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A Game for (Future) Good: FutureCoast
The first trend CFM tackled, with the help of futurist and games-designer Dr. Jane McGonigal, was the rise of “gaming for good” and the potential for games-design to make museum experiences more compelling and rewarding. Today’s guest post … -
When Preschool IS the Museum
Michael Edson recently challenged museums to think about how we can help a billionlearners in this country. Some of that impact will be digital and online, through individual museum projects or platforms like Khan Academy. But our impact … -
Small Museums in an Age of Scale
In November, the Smithsonian’s Michael Edson threw down the gauntlet here on the Blog, with Museums in an Age of Scale. Michael challenged museums to dream big, especially when it comes to education. He concluded: “Museums accomplish … -
Monday Musings: Personalized Learning
I love seeing signals that optimistic scenarios of the future are coming true. One of my favorite bright stories of the future is the “Vibrant Learning Grid” in the KnowledgeWorks 2020 Forecast on education. In that scenario, developed in … -
Building the Future of Education
Click to Download the Report In September 2013, over four dozen educational policy experts, practitioners, funders, education innovators, reformers, student activists and others shaping the conversation about U.S. education converged on … -
Why Field Trips Matter
A new study shows visiting an art museum improves critical thinking skills and more. An excerpt from “The Educational Value of Field Trips,” originally published in Education Next, Winter 2014. This article originally appeared … -
Access: No Longer About Unlocking the Front Door
I’ve blogged about my brief experience with Google Glass at the Tech@LEAD conference. Turns out @nealstimler loaned that same pair of specs to Nik Honeysett, head of administration at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Today Nik shares his … -
Museums in an Age of Scale
On September 16-17, 2013, an eclectic crew descended on the National Building Museum here in D.C. for “Museums and the Learning Ecosystem: building the future of education”—a convening co-hosted by CFM and The Henry Ford, with the support … -
How to Staff the Future
I’ve been spouting off for years about how museums need to change the way they recruit, select and train staff. Why? Because Museums say they want a more diverse workforce, but the major pipeline for future professional staff—museum … -
Reflections on a MOOC: One Museum Educator’s Journey in the Unknown
From the moment I read that MoMA was launching the first museum MOOC, I wanted to cover it on the Blog. And not just because “MoMA MOOC” is so fun to say—these huge, virtual courses are a hotbed of experimentation, with some hailing the …
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