Saturday, October 01, 2005

Museum Podcasts as mLearning

The education department at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) have several interactive programs and curriculum materials available on their website.

In addition, SFMOMA, has started producing a series of podcasts that you can download and listen to while visitng exhibts at the museum, or use in your classroom.

SFMOMA produces two RSS feeds, one with audio and pictures for photo-capable iPods, and one audio only feed. Blending photographs and audio is an interesting educational use of iPods. Could this be a glimpse into the future of mLearning?

Of particular note:

Ansel Adams at 100: "Explore the world of ideas behind Ansel Adams's photography through archival footage of the artist at work, audio commentaries by art historians, and words from Adams himself."

Making Sense of Modern Art: "This program, recently brought to the Web in high bandwidth format, offers an extensive and engaging guide to modern and contemporary works in the Museum's permanent collection.

Its rich-media format enables you to "zoom in" on full-screen details of individual artworks, explore excerpts from archival videos and films, and listen to commentary by artists, art historians, critics, and collectors."
(both via SFMOMA)



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