Digital/Technology

EDUCAUSE acquired the New Media Consortium

| Dana

Forgive me for being late with this news, but this is exciting!

https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2018/2/nmc-update

two upturned hands holding gears shaped into a puzzle piece and a head with that missing puzzle piece
Credit: Lightspring / Shutterstock © 2018

“Like so many of you, we were deeply saddened to learn of the dissolution of the New Media Consortium (NMC) in December. I shared at the time our intention to complete the Horizon Report: 2018 Higher Education Edition. The following month, we made the decision to offer to purchase NMC assets. I’m pleased to share the update that the court has accepted our offer, agreeing that it is in the best interests of the organization and the NMC community.”

Find previous reports here: https://library.educause.edu/search#?publicationandcollection_search=Horizon%20Report

 

Museums as Safe Spaces or Comfort Zones 

| Dana

“And as museums open up for participation around collections, documentation, program activities and exhibitions, a key ingredient is trust. With trust contribution, collaboration and co-creation is possible. If museums are perceived as safe spaces for contribution and collaboration, if the audience trusts the museum, it is possible to achieve real social impact in society.”

 

https://medium.com/@kajsahartig/museums-as-safe-spaces-or-comfort-zones-some-thoughts-37aaaad0b535

 

Paris’s First Digital Art Museum

| Dana
visitors in the La Halle space at Atelier des Lumières, Paris.
 Colour scene … visitors in the La Halle space at Atelier des Lumières, Paris. Photograph: E Spiller

In a former foundry in eastern Paris, art – including colourful works by Klimt – gets a huge canvas in a multi-sensory experience from museum foundation Culturespaces

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/jul/26/atelier-des-lumiere-paris-digital-art-museum-klimt?CMP=share_btn_tw

 

Unpacking 263,000 visitor photos at the Royal Ontario Museum

| Dana

https://medium.com/@wrdodger/https-medium-com-wrdodger-unpacking-260-000-visitor-photos-at-the-royal-ontario-museum-e35a51aa9f6b

 

“In a little over 4 years we have gathered just over a quarter of a million photos shared by our visitors.

263,693 photos as of January 25th, 2018 to be exact.

That is a lot user generated content (UGC) but is any of it meaningful? Can we use this as a data source to inform decision making? Are selfies really the scourge of the museum world like they are made out to be or are more people taking (collecting) photos of artifacts? Is there a benefit to encouraging visitors to share their photos? Do we need to incorporate digital engagement experiences into our exhibitions, or can we be more reactive? Below I’ll dig into these ideas and attempt to extract some meaningful information from this UGC collection.”

 

TED-style art history platform aims to promote arts education online

| Dana

“There was a national outcry in 2016 when the last exam board in England to offer A-level art history announced that it would drop the subject. Following a high-profile campaign by leading art world figures, including the Tate’s former director Nicholas Serota and the artists Anish Kapoor and Cornelia Parker, the exam board Pearson decided to plug the gap. But it was this rumble in art education that inspired Heni Talks, a new online platform for educational videos about art that launches today (25 April).”

 

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/new-online-platform-aims-to-promote-art-history-education