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March 2008 Blog Posts (7)

10 points of HOW TO MAKE FUN AND ENGAGING SUMMATIVE EVALUATION TOOLS

HOW TO MAKE FUN AND ENGAGING SUMMATIVE EVALUATION TOOLS?

> These 10 points came across my thoughts while doing my research writing. My research is aiming at enhancing the way of gathering visitors' feedback. In creating a new summative evaluation tool I suggest that the tool must offer the aspect of:

1) Designed for users (museum visitors)

2) Fun

3) Engaging

4) Usable/ Functional - easy to use

5) Beautiful in appearance - high in aesthetic… Continue

Added by Lily on March 27, 2008 at 10:39am — No Comments

Does social networking = notworking??

This may help answer this question (via Seb Chan).

STARTS

Ross Dawson on internet filtering and blocking of Facebook -

Companies that close networking doors jeopardize their future

There has been extensive coverage in the Australian media today [August 20, 2007] about a press release from internet filtering company SurfControl, in… Continue

Added by Lynda Kelly on March 13, 2008 at 5:41pm — 5 Comments

Inclusive Museum Conference

People might be interested in this call for papers and conference. Web 2.0 or 3.0 is certainly a way to make museums more inclusive! Note t hat the 2009 conference will be in Brisbane.

CONFERENCE ON THE INCLUSIVE MUSEUM

National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, the Netherlands, 8-11 June 2008 http://www.Museum-Conference.com

At this time of fundamental social change, this Conference will address the question of the role of the museum, both as a creature of that change,… Continue

Added by Annabel on March 10, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

IMLS National Study on the Use of Libraries, Museums and the Internet

The 2008 IMLS study is now available.

I quote from Seb Chan's email:

"There are some interesting (and unsurprising) findings... "Researchers have completed the “IMLS National Study on the Use of Libraries, Museums and the Internet,” a study that delves into the use of libraries, museums and the Internet. The study concludes that “the amount of use of the Internet is positively correlated with the number of in-person visits to… Continue

Added by Lynda Kelly on March 7, 2008 at 10:12am — 1 Comment

Museum blogs

Came across the Town Hall Gallery blog from one of our new members, Mardi. It is a great example of an interesting blog and an easy way to keep people updated about their activities. For those of you who didn't know, there is a listing of many museum blogs at Museum blogs.org

Added by Lynda Kelly on March 7, 2008 at 8:25am — 1 Comment

Welcome all members

Thanks to all 36 of you who have now joined up since I created this group only 2 days ago! Hope you find this group useful and enjoyable. I am new at this so there may be some early glitches. Have changed the sign up so you don;t have to add your relationship status as I only just figured that out :)

This network is for you - so feel free to post, blog, comment, create your own groups, upload fotos and so on. By becoming involved the Museum 3.0 network will prosper.

Thanks… Continue

Added by Lynda Kelly on March 4, 2008 at 2:02pm — No Comments