Episode 27

27. Yo, Museum Professionals

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September 11th, 2017

4 mins 28 secs

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About this Episode

Notably missing from discussions like these is a willingness to defend the interactive screen. The defense is simple: concepts that museums are tasked with teaching aren’t tangible anymore. 

Today’s students learn complex concepts that kids weren’t exposed to a generation ago. Even basic knowledge of science today requires a deep understanding of systems and ecosystems and how they interact at different scales. Interactive screens provide the conceptual tools, like rescaling and simulation, that help with that understanding.

In this episode, I describe how an interactive screen can teach global climate change in ways an object can’t.

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