What do teachers want from a digital museum resource?
In January to March 2016 a team of University of Cambridge Museum educators (Kate Noble from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Naomi Chapman from the Polar Museum and Sarah-Jane Harknett from the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) worked on a research project looking at how teachers use collections based and digital resources in the classroom. Their findings will inform the development of…
Henslow’s vasculum – Botanic Garden Library Pick
Learn about some of the interesting and unusual items in the Botanic Garden’s Cory Library and Archives in this new series of monthly blog posts. February’s Library Pick: Henslow’s vasculum This rather battered looking metal box from the Library’s object collection is in fact an item of specialist botanical equipment, known as a vasculum. A vasculum is a container once…
What is Digital Engagement?
Since starting as the Digital Engagement Specialist at the University of Cambridge Museums, a repeating question has been ’What actually is Digital Engagement?’ So, as part of my strategic planning I’ve been identifying what Digital Engagement means for the University of Cambridge Museums, as well as how we can make it happen: Digital is not something separate, it is a part…
