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Gever Tulley founder of the Tinkering School

Mark Walhimer — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:31:44 +0000

Gever Tulley founder of the Tinkering School talk from TED on “5 dangerous things for kids”.

$1000 Museum Exhibition Audit

Mark Walhimer — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:51:32 +0000

I am currently in Saigon, Vietnam, and visited the War Remnants Museum, a very powerful experience! As I am walking through the Museum I keep noticing small issues that are easily changed, but have a large impact on the visitor experience such as lighting, wayfinding and heights of graphic panels. Recently I have completed an exhibition audit for the Mobius Science Center preview facility. The Review included:

Interviews with visitors
Mapping of the visitor experience
Review of exhibition lighting
Suggestions for changes to visitor flow
Review of graphics
Review of wayfinding
Review of audio visual systems
Review of exhibition media
Review of exhibit maintenance and repair program
A review of the mix of types of exhibit, static, highly interactive, simple manipulatives
A written report containing, recommendations for changes

If you are interested in a $1000 objective exhibition audit send me an email;

Mark’s Email

for a copy of a sample exhibition audit.

Rube Goldberg Contest at Purdue

Mark Walhimer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:15:44 +0000

Let’s remake Science Centers, how about this as a model:

“Inspired by cartoonist Rube Goldberg, college students nationwide compete to design a machine that uses the most complex process to complete a simple task – put a stamp on an envelope, screw in a light bulb, make a cup of coffee – in 20 or more steps.

The competition is sponsored by the Purdue University campus chapter of Theta Tau, a professional engineering fraternity.” – Purdue Website

Every Science Center in the country… in the world, should be doing the same!

Rube Goldberg Contest at Purdue University Website

Hackerspaces

Mark Walhimer — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:25:18 +0000

http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces

Hackerspaces are communites of people that gather for “Do it yourself projects” or Maker Movement projects.

Most science centers lose visitors at age 12, Hackerspaces is a great way to extend participation for teenagers and adults.

Read Museum 2.0 article for more information

Machine Project Loves Me from Jeremy Quinn on Vimeo.

Machine Project

1200 D North Alvarado
Los Angeles, CA 90026
213-483-8761
http://machineproject.com

from website

“Machine Project exists to encourage heroic experiments of the gracefully over-ambitious. We provide educational resources to people working with technology, we collaborate with artists to produce site-specific works, and we promote conversations between scientists, poets, technicians, performers, and the community of Los Angeles as a whole.”