Stephen
If you are aiming this at clients principally in management and policy
roles, writing it in plain English would be a good idea.
What do you mean by:
The course would focus on 'physical computing' and multimodal kinds of
interaction. It would include 'gallery beyond the walls' concepts such
as interactive works in public spaces.
Linda Ellis
Project Manager Online Collections
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Stephen Boyd Davis
Sent: 08 March 2011 11:25
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Subject: A short course in Interacting beyond the screen? - seeking your
views
Dear colleagues
I wonder if you can advise me? We (the Lansdown Centre at Middlesex
University) are planning a short postgraduate-level course aimed at
museum and gallery professionals - more specifically, those responsible
for the digital aspects of their institutions. The working title is
"Interacting beyond the screen: extending museum and gallery
interaction".
Here are our thoughts on the nature of what we would provide. You
reaction to any or all of this would be much appreciated.
- Clients would principally be in management and policy roles,
specifying and commissioning interactives, but others would be building
systems themselves. Education, outreach and public engagement officers
of institutions might be clients too.
- The specialist expertise we offer combines technical knowledge,
conceptual and artistic objectives and an awareness of new kinds of
public engagement with art and media.
- The course would focus on 'physical computing' and multimodal kinds of
interaction. It would include 'gallery beyond the walls' concepts such
as interactive works in public spaces. It is not about the uses of
social media (which we plan to cover in a different context).
- Parts of the course would be didactic in style. Much of it would be
based on discussion of case studies and example technologies. There
would be a small hands-on element to the course, partly because clients
might find it fun, partly so they can feel the potential and the
complexities. Several technologies could also be
demonstrated/illustrated and their actual and potential uses explained.
- Key contributors would be two or three university staff who are
practising arts-technology people, plus one or two visitors from
companies specialising in beyond-screen interactivity.
- In order to complete the course, clients attending would complete at
least one assignment. This would be customisable to the role,
institution etc. of the individual and have a strong work-based element
for those who wanted it.
- It would be worth one ninth of a modular MA, where other modules could
be taken from elsewhere in the Build Your Own MA scheme run by Skillset.
I realise these are skeletal details only, but would be very keen to
hear on or off-list if you would come on such a course, send staff on
it, recommend it, etc and above all what you would expect to get out of
it.
Many thanks in anticipation,
Stephen
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Stephen Boyd Davis
Reader in Interactive Media
Head, Art and Design Research Institute
Head, Lansdown Centre for Electronic Arts Middlesex University, Cat
Hill, Barnet, Herts EN4 8HT United Kingdom Tel 44 (0)20 8411 5072
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The Lansdown Centre's Web Pages are at http://www.cea.mdx.ac.uk/
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