By Cath on 12 March, 2013
Canberra is 100 today! To mark the centenary, we have a new exhibition, Glorious Days: Australia 1913, and a suite of special programs for school groups. Read more >
Posted in Exhibition, Inspiration, Professional learning, Program | Tagged art, culture, exhibitions, history
By Cath on 25 October, 2012
Introducing… The Museum Game – a video introduction, curriculum links, and a booking form :) Read more >
Posted in Be involved, Program, The Museum Game | Tagged children, critical thinking, culture, engagement, English, exhibitions, games, history, interactive, photographs
By Robert on 20 September, 2012
As Canberra emerges from a long winter, the museum robot is being prepared for its journey from Brisbane to the nation’s capital. Several teams are working on different aspects of the robot project… CSIRO recently tested the wifi coverage for the robot’s video transmission, and determined that we need to install a couple more base stations [...] Read more >
Posted in Be involved, Program | Tagged mobile telepresence, robots, technology
By Jonathan Nalder, guest blogger on 12 September, 2012
A guest post by Jonathan Nalder from the Division of Indigenous Education and Training Futures, Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment, who worked with us to produce replicas of Oscar’s sketchbook so we could all use it for programs about Indigenous culture and history. Here, Jonathan talks about using the replicas in the Learning@Hand forum on mobile learning. Read more >
Posted in Inspiration, Objects, Professional learning | Tagged art, culture, haptic learning, history, Indigenous, Queensland
By Cath on 12 September, 2012
News in (very) brief of our progress in developing The Museum Game for a beta release next month. Read more >
Posted in Program, The Museum Game | Tagged games
By Robert on 9 August, 2012
Robert Bunzli joined the Museum recently to manage our robot project. In this post he says hello and shares the latest ‘roboty news’, including the competition to design the robot’s skin. Read more >
Posted in Program | Tagged competition, mobile telepresence, robots, technology
By David on 3 August, 2012
David Arnold announces significant changes to the subscription website that gives schools access to a rich suite of curriculum-relevant resources, Australian History Mysteries. Read more >
Posted in Classroom resources | Tagged history, mystery, video
By Mitch on 26 July, 2012
What do we not know about Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson’s crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813? Mitch joined the Ryebuck Media team in their latest historical adventure, and here shares highlights from their journey. Read more >
Posted in Classroom resources | Tagged geography, history, mystery, New South Wales
By Marie-Ann on 18 June, 2012
With support from Queensland’s Department of Education & Training, the Museum has produced replicas of an amazing object – a late 19th-century book of drawings by an Indigenous boy called Oscar. Marie-Ann explores how the books provide a palpable connection to the past and inspire all kinds of wonder. Read more >
Posted in Inspiration, Objects, Program | Tagged art, culture, emotional engagement, haptic learning, Indigenous, storytelling, wonder
By David on 1 June, 2012
David Arnold introduces the latest case study in the Museum’s Australian History Mysteries (AHM) series, ‘What are the Mysteries of Lake Mungo?’ Read more >
Posted in Classroom resources | Tagged archaeology, history, Indigenous, mystery, ritual, video
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