Comments on: Teaching Museums and Technology

By: We, the People | Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog

We, the People | Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:20:05 +0000

[...] have the distinct pleasure of being in Daniel’s class this fall, Museums and Technology. While it is surprising for my classmates that I would take a class about something I do already, [...]

By: Adrianne

Adrianne — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:33:15 +0000

Definitely include as much real-world exposure as possible! Also examining how to gain support (moral & material) for the technology within the museum itself would be invaluable, as typically that is the first roadblock you encounter.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:57:26 +0000

I’m pretty sure I’m taking this class, guess I should figure that out soon. Anyway, I thought I would let you know that there’s a web forum called Museum3.0, and while I just joined earlier in the summer so am pretty new to it, the group may be an interesting discussion topic for the class- connecting museum enthusiasts across the globe via internet and seeing what virtual discussions are being held through the site.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:24:21 +0000

Thank you to everyone for your comments and input. I’ll definitely take everything into consideration, and importantly, have fun.

By: kathi

kathi — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:32:42 +0000

I taught at Butler University for 8 years and found guest speakers to be golden. Students enjoy the entertainment value of having different points of view all the time, and it allowed them to gather a rolodex of names in the industry for future job/internship seeking. We are a community rich in culture, at differing levels of technological advancement, so I think there are many points of view you could include.

By: Jenny Mikulay

Jenny Mikulay — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:48:17 +0000

Fun to learn about your plans–don’t forget to make it all lots of fun!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:51:49 +0000

Sounds like a good syllabus so far! I’d also suggest working with other departments. Many of the students (and as a student, I can say this) will come into this with two thoughts – Technology=website or tech=databases. When in reality, there are few areas of a museum not impacted by technology. Encourage students to look at how marketing, retail, operations, security, education, development, collections, etc use technology and how they COULD use it. I wish I were taking the course, but alas, I already have my 3 credits for it! Good luck and have fun!!

By: Bonnie C.

Bonnie C. — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:07:28 +0000

Looking forward to this class! I know virtually NOTHING about technology (ha!) so hopefully this will be a huge learning experience for me. And yes, free parking is a perk!

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:28:16 +0000

This is going to be AWESOME! Also, free parking.