In this special episode from the American Association of Museums Annual Conference in Denver, Jonathan steps into a voting booth created by the Liberty Science Center. Using a touch-screen voting interface, museum visitors in Jersey City, NJ, see — with graphical results tallied in real time — how they match up to current presidential candidates and other “voters” on scientific issues. Wayne LaBar of the Liberty Science Center walks Jonathan through the experience and its context.

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Wayne LaBar demonstrating the virtual voting booth that is currently in action at the Liberty Science Center.

About the Guest:
Wayne LaBar is Vice President of Exhibitions and Featured Experiences at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey.

In this extended edition of the Real Time Minute, Jonathan shares excerpts of a conversation with four museum professionals using three-dimensional virtual worlds to conduct meaningful learning activities in real time.

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Chris Lawrence, Nora McCartney, Paul Sparrow, and David Klevan at AAM in Denver.

Show Notes:

In this special edition from the American Association of Museums Annual Conference in Denver, Jonathan catches up with four museum professionals immediately after their panel session entitled, “Charting New Territory in Virtual Worlds”. The conversation featured Chris Lawrence, Nora McCartney, Paul Sparrow, and David Klevan.

About the Guests:
Paul Sparrow is Vice President/Broadcasting and Programs at the Newseum.

Chris Lawrence is Supervisor of Distance Learning Programs at the New York Hall of Science.

Nora McCartney is Educational Technology Curriculum Manager at the New York Hall of Science.

David Klevan is Education Manager for Technology and Distance Learning Outreach Technology at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Related links:

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
“Witnessing History: A Teen Second Life Exhibit” – Video on YouTube
Newseum
New York Hall of Science
PowerUp the Game

During the panel session on virtual worlds, Chris Lawrence acted as a human “applause meter” to gauge audience interest in various topics the panel was prepared to discuss. Seeing a live demo of virtual worlds in action topped the charts.

In this special edition of the Real Time Minute, Jonathan showcases an interview with Stephanie Eskins about her real-time online work with the Smithsonian, and her participation in the certification program on "leading effective live online events" that Jonathan leads. The interview was conducted by Susan Manning and Dan Balzer, hosts of the LT Green Room.

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(SPECIAL NOTE: Jonathan’s next two offerings of the LearningTimes CSTP workshop on “Leading Effective Live Online Events” begin August 17, 2007 and September 28, 2007. Join us, live online!)

In this special spotlight edition, Jonathan showcases an activity that gets a group of people interacting with one another in a fun way while learning and practicing an important skill. The Spotlight was facilitated by Deb Cohen of the Center for Parenting Education during a recent offering of Jonathan's CSTP workshop series.

SPECIAL NOTE: Jonathan’s next CSTP workshop offering of “Leading Effective Live Online Events” begins January 23, 2007. Join us, live online!

Send Jonathan a link to a recording one of your favorite live online sessions; Jonathan may feature it in an upcoming edition of the Real Time Minute.

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