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Scott Sayre Sandbox Studios Kress Foundation Museum Education Roundtable, February 6, 2008
Museum EducationIssues of Practice
Museum EducationIssues of Practice
Scott SayreSandbox Studios
Scott Sayre Sandbox Studios Kress Foundation Museum Education Roundtable, February 6, 2008
Issues of PracticeIssues of Practice• Barriers to collaborationBarriers to collaboration• Role definitionRole definition• Quantity vs. qualityQuantity vs. quality• Allocation of resourcesAllocation of resources• Technology promise and perilTechnology promise and peril
Scott Sayre Sandbox Studios Kress Foundation Museum Education Roundtable, February 6, 2008
Scott Sayre Sandbox Studios Kress Foundation Museum Education Roundtable, February 6, 2008
Scott Sayre Sandbox Studios Kress Foundation Museum Education Roundtable, February 6, 2008
Minneapolis Institute of ArtMinneapolis Institute of Art
By 2001 the Museum had produced and installed over two dozen permanent Interactive Learning Stations
Scott Sayre Sandbox Studios Kress Foundation Museum Education Roundtable, February 6, 2008
Minneapolis Institute of ArtMinneapolis Institute of Art
Phase 2 - LCD Findings• Temporarily installed 6 LCD
video loops• 3 focus groups conducted
– Visitors felt the LCD’s enhanced the exhibit even when in very close proximity to objects
– 6 inch displays too small10 inch about right
– Ambient audio preferred where appropriate
– Time should be indicated (45 seconds to 5 minutes best)
Scott Sayre Sandbox Studios Kress Foundation Museum Education Roundtable, February 6, 2008
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