ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** Thanks so much this is very helpful. I have a copy of Sherry's 2003 report in the Journal of Computing Learning if anyone would like. Paul M. Siboroski Exhibits Director Reuben H Fleet Science Center PO Box 33303 San Diego, CA 92163 619.685.5742 May 26, 2012 - January 1, 2013 "Grossology" is made possible, in part, by a generous grant from Takeda California, a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Connect: website | facebook | twitter | youtube | flickr -----Original Message----- From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Leilah Lyons Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:02 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: handheld devices in hands-on environments ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** Loic Tallon & Kevin Walker put out an edited book a while back that covered the topic, although I don't know how exclusive it was to hands-on museums (I recall there being a chapter or two about art museums): Tallon, L. and Walker, K. (Eds). *Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media*. Altamira Press, Lanham, MD, 2008. The Liberty Science Center was experimenting with mobiles as well, some of which I think might have been captured in this book (I have not read it so I can't say for sure): http://museumsetc.com/products/technology-and-creativity <tooting-own-horn> I experimented with using mobiles as interfaces to shared exhibits at a hands-on science center, where I specifically was looking at how much the handheld "hogged" the attention of users (in sum: it did capture their attention, but users were pretty good about shifting attention between the device and the exhibit): http://www.cs.uic.edu/~llyons/papers/cscl_09.pdf </tooting-own-horn> ...but in my case the visitors were digitally, not physically, manipulating the exhibit. I believe Sherry did look at how visitors juggled (sometimes literally) mobiles and physical hands-on exhibits in one or more of her papers: Hsi, S. I-Guides in Progress: Two Prototype Applications for Museum Educators and Visitors Using Wireless Technologies to Support Informal Science Learning. In *Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'04)*, IEEE Computer Society (2004). Hsi, S. A study of user experiences mediated by nomadic web content in a museum. *Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 19*, 3 (2003), 308-319. Hope that helps; would love to hear what others know on this topic! - Leilah Lyons On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Paul Siboroski <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology > Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and > related institutions. > > ********************************************************************** > ******* > > Can someone point me to the latest surveys, data reports on the topic > of usefulness (or interference) of using handheld devices in Science Centers? > I know of the Exploratorium report dated 2003 by Sherry Hsi on the topic. > > What is the latest on reasonable expectations of using this technology? > Does it ultimately interfere with the hands-on experience? Do > visitors expect us to have that option when they come? > > Thanks! > > Paul M. 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