Hi Kari, great topic!
I've put together a few museums that have great digital learning programs, that might have some information if you are looking to introduce blended learning.
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History does about 500 distance learning programs a year, and they focus a lot on health programs, they ship kits with hands-on items to the schools for the kids to interact with. Talk to Patti Overholser or Lee Gamble.
The Philidelphia Museum of Art does teacher workshops online and seasonal programs, as well as distance learning content. They use a lot of really high resolution images to present the artworks to participants.
The Virginia Historical Society does distance learning programs with primary source analysis, ask a historian, and a lot of other Virginia history topics. Talk to Evan Liddiard, he runs the program there.
Some common programs to host content are Skype, Blackboard, Polycom, Vidyo, and Zoom. Personally I prefer Blackboard. They are education focused and have a lot of great tools, like virtual hand raising, and real time quizzes.
Hope this helps! -------------------------------------------
Steven Prokopchak
Associate Producer
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Williamsburg VA
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-24-2014 05:41 PM
From: Kari Nelson
Subject: Blended Learning in Museums
I'm exploring what blended learning (combining face-to-face with online instruction) might look like in a museum context. Can anyone share experiences or references with me?
Thanks!
Kari R. Nelson
Curator of Education
Museum of Peoples and Cultures
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah, USA
mpc_programs@byu.edu (801)422-0022
mpc.byu.edu