[BCMA] Upcoming exhibition technologies and design courses in April 2012

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The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria is pleased to announce two upcoming courses on exhibition technologies and design:

Emerging Exhibits: Exploring New Models of Human Computer Interaction (HCI)<http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Course/Detail/?code=HA488H006>
Dates: online April 9-22, 2012; in Toronto April 22-24, 2012 (blended model)
Two weeks of online learning (April 9-22) and three days on location at the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto (April 22-24)

Can you imagine a museum where "do not touch" signs don't exist? Interactive exhibits using touch and active exploration on the part of visitors are becoming an expected part of the museum experience, creating compelling and authentic experiences for individual and multiple users.
Creating an environment of deeper engagement for both visitors and museum staff alike will require you to use exciting new tools such as multi-touch tables and walls, motion-sensing spaces, speech recognition, eye tracking and networked installations.
An understanding of the possibilities of augmented reality will transform your ability to create more engaging exhibits with stronger social interaction.

Instructor: Jim Spadaccini is the founder and director of Ideum, a leading-edge interactive exhbit, Internet and social networking firm for museums and organizations; former director of Interactive media at the Exploratorium in San Francisco; and Principal Investigator of Open Exhibits.
Registration deadline: March 12, 2012. Late registrations accepted if space permits.
Fee: CAD $681 (credit and non-credit options)
Register now:  http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Course/Detail/?code=HA488H006




If you can't make it to Toronto for the Emerging Exhibits course, you may be interested in:



Exhibition Design and Installation, on-campus at the University of Victoria

Dates:  April 16-21, 2012
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Course/Detail/?code=HA488K
Since exhibitions are the public face of your museum they should inspire powerful visitor experiences that convey your institution's mission and philosophy. This intensive course examines planning, designing, fabricating, and installing interpretive exhibitions that encourage museum visitor's understanding, participation, and emotional engagement. Field work, team development and presentation of an exhibition design proposal, and layout of a showcase with an interactive element provide you with opportunities to build exhibition planning and design skills.
Registration Deadline: March 19, 2012, late registrations accepted if space permits
Fee: CAD $681 (credit and non-credit options)
Instructor:  James Volkert, principal of Exhibition Associates, a museum exhibition development and facility planning firm, has developed and installed more than 350 museum exhibitions on a variety of subjects in the arts, sciences, and history. He has served as a consultant to museums nationally in the development of exhibitions, programs, and architectural development and has worked with museums in Argentina, Canada, Germany, Guatemala, Taiwan, Sweden, Uruguay, and Peru.

How to contact us
Cultural Resource Management Program
Division of Continuing Studies
University of Victoria

Phone 250-721-6119
Fax 250-721-8774
Email crmcoord at uvic.ca<mailto:crmcoord at uvic.ca>
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