Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

I’m preparing for a webinar and with any training I begin the instructional design with surveying participants to understand their level, learning goals, and attitudes about the subject matter. Use Participatory Research Techniques To Discover Engagement Topics. Measure, Test, Refine. Nudge people to do something.

Social Media 101

Social Media Headline Media Social 101

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean''s book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1.

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Museum Question Participatory Evaluation 45

Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean's book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1.

Question 49

Question Participatory Museum Evaluation 49

Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2012

It could have been the attitude of the museum that supports participation and conversation. For a long time, I knew I cared deeply about designing from "me to we" --inviting visitors to form social connections through participatory experiences--but I couldn't express a clear reason why. I don't know what made it happen.

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Community Teen Build Social 42

Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? This attitude is often self-serving: it’s also a practical problem for those who actually want to create change. How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? The six topics are: How do you plan for the future? Who owns the stuff?

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Library Museum Reflection Alternative 20