This was sent to me
directly and I think Liz Baird (who started the thread) and others might find it
interesting.
Liz -- could you
send me your e-mail addres so we can talk off-line about a possible session for
the 2004 AAM Annual Meeting on this topic?
janice
Janice
Klein
DIrector, Mitchell
Museum of the American Indian, Kendall College
Dear
Janice,
Your message was
forwarded to me by my colleague. Actually, videoconferencing is much more
widespread in museums versus online asynchronous learning models. You may be
interested in this PacBell list serve which includes a number of museums and
other institutions which offer programs: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/adventures.html
We have been
offering videoconferencing programs since '99.
Sincerely,
Victoria
T(212) 333-6574
F(212)
333-1118
Mailing address:
Department of Education
The Museum of
Modern Art
11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019
Museum
Location:
MoMA QNS
33rd Street at Queens Blvd.
Long Island City,
Queens
My guess would be
that the ASTC report refers primarily to web-based tours, although you should
contact them directly to confirm that. Video-conferencing doesn't
seem to be that big yet in museums -- it's more common in universities and
colleges. I do know that the Chicago Historical Society has a
video-conferencing room -- try contacting Russell Lewis there for more
information ([log in to unmask]).
I'd be interested in
seeing what kind of overall response you get (off line) since this would be a
very useful tool to get workshops, etc. to smaller museums with personnel that
don't have the resources to travel to conferences.
thanks,
Janice
Klein
Chair,
SMAC-AAM
DIrector, Mitchell
Museum of the American Indian, Kendall College
Greetings,
I am new to the list,
so please forgive me if this has been covered extensively in previous
postings, but does anyone know how many museums (US? Worldwide?) have two way
interactive videoconferencing capabilities? the ASTC report says that 23% of
museums worldwide (and 21% in the US) offer "virtual visits" but those could
be web based tours, CDROMs, or other technologies.
Thank you so much
for any help you can provide.
Liz Baird
Coordinator of Student Outreach
and Distance Learning
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences