38% of respondents listened to podcasts as a way to engage with cultural organizations! So many gems in this Culture Track report that can help #museums think about the future of programming and audience interests/preferences. s28475.pcdn.co/wp-content/upl…

A 🧵 highlighting the amazing panels/speakers at this year’s @Smithsonian Digitization Conference (It’s free, & takes place March 22-24. Register at: dpo.si.edu/2022-smithsoni…) (1/9)

I'm excited to be a keynote speaker at an upcoming museum conference. How much and what kind of interactivity can I infuse into this talk knowing that attendees will be seated & eating lunch while I'm up there? Polls? Individual Brainstorming? Open to suggestions & examples!

NEW SHOW ALERT! 🚨 Ideate: Rethinking Data and Ai in Education is a brand new Microsoft Education podcast. The trailer is out today! anchor.fm/ideate Jason Morales & I will bring you monthly conversations with leaders from the field. The first episode drops Monday April 4.

It was great to be at North Carolina Museums Council this year!

"Before we let the tech get ahead of us, we want to examine the human-centered nature of these decisions. How are schools making data accessible to teachers? How are universities adopting a culture of change? How are institutions thinking about the...ethical use of data?"

The first episode of Microsoft Education's Ideate Podcast is now available with John Rathje from Kent State. In this episode, John shares his process for building an enterprise data culture across the university. cc Kent State DoIT

I had the honor of giving the keynote address at the North Carolina Museums Council (in-person!) conference. My latest blog post includes excerpts that explores relevancy, re-examining our practice, and the continued importance of digital in a post-pandemic future. Enjoy! highbeamstrategies.com/blog/2021/11/9…

This reminds me of Colin Mulberg's presentation today at No Longer Active on this Platform and the importance for museums to activate their physical spaces in new/flexible ways. nytimes.com/2022/04/27/art…

ISO: My mom is self-publishing a memoir and looking for help promoting it, specifically on social media. Any freelancers out there who might be interested?

Working with a stellar team to evaluate online courses from Monterey Bay Aquarium and need YOUR help! We created a survey for the cultural sector to hear about their experiences with online learning. s.alchemer.com/s3/2022-Online… Survey is available in EN, SP & FR. Open thru July 1.

Big project, big data! Completed the digitization of 3.8 million botanical specimens (adding 80,000 new taxa to the botany catalog database). Freely available for use by by all. Smithsonian NMNH

"A well-worded label meets the visitor in familiar territory, using concepts and terminology that feel like second nature, before revealing a new, and relevant, perspective." It's a good reminder every time! museumnext.com/article/what-m… cc No Longer Active on this Platform

Are you a cultural organization that developed online courses during the pandemic? We want to hear from you! SURVEY: bit.ly/3axuUO5 Hosted by Monterey Bay Aquarium & #AudienceFocus to understand global trends in online learning + museums. Available thru July 1 in EN, SP & FR.

Cannot stop starring sessions for Smithsonian Education #NationalEducationSummit events.bizzabo.com/409170/home

Engagement often measured through clicks. What’s the qualitative impact of digital experiences? If "companies don’t want more followers, they want more sales and ‘Influencers don’t want more followers, they want more leverage" - what do museums want? #mw23 h/t Better Marketing

At #MW23 today? Join us at 1:15pm, "From sea to screen: Bringing the ocean inland with online learning at the Monterey Bay Aquarium" Beyond quantitative metrics, we're sharing results of an in-depth study of Monterey Bay Aquarium online courses, uncovering the impacts on learners.

Enjoyed National Gallery of Art sharing best practices on image descriptions. How can ai, i.e. #chatgpt, create 1st draft of descriptions? Right now 1% of collection has image descriptions. +: not limited by staff capacity; staff can review & edit; ai could be trained on best practices #mw23

What is a museum’s purpose, and how can that purpose inform the ways museums personalize their experiences for audiences and individuals? This is just one question we’ll be exploring tomorrow, 2pmET/11amPT with Adam Rozan. Register: community.gatherlearning.com/events/audienc… #audienceengagement