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An interesting adjunct to this discussion (as alternate/supplemental
interpretive programming) is the Take One Museum series that just ran
on BBC with broadcasts that have been re-purposed as audio tours for
iPod and other MP3 players.
see http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/take_one/downloads.shtml
-Kevin
Kevin Coffee Museum Planning
Jersey City, NJ 07302
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On Mar 23, 2006, at 3:38 PM, Eric Siegel wrote:
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology
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> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related
> institutions.
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> Show of hands...which *hands on* science center have you seen that
> uses audio tours? I only know of one, the NY Hall of Science. Any
> others? I would be very interested in hearing about either research
> or anecdotal reports on their uptake rate and their effectiveness. In
> our case, the uptake rate is vanishingly small (even when they have
> been free). NSF funded a research program here which showed that they
> were very effective for adults at the Hall, but not effective for
> children. They funded a follow up program demonstrating that a
> universally designed audio tour could be very effective for low vision
> and blind visitors.
>
> Second, how many of you have tried a museum podcast tour? Any reports
> on how they were? I've read the news accounts, but never tried one.
>
> Eric Siegel
> New York Hall of Science
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