Digital Media Projects For Small Museums

by My Storycatcher on Mar 05, 2010

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This short presentation was part of a CERA sponsored workshop for small museums on technology as part of the CAM conference held March 2010. This presentation, given by Kelly Brisbois, Principal at My Storycatcher productions, is designed to inspire collaborative digital media projects with schools and museums.

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Digital Media Projects For Small Museums — Presentation Transcript

Strategies for collaborative digital media projects that bring the stories of your museum to life.

What’s the big idea?

Digital media projects, such as videos, or podcasts, that communicate an important story related to your museum can empower small museums to reach big audiences.

Like the foundation for a strong exhibit, the foundation for a strong digital media project is the idea, or ideas that are being communicated in it.

Hey . . . You got your chocolate in my peanut butter.

Webster’s Definition:

To work jointly with others or together in an [intellectual] endeavor.

To cooperate with an agency with which one is not immediately connected.

Your Definition:

Ask your colleagues what their definitions of “collaborative” means to each of them. Identify some of the negative points and then identify some of the positive points of collaboration.

Are there examples they can give of their own experiences with collaborative projects? What are some helpful tips each one can bring to your digital media project now?

Collaboration Defined

A collaborative digital media project example:

Marin School of Art and Marin History Museum

Trains of Marin Project: http://www.marinhistory.org/education.html

Increase and diversify your audience . . .

Collaborative projects with schools, colleges or other cultural organizations bring in new audiences.

These projects are a “win-win” if they are managed well. Be sure to create a project plan with the entire team’s input.

I like to use the One Page Business Plan approach to my project plans. The website with more info is:

www. http://www.onepagebusinessplan.com/

New audiences can bring in opportunities for new funding sources, so research those new possibilities.

Tips for working with students in digital media

Give students a leadership role

Create a healthy structure that helps students know what to expect.

Meet on a set day and time each week. Showing up is 90% of getting the work done.

Good project management leads to a team that is both energized and committed to creating a valuable media project.

Set clear goals for your digital-media projects:

Communicating Ideas

Example: Documenting stories of invention:

http://inventionatplay.org

Educational projects that add meaning

Example: Cross-cultural learning

http://oralhistoryeducation.com/

Asset building

Example: Adding to your photo archives

A Red Cross Girl: Erna Torney’s Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1VKwDXIS4&feature=channel

Kelly P. Brisbois

Principal and Creative Director at My Storycatcher Consulting:

Contact and website information:

www.mystorycatcher.com

www.oralhistoryeducation.com

[email_address]

415  515  5111

Digital Media Projects For Small Museums

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