Whereas Oldenburg’s third places are solely about relationships, not content. Alternatives? Suzanne: We want relationships, too!

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Place Discussion Library Museum 30