learning to let go: changing patterns of participation and learning through the digital collections...
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This paper was presented at the Museums and the Web 2012 conference in San Diego, by Michela Clari of the University of Edinburgh and Philip Graham of RCAHMS.TRANSCRIPT
Learning to Let [email protected]@rcahms.gov.uk
facebook.com/rcahmstwitter.com/rcahms
RCAHMS survey photographs
RCAHMS measured drawings
RCAHMS aerial survey
RCAHMS historical photographs
RCAHMS prints and drawings
canmore.rcahms.gov.uk
MyCanmore user generated content
ongoing association with RCAHMS
comparative study of institutional documents
semi-structured interviews
monitoring of online activities…
Virtual ethnography of Canmore
participant observation
visual analysis of the online environment
thematic analysis of user generated content
[Gathering of field notes from meetings, conversations etc. over a 2-year period]
[Visual and thematic analysis of RCAHMS corporate strategy documents (2006-2009 and 2010- 2014)]
[Thematic analysis of transcripts from 14 face-to-face, semi-structured staff interviews]
[Review of project literature]
Ethnography of RCAHMS
ongoing association with RCAHMS
comparative study of institutional documents
semi-structured interviews
monitoring of online activities…
Virtual ethnography of Commons on Flickr
participant observation
visual analysis of the online environment
thematic analysis of user generated content
Virtual ethnography of Canmore
participant observation
visual analysis of the online environment
thematic analysis of user generated content
[Gathering of field notes from meetings, conversations etc. over a 2-year period]
[Visual and thematic analysis of RCAHMS corporate strategy documents (2006-2009 and 2010- 2014)]
[Thematic analysis of transcripts from 14 face-to-face, semi-structured staff interviews]
[Review of project literature]
Ethnography of RCAHMS
MyCanmore user generated content
Environments the digital space as a data repository
…….. the digital space as an environment for collective dialogical engagement
Content digital heritage artefacts as data
…….. digital heritage artefacts as social objects
Users online users as visitors or trusted volunteers
…….. online users a participants, learners, commentators
Curators online curators as editors and administrators
…….. curators as participants, learners, expert commentators
Discourse online discourse as monologue …….. online discourse as dialogue
Institutions the institution as locus of authority
…….. the institution as enabling participant/learner
Purpose and value
information delivery and measurable outcomes
…….. the enabling of transformative processes of engagement
Clari, M. (2012). In the Hands of the User. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Edinburgh.
Museums and digital media Establishing a research agenda for the Scottish Heritage Sector
http://digitalfutures.rcahms.gov.uk/
The digital futures of cultural heritage education
Engaging in dialogue
Enhancing ‘hidden’ work
Lost Edinburgh on Facebook
Britain from Above project
Britain from Above UGC
Beyond Text proposals
1. RCAHMS APIs – to enable members of the public to search for data and save the results for use in developing new uses eg Apps
2. Thesaurus – to enable users to select and ‘vote’ for a Canmore image to represent each site type
3. Image tagging – to enable users to add their own keywords to Canmore images and to search for tags like an image bank
Learning to Let Go
• Opening up to theoretical scrutiny
• Collaboration
• Letting go...
Learning to Let [email protected]@rcahms.gov.uk
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