Agora-The Learning Centre Transforming information into education Canadian Heritage Information Network February 2007.

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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