EMPOWERING NEW GENERATIONS TO DISCOVER THEIR HERITAGE/CULTURE Namir Anani - December 2006

ONLINE PRESENCE The size of the challenge –Globalization –Volume of information –Authenticity –Copyrights & IP –Preservation –Privacy –Content management

OPPORTUNITIES Growing level of connectivity Strong consumption of cultural/heritage resources Participative online culture Thirst for trusted resources

EVOLVING ERA Online trends –Information web –Social web –Resident web Information web Resident web Social web

SOCIAL WEB Characteristics –Dialogue & Rationalization –Community endorsement –Exchange and enrichment of content –Human interactions

RESIDENT WEB Characteristics –Space and physicality –Experiential –New social identities

LEVERAGING THE SOCIAL WEB CHINs current focus –Heritage professional learning with CHIN & each other –Public, especially youth learning with museums Building professional skills Engaging youth

Museums Personalized Learning Community Learning Learning with experts (Heritage professionals learning with CHIN and each other) KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE CHINS NETWORK

1. Contextual Content (voice, video & text) 2. Learning Outcomes (for a range of grades) 3. Learning Activities (games, tools, others) Exhibits National Repository (Museums, Libraries, and Archives) Museums (Public, especially youth learning with museums) Museums Learning Objects (IEEE Standards/GCED) AGORA CHINS NETWORK Schools

Contextual content Learning Outcomes Learning Activities Learning Object AGORA ( portal ) LEARNINGOBJECTS LEARNING OBJECTS

Class mgt Blogs Messages Wikis BookmarksLesson plans Videoconferencing User account AGORA FEATURES

MUSEUMS TEACHERS Access to quality learning resources Creation of lesson plans Authoring and publishing Creation of Learning Scenarios Communication tools Access to quality learning resources Online collaboration Authoring and publishing Communication tools STUDENTS YOUTH LEARNING WITH MUSEUMS

CURRENT RESEARCH PLAN Transformational agenda –Understand the museums competitive environment Educational Entertainment Business Others –Identify opportunities Museums

THE ROAD AHEAD At the cusp of a new era, requiring the need to: –Harness our collective knowledge –Share research agenda and best practices –Enable centres of expertise