2007 – Chicago


Media and Technology Committee Sponsored Program Schedule, AAM 2007, Chicago, Illinois


Sunday May 13, 2007

(* = M&T Primary Sponsored Sessions)

AAM Media and Technology (M&T) Board Meeting*

All Who Wander Are Not Lost (But Your Visitors Might Be)

Are the Best Things Online Free? The Prospect Researcher’s Toolbox

How Do Teachers and Students Use Museum Websites?*
(Download: Wetterlund PDF | Buffington PDF)

Inspiring Visitor Action

Making Creativity Matter in Museums

Museums Matter to People With Hearing Loss

Real-Time Museum Learning, Outreach and Collaboration* (Download: Realtime Presentation PDF)

Turning Assessments Into Dollars

Why Visitor Services Matters: 10 Tips for a Successful Visitor Services Program

AAM Media and Technology 18th Annual MUSE Awards & Champagne Reception*


Monday May 14, 2007

Assessing Excellence in Exhibitions: Four Approaches

Keeping Museums Relevant and Responsive: Empowering Museum Staff to Manage Dynamic Content* (Download: Session Handout PDF)

Revisiting Emergency Plans: Lessons Learned from the Gulf Coast

Caution! Raw Memories in Use: Building September 11th Museums

Cracking the Codes: Cultural Property and Museum Codes of Ethics

Don’t Panic! Disaster Planning for the Small Museum

Engaging Diverse Learners: Culture, Age, and Learning Style
(Download: Schaller PDF)

Keeping It Real? The Role of Technology in Object-Based Learning

Preparing the Next Generation of Museum Professionals — Technology in Museums*
(Download: Misunas PPT)

Why Millions of Virtual Visitors Must Matter to Museums*
(Download: Newseum presentation PDF | Exploratorium Presentation PDF | Cleveland Museum of Art Presentation)

Marketplace of Ideas – View dozens of MUSE Award-winning projects at the Media & Technology Marketplace of Ideas


Tuesday May 15, 2007

AAM Media and Technology Standing Professional Committee Business Breakfast Meeting*

Flash or Not to Flash: Relevant Website Communication

Multiple Choice Mobile Audio: Latest Research on Visitor Preferences*
(Download: Leora Kornfeld Presentation and Handout | Sims Presentation and link to presentation files | Johanna Jones Presentation and Handout)

Museums Remixed Part One: Creating Visitor-Authored Experiences

The Archimedes Palimpsest: From Pen to Pixel* (Download: Presentation)

Creating the Green Museum: Making Museums Matter for Community Sustainability

Museums Remixed Part Two: Can We Allow Users to Become Participants?*
(Download: Session Handout | Session Blog | Shelley Henson PPT | Matthew Fisher PPT)

Evidence and Impact: Museums Engaging Youth

Exhibitions That Changed My Life II

From Understanding to Anticipating Interpretation Needs: Developing Responsive Visitor Technologies*
(Download: Session Handout | Klimaszewski PPT | Dale PPT)

Small or Mid-Sized Museums and Nazi-Era Loot: How AAM Can Help

Vendors and Independent Professions Matter to Museums Using New Technologies: Point/Counterpoint*
(Download: Zembower presentation | Witchey presentation | Hecht presentation | Sayer presentation)

Digital Cultural Communication: How Social Media Can Create Active Museum Audiences*

Hearing Pictures, Touching Sounds: Multi-Sensory Approaches in Museum Interpretation


Wednesday May 16, 2007

Integration of Innovative Technology and Marketing at the National Palace Museum*
(Download: Lin Presentation | Kuo Presentation | Lai Presentation | Quo-ping Presentation)

Podcasting: A Do-It-Yourself Case Study*
(Download: Presentation)

Democratic Networking: Using the Web to Connect Museum Professionals

Digital Learning Games: What They Are and Why to Make Them*

Fair Use? Current Intellectual-Property Thinking

Memory, Meaning, and Story: Making the Museum Experience Matter

The Real World of E-mail Marketing: Museum Success Stories

Museums Online in the College Classroom


Thursday May 17, 2007

New Technologies, Old Dilemmas — Ethical Issues in the Use and Abuse of New Technologies in Museums*

Art Explorer — An Interactive Program on Impressionism and Postimpressionism: A Hands-On Workshop*

Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO) and CDWA (Categories for the Description of Works of Art)*

Life: Practical Approaches to Creating, Disseminating, and Re-Purposing Museum Collection Information


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