Here are the slides for a presentation I gave at Faro's "Heritage, virtual and augmented" conference in Brussels in November 2016. http://www.faronet.be/kalender/erfgoed-virtueel-en-augmented

1. 3D Museums:
tactile learning, greater access
George Oates
CEO & Co-founder @ Museum in a Box
@ukglo @_museuminabox
Faro, Brussels, 29 November 2016

2. George Oates Adrian McEwen Thomas Flynn

3. Many museums only have about
5% of their collection on display.
How can we help show 10%,
20%, or even 100%?

5. We’re bringing museums to the
classroom.

7. 21st Century skills
+
Object-based learning

8. 21st Century skills
www.p21.org
cogent reasoning, evidence
collection, critical-thinking,
problem-solving, analytical
communication

9. OBJECT
Production
Materials
Historical implications
Aesthetic value
Environmental relevance
Use
Social implications
Relations to other objects
Value
Object’s history Complementary
information
‘Learning from Objects’ diagram. DfES publication DfES/0159/2002, page 11. Published by RCMG, Feb 2002

10. Object as prompt

11. Tactile response

12. Robust, replicable, replaceable museum objects

14. Use cheap, open tech; encourage DIY

15. Record your impression, narrative, counter-narrative

16. Exponential increase in access?

17. Objects connected

18. Objects come alive

19. Thanks!
Museum in a Box:
tactile learning, greater access
George Oates
CEO & Co-founder @ Museum in a Box
@ukglo glo@museuminabox.org
@_museuminabox