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Leading the Participant

Museum 2.0

You will make history. The simulation is structured to give students information, then a binary choice. It isn't until the last group when Starlee sees a young Reagan who decides against the invasion--and against history. Lives are at stake. Adult staff members are not here to answer questions or help you. Maybe, maybe not.

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Two Years Later

Museum 2.0

Today, Museum 2.0 I started the Museum 2.0 blog in 2006 as a personal learning exercise about "the ways that museums do and can evolve from 1.0 I started the Museum 2.0 blog in 2006 as a personal learning exercise about "the ways that museums do and can evolve from 1.0 and watched the Museum 2.0

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AAM Recap: Slides, Observations, and Object Fetishism

Museum 2.0

I just returned from the American Association of Museums (AAM) annual meeting in Philadelphia. I led two sessions, one on visitor co-created museum experiences, and the other on design inspirations from outside museums. what is the value of the exhibition experience to non-participants, that is, regular museum visitors?

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Co-Creating Exhibits with Teens and Volunteers: The Importance of Criteria

Museum 2.0

There was no initial design, no graphics, and no idea of where the teen' work would fit into an overall structure. Find a way to control the structure, even if it's artificial. And the adults thought (as many would) that this was an opportunity, not a setback. Sharpen the criteria based on your needs.

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ExhibitFiles: Interviews with Initiators Jim Spadaccini and Wendy Pollock

Museum 2.0

I spoke to them on different days, so I've taken some liberty with structure here, but their words are maintained intact. There was a need recognized and that need was that exhibits and exhibitions were being redesigned over and over again without that sense of history. What was the basis for this project? So I keep updating it.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month, I heard a talk by author Jonathan Salem Baskin about his soon to be published book, “ Histories of Social Media.&# The book looks at social media concepts and ideas, asks is this really new? The technology tools certainly are, but history provides a context for every behavioral quality of new media.

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[VIDEO] Keeping Your Donor Database Healthy, Wealth, and Wise

Bloomerang

Yeah, the Whaling Museum in New Bedford. I’ve been to the Whaling Museum in New Bedford. Mary’s University of Minnesota. How do you structure your database? I look at how is it structured, the big internal structure. Steven: And it’s not 2:00 a.m. That’s right. Robin: Yes.