Colin

The last elearning group meeting, at the National Maritime Museum,
Greenwich, hosted by the NOF PortCities project team there, dealt with these
very issues. It was entitled Writing for the Web, and also looked at issues
such as how manage writers, how to pitch material for a lifelong learning
audience, technical standards etc.   There is a set of files available from
one of the presenters summarising the points covered at the meeting, if
anyone would like them.

The idea of these informal meetings, limited to just 15 participants to
allow coherent discussion, is that people follow up topics of interest to
them afterwards, either via the elearning list or independently via contacts
made at the meeting.

The next meeting is at the River and Rowing Museum, Henley in March and is
likely to be on the topic of evaluation.  Other meetings are in preparation.
More details available via the elearning email list at www.jiscmail.ac.uk

Martin Bazley
Chair elearning group for museums, libraries and archives

---
Martin Bazley
Internet Projects Manager, Learning Unit
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2DD
Tel: 020 7942 4766 Fax: 020 7942 4712


-----Original Message-----
From: Hynson, Colin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 04 February 2003 10:22
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Writing text for the web


Just to let everybody know that as a result of my e-mail to the MCG list
I had 22 requests for the style sheet on writing for the web that I
produced. Goodness knows what would happen if I also offered it on the
GEM or E-Learning list.

It seems to me that this response shows that there is a great deal of
interest in this area and that more discussion is needed amongst content
providers for museum websites. The question is where and when will that
happen?

Colin Hynson


The information contained in this email is intended only for the person or
organization to which it is addressed.  If you have received it by mistake,
please disregard and notify the sender immediately.  Unauthorized disclosure
or use of such information may be a breach of legislation or confidentiality
and may be legally privileged.

Emails sent from and received by Members and employees of Norfolk County
Council may be monitored.

Unless this email relates to Norfolk County Council business it will be
regarded by the Council as personal and will not be authorized by or sent on
behalf of the Council.  The sender will have sole responsibility for any
legal actions or disputes that may arise.


********************************************************************
This e-mail and attachments are intended for the named
addressee only and are confidential. If you have received
this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately,
delete the message from your computer system and
destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message
are those of the individual sender and may not reflect the
views of the National Museum of Science & Industry.

The NMSI website can be found at http://www.nmsi.ac.uk
*********************************************************************