jane devine mejia
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Talk presented as part of Creating Online Exhibitions on 2 Nov 09 at the British Museum, run by the E-Learning Group for Museums, Libraries and ArchivesTRANSCRIPT
Online Exhibitions and Archives:An Immersive Experience for Design
Students
Jane Devine Mejia2 November 2009
CETLD partners: collections and higher education
(2005-2010)
Online Exhibition Project goals
• to learn from best practice and existing research about online exhibitions and HE art & design audiences;
• to design a sustainable online exhibition learning site;
• to find effective ways of engaging design students and tutors with archives, particularly those in practice-based disciplines;
Models of best practice: inviting user involvement
Democratising curatorship: myVirtualGallery
2 Willow Road: Ernö Goldfinger, architectA modernist house and its archive
Jalbum Fotoplayer: an open source solution
Images courtesy of the Royal Institute of British Architects British Architectural Library and the University of Brighton Design Archives
Web album software: www.fotoplayer.com
An immersive experience for undergraduate design students
Visiting, documenting, exploring archives, blogging, creative practice
Undergraduate design students: an audience profile
• Predominantly female ( 70%+)• Ages 18-25 • Dyslexia is significant factor for 21-35%
• Makers, not writers• Proficient in use of social media• No experience with archives
Observations
• Academic vs. social networks
• Blogging (or not): image vs. text
• Recalling the physical: encouraging reflective practice
Participatory Online Exhibitions: Elgg Community@Brighton
Closing Remarks
• Web 2.0 sites such as Flickr and Creative Spaces encourage self-directed exploration and participation – online exhibitions need to incorporate these concepts
• Don’t be afraid to experiment , take risks and even make mistakes: the benefit of Web 2.0 tools is flexibility and collaborative learning
• Consider partnering with an HE institution to develop content and build reusable learning resources as part of your online exhibition