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 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 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 Cath on 30 May, 2012
Presenting… Tricia Meier, teacher of a Year 5/6 class at Curtin Primary School, talking about her and her class’ experience of playing Sembl at the Museum. Read more >
Posted in Program, The Museum Game | Tagged Arts, children, competition, critical thinking, engagement, English, exhibitions, games, history, inclusion, interactive, resonance, teaching, technology
By Cath on 28 May, 2012
We’ve had quite a bit of press lately about the project to pilot a system for mobile telepresence at the Museum. So what is it all about? And what makes it unique and special? Read more >
Posted in Classroom resources, Exhibition, Program | Tagged interactive, mobile telepresence, robots, video conference
By Cath on 16 April, 2012
The Sembl prototype will soon be playable! Here, Cath introduces the concept at the core of the game, as a prelude to an online tutorial for teachers. Read more >
Posted in Be involved, Classroom resources, Objects, Program, The Museum Game | Tagged children, creativity, divergent thinking, games, teaching
By Susanna on 13 October, 2011
As she thinks through which character to develop for her ‘Meet the People’ performance, Susanna wonders whether some stories are too hard or too much for students to take. Read more >
Posted in Program | Tagged affect, emotional engagement, question, storytelling, work-in-progress
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