History, Hosting, Participatory and Reflection

Dangerous/Ridiculous: Reflections on AAM

Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

I host dating games. In particular, we had a great group of 15 talking about participatory history experiences on Sunday. Participatory art and co-creation on the rise. History and science museums. We hosted a dinner party for diverse museum people, made pancakes, and reconnected at the end of long days.

Reflection

Reflection Columbus Museum Participatory

Reflections on a Weekend with Ze Frank and His Online Community

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

Then again, Saturday was hardly normal at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. This past weekend, in conjunction with our exhibition about Ze Frank's current participatory project, A Show , we hosted " Ze Frank Weekend "--a quickie summer camp of workshops, activities, presentations, and lots of hugging.

Reflection

Reflection Community Museum Participatory

Four Models for Active User Engagement, by Nina Simon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. I’ve added one more category to the mix called hosted.

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Model Activities Active Activism

Quick Hit: My Work with the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2011

I've now been the Director of The Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz for two months. It really reflects what we're trying to do here to transform our institution into as relevant, dynamic, and successful an organization as possible. Lots more on this in the months to come, but I thought you might like to read the article.

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Museum History Arts Work

Yes, Audience Participation Can Have Significant Value

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2012

I can't say that any one experience--working on a collage with other visitors, swinging on a hammock, discovering a participatory display for pocket artifacts in the bathroom--directly contributed to increased attendance and giving. This community was ready for a museum that reflected the unique creative identity of Santa Cruz.

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Audience Museum Participatory History

Feelings and Participation

Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2019

In reflecting on the sample, I’ve made some broad reflections on museum workers and visitors. Today, I wanted to think about participatory elements, something so essential to this blog. The American Museum of Natural History had two wonderful moments happening this summer. We have people’s good wish and natural interests.

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Museum Participatory Interaction Classroom

Fifteen Random Things I've Learned about Design for Participation This Year

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2011

We've been offering a host of participatory and interactive experiences at the Museum of Art & History this season. I loved Jasper Visser's list of 30 "do's" for designing participatory projects earlier this month. The contributions that are the "best" may be a narrow reflection of your own personal preferences.

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Design Participatory Learning Instruction

The Happy Healthy Social Change Activist: Passion for a Cause without Burnout

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Last week I was honored to be a counselor at Museum Camp , an annual professional development event hosted by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). Nina Simon, the executive director of the museum, is an expert in participatory design and fantastic facilitator. Being Intentional About Your To Do List.

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Causes Change Museum Social

Reflections on MuseumNext and Facilitating Brainstorming

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Last week, Jim Richardson and I hosted MuseumNext , a 24-hour workshop for museum professionals focused on bringing new, wild museum projects into the world. I gave an hour-long talk about participatory design practices ( video here ), and Jim gave a small tour of an exhibition he had organized nearby. Facilitator bits.

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Facilitation Reflection Museum Participatory

New Models for Community Partnerships: Museums Hosting Meetups

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

This month brings three examples of museums hosting meetups for online communities: On 8.6.08, the Computer History Museum (Silicon Valley, CA) hosted a Yelp! On 8.8.08, the Ontario Science Center (Toronto, Canada) hosted the 888 YouTube meetup for any and all YouTube aficionados. meetup for Elite Yelp! Me: Me neither.

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Museum Hosting Model Community

Great Conversationalists: Reflections on Being a Dial-a-Stranger

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I still get fidgety listening to the podcast, but now I see it as an artifact of a supremely conducted participatory project rather the sole product of the process. And they made me appreciate them as superb facilitators as a particular kind of participatory experience: conversation with strangers. They really cared about me.

Reflection

Reflection Museum Podcast Participatory

17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

--Helene Moglen, professor of literature, UCSC After a year of tinkering, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History is now showing an exhibition, All You Need is Love , that embodies our new direction as an institution. This post focuses on one aspect of the exhibition: its participatory and interactive elements.

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Participatory Museum Blackboard Game

Guest Post: Radical Collaboration - Tools for Partnering with Community Members

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The majority of our public programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History are created and produced through community collaborations. Recently, we hosted a PechaKucha night at the MAH, which featured a wide range of community members presenting on eight different topics. Can't wait to hear what you think.

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Collaboration Community Tools Museum

Two Years Later

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

at the Brooklyn Museum , Tech Virtual at The Tech , and MN150 at the Minnesota History Center. (By Institutions tying their online and onsite activities, as the Ontario Science Centre did when it hosted a YouTube meetup , or the Smithsonian American Art Museum did when they developed an alternate reality game. There is funding.

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Museum Voice Minnesota Participatory

10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Personal learning and reflection on and about your instructional topic. An excellent first small step is to just identify the blogs that are hosting those conversations on the topics that interest you or inform your work. Your first blog could even document your learnings and reflections about Web.20! It's messy.

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Remix Professional Technorati Wiki

The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Each fall since 2008 MNN has hosted an annual conference and expo.

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Conference Calendar DC Washington

Growth Hacking Your Mission With People Power

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

It is made by many; it is open, participatory and peer-driven.” They are the reflection of a larger trend of individuals interested in fundraising, organizing, and engaging on their own terms. With only two digital staffers the campaign hosted the largest distributed political event in history with 2,700 kick-off parties in one night!

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People Structure Influence Voice

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Dangerous/Ridiculous: Reflections on AAM

Reflections on a Weekend with Ze Frank and His Online Community

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Four Models for Active User Engagement, by Nina Simon

Quick Hit: My Work with the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

Yes, Audience Participation Can Have Significant Value

Feelings and Participation

Fifteen Random Things I've Learned about Design for Participation This Year

The Happy Healthy Social Change Activist: Passion for a Cause without Burnout

Reflections on MuseumNext and Facilitating Brainstorming

New Models for Community Partnerships: Museums Hosting Meetups

Great Conversationalists: Reflections on Being a Dial-a-Stranger

17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Guest Post: Radical Collaboration - Tools for Partnering with Community Members

Two Years Later

10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Growth Hacking Your Mission With People Power

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