ERIC Number: EJ979024
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-8650
Innovations in Practice: An Examination of Technological Impacts in the Field
Angus, Jim
Journal of Museum Education, v37 n2 p37-45 Sum 2012
Technological innovation is sweeping the world into an unimaginable future. These forces are affecting all aspects of how people live and work. What will be the role of museums and museum educators in this future? This article surveys some of the technologies that have profoundly affected museums and museum education and poses some questions: what trends in technology do museum professionals need to watch? Will museums remain relevant? Do museum collections matter? (Contains 15 notes.)
Descriptors: Museums, Nonschool Educational Programs, Innovation, Technological Advancement, Films, Television, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Computers, Internet, Social Networks, Artificial Intelligence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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