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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:

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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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