AAHC Forum: Digitized Texas Southern University Collection Draws New Appreciation and Interest
March 22, 2013This post is a part of the AAHC Forum. In the coming months we will invite current and past grantees to contribute their project experiences via blog posts on our UpNext Blog and then ask you to respond through the AAHC Virtual Forum. We hope you will add your voice and share your needs and opinions so that AAHC can continue to help African American museums thrive. Please visit the AAHC forum to… Read more
AAHC Forum: Texas Southern University Students Help Catalog African American Art
March 22, 2013This post is a part of the AAHC Forum. In the coming months we will invite current and past grantees to contribute their project experiences via blog posts on our UpNext Blog and then ask you to respond through the AAHC Virtual Forum. We hope you will add your voice and share your needs and opinions so that AAHC can continue to help African American museums thrive.
Everyone On! Libraries Play Essential Role in Connect2Compete Campaign
March 21, 2013Susan H. Hildreth March 21, 2013 This is a day that I have been enthusiastically anticipating since meeting with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski more than a year ago. The Chairman and his team know that too many people lack access to broadband Internet, and they know that libraries are essential to get “EveryoneOn.” A National Campaign Today, the nonprofit… Read more
From Resumes to Robots
March 20, 2013By Eleanor Greene Intern, IMLS For Willie Wright, Cumberland County Public Library in Fayetteville, N.C., is more than just a place to check out books. Located near Fort Bragg, a military base that up to 65,000 soldiers are affiliated with, the library serves a large and ever-changing population of military personnel and their families. Wright, a community member and army veteran, is proud of… Read more
Community Scientists Wow Museum Visitors
March 20, 2013By: Susan Douglas, Education Director Sheila Montgomery, Science Communication Fellowship Coordinator Powerhouse Science Center Powerhouse Science Center in Sacramento, California, recently launched Meet A Scientist weekend, a new program that featured local scientists speaking with museum visitors about their work. The weekend was a big success. Among our favorite moments was a group of… Read more
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Museums as Dinner Table: Dialogues on Immigration
March 19, 2013By Sarah Pharaon Program Director for North America, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience I’m married to an immigrant. My two children have Arab names, will eat hummus and baba ghanoush, and—if my husband and I can do a better job using Arabic in our home—will speak two languages.
A Teacher’s Reflection on Developing a Model for Technology-Based Museum School Partnerships
March 15, 2013By Monica Kwiatkowski Teacher, Cuba-Rushford Middle School The formula: Take a middle school social studies teacher from Cuba-Rushford Middle School, in an isolated, rural upstate New York district. Team the teacher up with an educational director from a museum a thousand miles away with a collection of incredible artifacts and the drive to connect students to informal learning spaces. Give both… Read more
A Cooperstown Close-up: Developing a Model for Technology-Based Museum School Partnerships
March 15, 2013By Julie Wilson Manager of Digital Learning and Outreach, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum For over a decade the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has used distance learning technology to allow students in grades K-12 to visit the museum without ever leaving their classroom.
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Whose Learning Is It Anyway? (WebWise 2013)
March 14, 2013This is an excerpt of a blog that was originally posted on the Hack Education.
AAHC Forum: Forgotten Communities: Discovering and Recovering Baptisttown
March 14, 2013This post is a part of the AAHC Forum. In the coming months we will invite current and past grantees to contribute their project experiences via blog posts on our UpNext Blog and then ask you to respond through the AAHC Virtual Forum. We hope you will add your voice and share your needs and opinions so that AAHC can continue to help African American museums thrive.