Project Proposal AY 2013-14

HCOL086: Museum Anthropology: Virtual and Fleming Museum Exhibit

The project begins in FY13 spring semester and continues into FY14 fall semester.

I. Project Goals

  • What are the goals of this project?

To provide the students of HCOL086 the opportunity to design and implement a virtual museum exhibit as they explore the connections between virtual and physical exhibits.

  • How do they align w. CTL mission and scope of work?

Seeks to improve excellence in teaching through exploration of new avenues for student engagement, use of diverse technologies to create projects that allow for multiple means of expression, and expansion of CTL experience in new educational technologies that can be applied to other projects.

  • How does it impact teaching practice, the greater university good?

As a class project, improves student technical literacy and encourages students to consider the intersections of scholarly work and technology. As a publically available project, showcases the work that UVM students can do.

II. Project Description

Describe what the project“looks” like, including its audience/participants.

The project will combine in-class training and practicum time to build an exhibit in Omeka that consists of images museum objects and narrative. Additional individual and group post-class support time may be needed as questions arise.

Building on past projects, this year’s project includes concomitant physical exhibit that will add video and crowdsourcing components. The video component will use a small that can be discreetly included in the exhibit to broadcast images that have been submitted by visitors. Stories will also be collected, curated and posted as narratives and as word clouds to augment the exhibit.

The project occurs during a major upgrade to the Omeka application, so additional time will be needed to deal with changes that may occur during that process.

III. Time frame

  • Please list, major milestones dates and end date.

Spring: 3-4 class sessions

Summer: Omeka upgrade

Summer: Raspberry Pi purchase and installation

Late Summer/Early Fall: testing Pi in exhibit, developing crowdsourcing forms and procedures

IV. Anticipated Resources

  • Approximate the percentage of your time devoted to this project during its time frame.

Spring class prep, class time, Omeka prep, design work, support: 15 hours

Summer: post-upgrade clean-up: 6 hours

Late summer/Fall: Pi research/development/testing, forms development: 15 hours

  • List all that you can think of (i.e. use of BH 303, TechCAT time, Ines' time to update CTL website).
  • If support after project end date is necessary, describe associated resources.

V. Collaborators

What are the roles and responsibilities of any collaborators?

These roles and responsibilities section will be the basis for a MOU w. any collaborators.

VI. Evaluation

How might you evaluate the effectiveness/campus impact of the project from the CTL’s perspective and perspective of faculty and/or department?

Reaction of students in student evaluations.

Comments from visitors to the exhibits.

Generation of additional similar projects.