Museum Educators and Technology Expanding Our Reach and Practice

Sponsored by the Museum Education Roundtable, this is volume 36, Number 3 of the Journal of Museum Education (JME) on Museum Educators and Technology Expanding Our Reach and Practice, published in the fall of 2011. This edition includes articles on the digital redux, the use of technology expanding the reach of the museum, collection datasets, game-based learning, online communities, using virtual technology and distance learning programs.

Susan B Spero (Edited by)  Professor, Museum Studies, John F. Kennedy University

From the Editors-in-Chief: 1.Digital Redux, Cynthia Robinson and Tina R. Nolan, Editors-in-ChiefFrom the Guest Editor: 2.Museum Educators and Technology Expanding Our Reach and Practice, Susan B. Spero, Guest Editor3.Connections through Collections A Lifecycle Overview of How Collection Datasets Are Utilized In Educational Projects, Perian Sully4.Insights on a Museum's Distance Learning Program Lynda O'Leary Experiments in Web Storytelling, Alan Levine5.The Meaning Makes It Fun Game-Based Learning for Museums, David T. Schaller6.From Analog Prototypes to Digital Drawing in the Gallery, Karen G. Nelson7.Cooking Up an Online Community, Lauren Valone8.Going Virtual to Engage a Global Museum Community, Katherine Whitney9.Final Thoughts: Perspective It's How You Play the Game Susan B. Spero, Guest Editor