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	<title>Comments on: A Christmas Carol &#8211; Museum Technology Past, Present and Future</title>
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		<title>By: Beth Harris</title>
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		<dc:creator>Beth Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description>Nik - sorry we didn&#039;t mean at MCN. I have been teaching art history online for many years - it can be a very rewarding experience!

The part of your post that caught my eye was this:

I had a question from one of my students, a director of a small museum, “Do you feel in the next few years the Getty will hire more staff for technological stuff instead of the more traditional museum positions?”. My reply was that I want to hire traditional museum people with technology literacy, or at least comfort, hence my conviction for teaching this course.

Less than a year ago, the Deputy Director for Education at MoMA (Wendy Woon) hired me for a brand-new position, &quot;Director of Digital Learning.&quot; In my position, I have begun to create multimedia learning materials and using the web to better communicate the amazing work of the Education department. But it occurred to me that, as we do video of teachers, and curators and artists - that ideally I want these materials to be edited by educators - by those with an ear for the &quot;hooks&quot; that engage audiences with works of art. So, instead of a video editor, I&#039;d like to be working with art historians and art educators who ALSO have video editing skills. We should indeed be thinking about the new skill sets needed for the museum of the 21st century. 

Anyway, thanks for the interesting post!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nik &#8211; sorry we didn&#8217;t mean at MCN. I have been teaching art history online for many years &#8211; it can be a very rewarding experience!</p>
<p>The part of your post that caught my eye was this:</p>
<p>I had a question from one of my students, a director of a small museum, “Do you feel in the next few years the Getty will hire more staff for technological stuff instead of the more traditional museum positions?”. My reply was that I want to hire traditional museum people with technology literacy, or at least comfort, hence my conviction for teaching this course.</p>
<p>Less than a year ago, the Deputy Director for Education at MoMA (Wendy Woon) hired me for a brand-new position, &#8220;Director of Digital Learning.&#8221; In my position, I have begun to create multimedia learning materials and using the web to better communicate the amazing work of the Education department. But it occurred to me that, as we do video of teachers, and curators and artists &#8211; that ideally I want these materials to be edited by educators &#8211; by those with an ear for the &#8220;hooks&#8221; that engage audiences with works of art. So, instead of a video editor, I&#8217;d like to be working with art historians and art educators who ALSO have video editing skills. We should indeed be thinking about the new skill sets needed for the museum of the 21st century. </p>
<p>Anyway, thanks for the interesting post!</p>
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