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Agora-The Learning CentreTransforming information into education
Canadian Heritage Information NetworkFebruary 2007
• National Inventory Program• A strong network of over 1280
museum members• A national centre of expertise,
unique in Canada with the mission of
Enhancing the capacity of heritageprofessionals in the creation,
presentation,management, and preservation ofCanada's digital heritage knowledge
forcurrent and future generation of
Canadians
Who is CHIN…
Virtual Museum of Canada
First Generation VMC- Showcasing
Second Generation VMC- Participation
VMC - Next Generation
The VMC Learning Centre
Communication
Participation
Creativity
Digital Content
Sharing
• Authoring Tools• Learning Resource Creation• Lesson and assignment creation
•Blogging•Messaging
• WIKIS• Web conferencing
Learning by doing
•Access to tools for authoring and publishingtrusted and usable content•Communication tools
•Access to quality learning resources•Online collaboration•Authoring and publishing•Communication tools
•Access to quality learning resources•Creation of lesson plans•Authoring and publishing•Creation of Learning Scenarios•Communication tools
Participation and interaction
Account management Class manager
BloggingMessaging
Features
Wiki
My content
Lesson/Project creation
Videoconferencing
Media
Files
Learning Objects
Learning Object Collections
Learning Resources
Learning Object Input Tool
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/template/index.php?action=input.home
Learning Object
Agora Site Exploration
Content Strategy
• Building critical mass of content• Re-purposing existing museum content• Pursuing public and private sector content
partnerships
Rights and Policies
•Research on Copyrights
•Privacy Impact Assessment
•Elaboration of policies for use of the space
User testing and evaluations
•Interface testing
•Teacher/student usability testing
•Input tool evaluation by museums
•In-class evaluation by teachers
Interested in testing in class in March 2007?
Send an email to [email protected]
Next Steps
•Evaluations
•Presentations – conferences
•Ajustments following evaluation
•Content integration
•In-class testing
•Communications/marketing•Litterature
•Promotional video
•Communication with museums
•Pilot launch
www.virtualmuseum.ca/agora
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