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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">9 Dec 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin</a></h4> </div> <p>Crowdsourcing can build virtual community, engage the public, and build large knowledge databases about science and culture. But what does it take, and how fast can you grow? For some insight, we look at a crowdsourced history site: Historypin is an appealing database of historical photos, with dates, locations, captions, and other metadata. It’s called History <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">18 Nov 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Dinovember: Creative literacy starts young</a></h4> </div> <p>“Uh-oh,” Refe Tuma heard his girls whisper. “Mom and Dad are not going to like this.” It’s Dinovember, and his family’s plastic dinosaurs have been getting into mischief all month. Every year, Tuma and his wife devote the month of November to “convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: museum</h1> </div> <div class="post-4107 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-learning tag-3d tag-android tag-google tag-maps tag-museum tag-streetview" id="post-4107"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/01/31/cars-trikes-and-more-create-google-street-view/" rel="bookmark">Cars, trikes, and more create Google Street View</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/01/31/cars-trikes-and-more-create-google-street-view/" rel="bookmark">January 31st, 2013</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4120" alt="Google Maps Street View" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Screen-Shot-2013-01-31-at-1.33.05-PM-150x70.png" width="150" height="70" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Screen-Shot-2013-01-31-at-1.33.05-PM-150x70.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Screen-Shot-2013-01-31-at-1.33.05-PM.png 232w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />The Grand Canyon is yet another place that Google brings to your digital screens, from their <em>Street View</em> family of content. Google has been collecting street-level views of our world at a vast scale possible only because of it’s deep pockets and technical expertise. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/01/31/cars-trikes-and-more-create-google-street-view/#more-4107" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Cars, trikes, and more create Google Street View">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/01/31/cars-trikes-and-more-create-google-street-view/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/3d/" rel="tag">3D</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google/" rel="tag">google</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/maps/" rel="tag">maps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/streetview/" rel="tag">StreetView</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3714 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-strategy tag-access tag-android tag-apps tag-ios tag-iphone tag-itunes tag-mobile-phone tag-museum tag-smartphone tag-social-media-2 tag-online-surveys" id="post-3714"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/" rel="bookmark">Museums still ignoring mobile, especially small museums</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/" rel="bookmark">April 16th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright" title="Who is making museum apps?" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-04-16-at-1.10.52-PM.png" alt="" width="325" height="174" />The vast majority of museums are totally ignoring mobile apps.</p> <p>At present, ~350 iPhone apps have been actually created by museums. Of those, only one out of ten was created by a U.S. museum (the rest are non-U.S.). The other 760 iPhone apps matching “museum” in their title or description were created by travel and culture publishers, most of which are poor quality.</p> <p>These pathetic numbers ignore smartphone reality. In the U.S. alone, <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/04/11/when-will-smartphones-reach-saturation-in-the-us/">half of all</a> mobile phone customers now have smartphones, and there will soon be <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/03/07/the-unrelenting-trends-in-the-us-smartphone-market/">1 million</a> new smartphone (smartphones run apps) subscribers a week. This will be virtually <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/04/11/when-will-smartphones-reach-saturation-in-the-us/">all U.S. households in 5-7 years.</a> Currently, Android and iOS are the two main app platforms. Numbers in Europe are similar. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/#more-3714" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Museums still ignoring mobile, especially small museums">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/#comments">8 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/itunes/" rel="tag">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile-phone/" rel="tag">mobile phone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-surveys/" rel="tag">surveys</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3683 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-learning tag-access tag-culture tag-google tag-google-art-project tag-khan-academy tag-learning-2 tag-museum tag-outreach tag-visitors tag-youtube tag-zoom" id="post-3683"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/04/google-expands-art-project/" rel="bookmark">Google Expands ‘Art Project’</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/04/google-expands-art-project/" rel="bookmark">April 4th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3707" title="Google Art Project" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-04-04-at-1.57.25-PM2-240x61.png" alt="" width="240" height="61" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-04-04-at-1.57.25-PM2-240x61.png 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-04-04-at-1.57.25-PM2-150x38.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-04-04-at-1.57.25-PM2.png 277w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" />Over 30,000 objects are now available for anyone to savor and study online, for free, in impressive high resolution, in Google’s ‘Art Project.” This is 30x expansion from the thousand objects in the first version launched in February 2011. See our prior article, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/14/the-amazing-giga-resolution-images-of-google-art-project/">The virtual vs. the real: Giga-resolution in Google Art Project</a>. The project now has 151 partners in 40 countries; in the U.S., the initial four museums has grown to 29 institutions, including the White House and some university art galleries.</p> <p><strong>See the site: <a href="http://www.googleartproject.com/">Google Art Project </a><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/04/google-expands-art-project/#more-3683" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Google Expands ‘Art Project’">(more…)</span></a></strong></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/04/google-expands-art-project/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/culture/" rel="tag">culture</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google/" rel="tag">google</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google-art-project/" rel="tag">Google Art Project</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/khan-academy/" rel="tag">Khan Academy</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/youtube/" rel="tag">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/zoom/" rel="tag">zoom</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3351 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-learning tag-access tag-art tag-classroom tag-community tag-craftsy tag-distance-learning tag-e-learning tag-education tag-experiences tag-museum tag-museum-of-modern-art tag-nytimes tag-online-course tag-the-new-york-times tag-user-interface" id="post-3351"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/24/online-courses-for-learning-skills-moma-nyt-knitting/" rel="bookmark">Online courses for learning skills: MoMA, NYT & knitting</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/24/online-courses-for-learning-skills-moma-nyt-knitting/" rel="bookmark">January 24th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Online courses can be a great way to teach (and learn) new skills. They can be small and highly personal, or scale to thousands of students. As followup to my <a title="What is an online course?" href="http://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/">post about “What is an online course?”</a>, let’s look behind the scenes at a few kinds of successful online classes, rich with video, feedback and large amounts of real-world work.</p> <p><strong>Structuring a course</strong></p> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3470" title="MoMA" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-23-at-3.30.59-PM1.png" alt="" width="153" height="41" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-23-at-3.30.59-PM1.png 153w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-23-at-3.30.59-PM1-150x40.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px" />The<strong> Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) </strong>currently has six 8 or 10 week <a href="http://www.moma.org/learn/courses/online">online courses</a>. The cost is $200 for self-guided courses, or $350 for instructor-led. The latter enroll 30-45 students. MoMA offers both knowledge classes, e.g., “Modern and Contemporary Art: 1945–1989,” and knowledge/skill courses, e.g., “Materials and Techniques of Postwar Abstract Painting,” in which students do hands-on work at home.</p> <p>The instructor-led classes offer structure, socialization and personalization; whereas, the self-guided courses are about individual freedom, providing access to curated articles and video, with no live instructor facilitation nor social interaction with other students.</p> <p><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-17-at-7.48.23-PM.png"><img class="alignleft" title="Video from the gallery" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-17-at-7.48.23-PM-150x82.png" alt="" width="150" height="82" /></a>The studio-art offerings have weekly assignments. For example, students paint canvases using the materials and techniques of iconic artists. They photograph their works in progress and finished, and upload them to discuss with other students and the instructor. Wendy Woon directs MoMA’s education department. She feels the 10-week timeframe has worked well for studio art, allowing enough time for a sense of trust and community to develop in the discussion forums so that students are willing to have “critical conversations” criticizing each other’s work.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/24/online-courses-for-learning-skills-moma-nyt-knitting/#more-3351" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Online courses for learning skills: MoMA, NYT & knitting">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/24/online-courses-for-learning-skills-moma-nyt-knitting/#comments">3 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/art/" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/classroom/" rel="tag">classroom</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/craftsy/" rel="tag">Craftsy</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/distance-learning/" rel="tag">Distance Learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/e-learning/" rel="tag">e-learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/experiences/" rel="tag">experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum-of-modern-art/" rel="tag">Museum of Modern Art</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/nytimes/" rel="tag">NYTimes</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-course/" rel="tag">online course</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/the-new-york-times/" rel="tag">The New York Times</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/user-interface/" rel="tag">user interface</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3248 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning category-strategy tag-access tag-classroom tag-community tag-distance-education tag-education tag-gamification tag-higher-education tag-learning-2 tag-mobile tag-museum tag-online-course tag-teaching tag-virtual-school" id="post-3248"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/" rel="bookmark">What is an online course?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/" rel="bookmark">January 11th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3335" title="Online course robot" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-06-at-12.51.19-PM.png" alt="" width="121" height="142" /></p> <p>“The debate about which is better, face-to-face learning or online learning is fast becoming obsolete,” says <a href="http://learningdesign.psu.edu/index.php/section/staff/jennifer_berghage">Jennifer Berghage</a>, an instructional designer at Pennsylvania State University. The common goal is that “an online course should be, above all, <em>engaging</em>, so that the learner enjoys the learning and is able to not only assimilate it but retain it and apply it.”</p> <p>Online courses are revolutionizing formal education, and have opened a new genre of outreach on cultural and scientific topics. These courses deliver a series of lessons to a web browser or mobile device, to be conveniently accessed anytime, anyplace. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/#more-3248" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What is an online course?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/#comments">8 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/classroom/" rel="tag">classroom</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/distance-education/" rel="tag">distance education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/gamification/" rel="tag">Gamification</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/higher-education/" rel="tag">higher education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-course/" rel="tag">online course</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/teaching/" rel="tag">teaching</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/virtual-school/" rel="tag">Virtual school</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3258 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-learning tag-3d tag-access tag-app-store tag-apps tag-audience tag-augmented-reality tag-exhibits tag-free tag-ios tag-mobile tag-museum tag-singapore tag-touchpress tag-university-of-virginia-art-museum tag-video tag-virtual-reality tag-visualization" id="post-3258"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/11/29/put-3d-objects-at-your-visitors-fingertips-uvam-on-the-ipad/" rel="bookmark">Put 3D objects at your visitors’ fingertips: UVaM on the iPad</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/11/29/put-3d-objects-at-your-visitors-fingertips-uvam-on-the-ipad/" rel="bookmark">November 29th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3268" title="Hopi doll from UVaM" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-7.14.42-PM.png" alt="" width="142" height="165" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-7.14.42-PM.png 142w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-7.14.42-PM-129x150.png 129w" sizes="(max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px" />A Hopi doll with painted headdress springs to life, spinning under my finger tips on a new <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uvam/id478915134?mt=8">iPad app</a> from the <a href="http://www.virginia.edu/artmuseum/">University of Virginia Art Museum</a> (UVaM).</p> <p>The delightful app presents 19 different objects in 3D, to spin and zoom, providing an immediacy that rivals seeing an object in real life. In fact, it’s better in many ways than peering at an object through a protective case because the objects can be spun through a full 360°, view under bright lighting, at high resolution.</p> <p><strong>Personal exploration</strong></p> <p>The free app presents the mobile visitor with a grid of objects (below, left):</p> <p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3277" title="AVaM app" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-8.29.15-PM.png" alt="" width="555" height="211" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-8.29.15-PM.png 555w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-8.29.15-PM-150x57.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-8.29.15-PM-300x114.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px" /></p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/11/29/put-3d-objects-at-your-visitors-fingertips-uvam-on-the-ipad/#more-3258" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Put 3D objects at your visitors’ fingertips: UVaM on the iPad">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/11/29/put-3d-objects-at-your-visitors-fingertips-uvam-on-the-ipad/#comments">4 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/3d/" rel="tag">3D</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/app-store/" rel="tag">app store</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/augmented-reality/" rel="tag">Augmented reality</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/free/" rel="tag">free</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/singapore/" rel="tag">Singapore</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/touchpress/" rel="tag">TouchPress</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/university-of-virginia-art-museum/" rel="tag">University of Virginia Art Museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/video/" rel="tag">video</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/virtual-reality/" rel="tag">virtual reality</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visualization/" rel="tag">visualization</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3155 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management tag-access tag-android tag-app-store tag-apple tag-apps tag-appstore tag-audience tag-audio tag-authoring tag-content-management tag-hardware tag-ipad tag-iphone tag-maps tag-mobile tag-mobile-phone tag-museum tag-smartphone" id="post-3155"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/27/museum-tour-apps-at-3rd-museums-mobile-conference/" rel="bookmark">Museum tour apps for <$25k at Museums & Mobile conference</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/27/museum-tour-apps-at-3rd-museums-mobile-conference/" rel="bookmark">October 27th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3168" title="Mobile tour" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-27-at-1.08.54-AM.png" alt="" width="125" height="185" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-27-at-1.08.54-AM.png 125w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-27-at-1.08.54-AM-101x150.png 101w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" />It is getting easier and cheaper for cultural and scientific organizations make mobile, handheld tours. According to <a href="http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/40-percent-of-u-s-mobile-users-own-smartphones-40-percent-are-android/">Nielsen</a>, 40% of Americans with mobile phones are carrying smartphones; of those 40% run Android, and 28% have an Apple iPhone. This is a huge market, and by 2012, approximately half your audience could use your app from the smartphone in their pocket. Or, you can loan iPod Touches to visitors on site.</p> <p><strong>Keeping it simple</strong></p> <p><strong></strong>Apps just need to be good enough. No need to get too fancy or reinvent the wheel. While custom apps run from $25-100k, many vendors will create an app for you for less than $25k, and some for well under $5k. <img class="alignleft" title="Museums & Mobile" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-27-at-1.11.19-AM.png" alt="" width="165" height="34" />This is a summary of the vendors offering apps for less than $25k at yesterday’s <a href="http://www.museums-mobile.org/virtual-expo/">3rd Museums & Mobile online conference</a>. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/27/museum-tour-apps-at-3rd-museums-mobile-conference/#more-3155" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Museum tour apps for ">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/27/museum-tour-apps-at-3rd-museums-mobile-conference/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/app-store/" rel="tag">app store</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/appstore/" rel="tag">appstore</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audio/" rel="tag">audio</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/authoring/" rel="tag">authoring</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/hardware/" rel="tag">Hardware</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ipad/" rel="tag">IPad</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/maps/" rel="tag">maps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile-phone/" rel="tag">mobile phone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2986 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications tag-android tag-apple tag-apps tag-audience tag-data tag-interactivity-2 tag-ios tag-itunes tag-mobile tag-museum tag-nina-simon tag-qr-code tag-redlaser tag-smartphone tag-video tag-visitors" id="post-2986"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/09/05/what-are-qr-codes-and-how-are-they-useful-for-outreach/" rel="bookmark">What are QR Codes? And how are they useful for outreach?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/09/05/what-are-qr-codes-and-how-are-they-useful-for-outreach/" rel="bookmark">September 5th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img.php_.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2991" title="QR code" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img.php_.png" alt="" width="108" height="108" /></a>QR codes are a way to send information to mobile devices (e.g., a smartphone) using its camera. You send a short blurb of text, or a web address (URL) by representing it as a code which people photograph from their phone.</p> <p>The codes are easy to generate. <a href="http://qrcode.kaywa.com/">Several</a> <a href="http://www.qrstuff.com/">web</a> <a href="http://goqr.me/">sites</a> and software programs will make the codes for you.</p> <p><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2994" title="Andy Warhol - total art" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01-300x199.jpg 300w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01-150x99.jpg 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>To read the codes, users need a QR reader app to take a snapshot of the code with their device’s camera. The app returns the decoded text or web URL.</p> <p>In the photo at left, a pedestrian takes a photo of a QR code promoting an Andy Warhol show.</p> <p>There are hundreds of barcode-reader apps (e.g., <a href="http://redlaser.com/">RedLaser</a> and <a href="http://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/index.asp">QuickMark</a> for iOS and Android devices, and the <a href="http://reader.kaywa.com/phones">Kaywa</a> reader for dumber smartphones), and code-reading can be included in custom apps, e.g., a museum tour. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/09/05/what-are-qr-codes-and-how-are-they-useful-for-outreach/#more-2986" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What are QR Codes? And how are they useful for outreach?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/09/05/what-are-qr-codes-and-how-are-they-useful-for-outreach/#comments">14 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/interactivity-2/" rel="tag">interactivity</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/itunes/" rel="tag">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/nina-simon/" rel="tag">nina simon</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/qr-code/" rel="tag">QR Code</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/redlaser/" rel="tag">RedLaser</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/video/" rel="tag">video</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2557 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-learning tag-access tag-apple tag-classroom tag-exhibits tag-funding tag-ipad tag-kickstarter tag-models tag-museum tag-nina-simon tag-open-access tag-techdirt" id="post-2557"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/02/are-public-supported-crowdfunded-virtual-exhibits-possible/" rel="bookmark">Are public supported (crowdfunded) virtual exhibits possible?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/02/are-public-supported-crowdfunded-virtual-exhibits-possible/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-02-at-12.17.48-PM.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2558" title="ipad sponsor mockup" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-02-at-12.17.48-PM.png" alt="" width="242" height="106" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-02-at-12.17.48-PM.png 242w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-02-at-12.17.48-PM-150x65.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px" /></a></p> <p>Virtual exhibits on tablet devices (e.g., the Apple iPad) put exhibits at the fingertips of students and the public. Visitors can browse science, art or culture from classrooms, during their commutes, or from their sofas. — But where does the money come from?</p> <p>As with physical museums, the problem with charging money for downloads is limiting visitation to enthusiasts. Access must free to get significant use on tablet computers in classrooms, or by people who would not otherwise pay. Aside from grant support or advertisements, are there other revenue models? Could funding come from the community?</p> <p>We posit that virtual exhibit apps could be free downloads, giving a preview teaser. Then, to see the rest of the exhibit, visitors pay for access, sponsor access for others, or request free access. Here’s how it might look: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/02/are-public-supported-crowdfunded-virtual-exhibits-possible/#more-2557" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Are public supported (crowdfunded) virtual exhibits possible?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/02/are-public-supported-crowdfunded-virtual-exhibits-possible/#comments">2 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/classroom/" rel="tag">classroom</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/funding/" rel="tag">funding</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ipad/" rel="tag">IPad</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/kickstarter/" rel="tag">Kickstarter</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/models/" rel="tag">models</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/nina-simon/" rel="tag">nina simon</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-access/" rel="tag">open access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/techdirt/" rel="tag">TechDirt</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2500 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning tag-art tag-audience tag-culture tag-education tag-exhibits tag-experiences tag-history tag-mobile tag-museum tag-new-mexico tag-new-york-city tag-santa-fe-trail" id="post-2500"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/27/mobile-museums-on-a-truck-history-and-science-delivered/" rel="bookmark">Mobile museums (on a truck): History and science delivered</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/27/mobile-museums-on-a-truck-history-and-science-delivered/" rel="bookmark">April 27th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><strong><img class="alignright" title="Van of Enchantment" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-27-at-12.42.21-PM.png" alt="" width="172" height="133" /></strong>There is no better way to reach underserved audiences than to drive directly to them. Mobile museums, in converted RVs or semi-trailers, are delivering history, science and art experiences. Here are two great examples.</p> <p><strong>History </strong></p> <p>Reaching rural audiences for $10.71 per visitor, the “<a href="http://www.vanofenchantment.org/">Van of Enchantment</a>” brings cultural history to schools and public events in New Mexico — at no cost to visitors. New Mexico’s rich history traces back at least 11,000 years, and includes a flourishing Pueblo community in the 13th century, Spanish conquistadors and colonists in the 16th century, and railroads in the late 19th century. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/27/mobile-museums-on-a-truck-history-and-science-delivered/#more-2500" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Mobile museums (on a truck): History and science delivered">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/27/mobile-museums-on-a-truck-history-and-science-delivered/#comments">11 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/art/" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/culture/" rel="tag">culture</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/experiences/" rel="tag">experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/history/" rel="tag">history</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/new-mexico/" rel="tag">New Mexico</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/new-york-city/" rel="tag">New York City</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/santa-fe-trail/" rel="tag">Santa Fe Trail</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="navigation pagination" role="navigation"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current='page' class='page-numbers current'>1</span> <a class='page-numbers' href='https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/page/2/'>2</a> <a class='page-numbers' href='https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/page/3/'>3</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/page/2/">Next page</a></div> </nav> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="page-nav"> <ul> <li id="menu-item-4498" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4498"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4497" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4497"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/about/">Mission & history</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4499" class="popup menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4499"><a title="popup" class="js-btn-show-popups" href="#wrapper">Browse topics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4666" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4666"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/contact/">Contact IDEA</a></li> <li>Copyright © 2024 <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog">IDEA</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </footer> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.idea.org\/blog\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/themes/ideaorg/js/jquery.main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y68B45MT0H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y68B45MT0H'); </script> </html>