Further resources: digital learning
Rebecca Atkinson, 15.06.2011
Further articles and online resources of digital learning and museum games
MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION
Museum jobs: education worker
Information and advice on how to develop a career in museum education
Museums and the education agenda
Selection of publications and external websites on museum education
Ethical debate: education
How far should museums go to meet the requirements of the national curriculum before they risk compromising their intellectual integrity and misrepresenting their collections?
Opening the doors
Opening The Doors was a national three-year programme of work aimed at encouraging young people outside formal education to visit museums and galleries and use the resources they offer
Social media (Museum Practice, 2011)
This issue of Museum Practice examines how websites such as Twitter and Facebook can help museums build and develop audiences
Mobile phone apps (Museum Practice, 2010)
This issue of Museum Practice looks at the potential of mobile phone apps and explains how museums can build their own
Web 2.0 (Museum Practice, 2009)
This issue of Museum Practice explains how museums can set up (and maintain) websites, and build online communities
Digital learning: case study (Museum Practice, 2003)
The Digital Volunteers scheme gave a group of older people the chance to use digital cameras and computers for the first time. The results were impressive, says Janice McLaren, the project organiser at the Photographers' Gallery
Guide to online learning (Museum Practice, 2001)
Resource has published guidance on its website aimed at helping museums meet a growing demand for effective digital learning resources
Education (Museum Practice, 1999)
Three-part series on education covering: educational policies in museums; the role of educators; developing school programmes; and working with families
Digital roundtable (Museums Journal, April 2011)
Have museums got their digital offer right? Last month Museums Journal, in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund, hosted a discussion about culture and its digital future
Learning questions (Museums Journal, January 2010)
The learning outside the classroom agenda is picking up pace, but are museums well placed to take advantage? Felicity Heywood reports
New scientists (Museums Journal, 2008)
Seven experts discuss what museums can and should offer in science education
Team games (Museums Journal, December 2004)
Online games built around museum collections can provide a shared learning experience for visitors and non-visitors alike. By Ilona Holland and Barbara Flagg
OTHER USEFUL RESOURCE
Campaign for Learning
The Campaign for Learning is working for a society where learning is at the heart of social inclusion
The Digital Learning Foundation
The Digital Learning Foundation is an educational charity dedicated to assisting educators and students adopt new technologies and integrate them into everyday teaching and learning
Group for Education in Museums (GEM)
GEM is a network promoting education as a core function of museums
Digital Learning Network
The Digital Learning Network is an informal network of museum, library and archive people who share a common interest in how digital technology can help create creative and inspring educational experiences
Museums Computer Group
An online and email forum for discussion between museum, gallery, archive and HE professionals who work with computers and new technologies
Show Me
Website run by Culture 24 of different museum games from across the UK
MyLearning.org
Mylearning.org is a shared learning resource for teachers and learners inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire and the North West
Slideshare: Shelley Mannion
Presentations from Shelley Mannion, digital learning programmes manager at the British Museum
Slideshare: Joe Cutting
Presentations from Joe Cutting, a museum consultant and exhibit developer specialising in computer exhibits
Slideshare: Martin Bazley
Presentations from Martin Bazley, online experience consultant at martinbazley.com
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Museum jobs: education worker
Information and advice on how to develop a career in museum education
Museums and the education agenda
Selection of publications and external websites on museum education
Ethical debate: education
How far should museums go to meet the requirements of the national curriculum before they risk compromising their intellectual integrity and misrepresenting their collections?
Opening the doors
Opening The Doors was a national three-year programme of work aimed at encouraging young people outside formal education to visit museums and galleries and use the resources they offer
Social media (Museum Practice, 2011)
This issue of Museum Practice examines how websites such as Twitter and Facebook can help museums build and develop audiences
Mobile phone apps (Museum Practice, 2010)
This issue of Museum Practice looks at the potential of mobile phone apps and explains how museums can build their own
Web 2.0 (Museum Practice, 2009)
This issue of Museum Practice explains how museums can set up (and maintain) websites, and build online communities
Digital learning: case study (Museum Practice, 2003)
The Digital Volunteers scheme gave a group of older people the chance to use digital cameras and computers for the first time. The results were impressive, says Janice McLaren, the project organiser at the Photographers' Gallery
Guide to online learning (Museum Practice, 2001)
Resource has published guidance on its website aimed at helping museums meet a growing demand for effective digital learning resources
Education (Museum Practice, 1999)
Three-part series on education covering: educational policies in museums; the role of educators; developing school programmes; and working with families
Digital roundtable (Museums Journal, April 2011)
Have museums got their digital offer right? Last month Museums Journal, in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund, hosted a discussion about culture and its digital future
Learning questions (Museums Journal, January 2010)
The learning outside the classroom agenda is picking up pace, but are museums well placed to take advantage? Felicity Heywood reports
New scientists (Museums Journal, 2008)
Seven experts discuss what museums can and should offer in science education
Team games (Museums Journal, December 2004)
Online games built around museum collections can provide a shared learning experience for visitors and non-visitors alike. By Ilona Holland and Barbara Flagg
OTHER USEFUL RESOURCE
Campaign for Learning
The Campaign for Learning is working for a society where learning is at the heart of social inclusion
The Digital Learning Foundation
The Digital Learning Foundation is an educational charity dedicated to assisting educators and students adopt new technologies and integrate them into everyday teaching and learning
Group for Education in Museums (GEM)
GEM is a network promoting education as a core function of museums
Digital Learning Network
The Digital Learning Network is an informal network of museum, library and archive people who share a common interest in how digital technology can help create creative and inspring educational experiences
Museums Computer Group
An online and email forum for discussion between museum, gallery, archive and HE professionals who work with computers and new technologies
Show Me
Website run by Culture 24 of different museum games from across the UK
MyLearning.org
Mylearning.org is a shared learning resource for teachers and learners inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire and the North West
Slideshare: Shelley Mannion
Presentations from Shelley Mannion, digital learning programmes manager at the British Museum
Slideshare: Joe Cutting
Presentations from Joe Cutting, a museum consultant and exhibit developer specialising in computer exhibits
Slideshare: Martin Bazley
Presentations from Martin Bazley, online experience consultant at martinbazley.com
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