數位博物館 (The Digital Museum ) Instructor
Herminia Wei-Hsin Din, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art Education, University of Alaska Anchorage
Email: [email protected] Web: http://afhwd.uaa.alaska.edu E-Portfolio: http://hdin.alaska.epsilen.com/
Skype: herminiadin
Course Description
This course offers a survey of the growing use of technology in museums. It examines applications for information management in collections, digital imaging, and the use of
technology in the service of education both in exhibit contexts and in the variety of educational programs and Web-based dissemination of knowledge.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the student will:
Have an understanding of the role of technology in museums and its future development;
Be familiar with ideas, issues, implications, and basic technological requirements surrounding rapidly evolving changes in digital communication and interactive learning;
Evaluate critically museum Web sites and various technological applications in museum context such as digital imaging, computer kiosk and multimedia programming.
Course Requirements
Completion of assigned readings, Web site visits, and 4 assignments
Participation in class discussions and exercises Course Evaluation
Participation in class discussions and exercises 20 pts
Epsilen course blogs (10) 10 pts
Web sites evaluation portfolio 15 pts
Museum/Gallery observation report on the use of technology 15 pts
Bibliographic reference logs 10 pts
Final project and presentation 30 pts
Expectations
It is expected that students will contribute their ideas, thoughts, and reflections to class discussions and will listen respectfully to the contributions of others in the class.
It is expected that students will complete the assignments in a thorough and timely manner.
It is expected the written work will represent close examination and thoughtful reflections of museum Web sites and assigned readings.
Required Textbooks
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The Digital Museum: A Think Guide, co-edited by Herminia Din and Phyllis Hecht, (Washington, DC: AAM, 2007) ISBN: 978-1-933253-09-1
Additional Readings
Additional readings will be given during each week of the class.
Major Assignments
1. Gallery observation report on the use of technology (15 points)
Visit two local museums that have applied a technology within exhibition context. Make observation and try it yourself. Write a short essay (600 words) on what are the strengths and weakness of this application. Can you find it an effective tool to enhance museum experience?
What are your reasons?
2. Bibliographical reference logs (10 points)
Select FIVE articles written in the last 3-5 years that discuss an issue or topic about using technology in museums. Each article should cover one from of the following areas: education, collections, exhibition, digital imaging, conservation, evaluation methods, marketing,
communication, and e-services solutions. Write a brief summary (250 words) of each article and a paragraph of why you think the issue is significant.
3. Web sites evaluation portfolio (15 points)
You are required to conduct an evaluation portfolio with selection of various Web sites from art, living history, history, children, ethnographic, natural science, natural history museums, to sports, news, music, e-commerce, and entertainment. You need to choose FIVE Web sites that you think is the most significant among its design, content information, and navigation. Then write a short evaluation report (150 words) on why you think this Web site is significant with emphasis on some distinguish sections or features, and personal reflection to the site.
Best of the Web competition by Museums and the Web http://archimuse.com/mw2006/best/index.html
MUSE Award Winners:
http://www.mediaandtechnology.org/muse/
4. Final project (30 points)*
You have to present your final project to the whole class for approximately 20-30 minutes at the end of the semester. You have to options:
A. A Web site development for institutional, educational, collection-based, or e-services site.
B. A computer kiosk or multimedia production in exhibition context C. Design a serious of educational program using media and technology
* Detail will be discussed during the class
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WEEK 1, Feb 18 Orientation, Museums and Technology WEEK 2, Feb 25 Museum in the Digital Age
WEEK 3, March 4 Technology in Exhibition Context I WEEK 4: March 11 Technology in Exhibition Context II WEEK 5: March 18 Field Trip
WEEK 6: March 25 Design Museum Web Site and Multimedia Programming I
First Assignment Due – Gallery observation report on the use of technology WEEK 7: April 1 Design Museum Web Site and Multimedia Programming II WEEK 8: April 8 Project Management
WEEK 9: April 15 Media Technology and Museum Education I (Online via Elluminate)
Second Assignment Due – Bibliographical reference logs
WEEK 10: April 22 Media Technology and Museum Education II (Online via Elluminate) WEEK 11: April 29 AAM & ACM Conference
WEEK 12: May 6 AAM & ACM Conference WEEK 13: May 13 Digital Imaging
Third Assignment – Web sites evaluation portfolio
WEEK 14: May 20 Overview of the latest MUSE Award Winners WEEK 15: May 27 Final Project Presentation I
WEEK 16: June 3 Final Project Presentation II
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