Re: Electronic signs

2005-06-08 Thread Dennis Stevens
Coincidence or synchronicity? I just ran across this entry on the Educause Blog Site at: http://blog.educause.edu/ -- The Future of Public Displays? posted @ 6/3/2005 8:37 AM by Kyle Johnson | If you're in the business of providing public displays for student centers or academic buildings, check

Re: Electronic signs

2005-06-08 Thread Weinstein, William
Ours started out small with two monitors that would flank our admissions desks displaying fixed content about programs and maybe having some flash like animation. We were going to use technology like you described to do this. Content from an internal web server accessing either the in-house ticke

Re: Electronic signs

2005-06-08 Thread Matt Morgan
On 06/08/2005 10:47 AM, Weinstein, William wrote: >We are looking into renovations of our information desk and want to explore >the possibility of using electronic signs for visitor information, tours, >lectures, etc. We have grand plans that include creating a sign that will >require multiple mo

CAL-SIG: Summer Internship/Practicum- Instructional Design?

2005-06-08 Thread Dennis Stevens
Hi All: I am presently seeking a summer internship or practicum in Instructional Design and I am interested in working within a MCN CAL-SIG membership organization as my interests and research are in this area.  My previous opportunity has fallen through so I am hoping that someone on this list

Re: Electronic signs

2005-06-08 Thread Hegley, Douglas
At The Metropolitan Museum of Art, we are evaluating systems as we prepare for a massive re-installation in our new Education center. The planned interactive signage will cover daily events, works of art on view, concerts, lectures, classroom activities, etc. etc. The system will likely include

Re: Electronic signs

2005-06-08 Thread Nancy Allen
Dear Bill, Something like this was done at the MFA, Boston about 6 years ago. I have no idea what the technology was or is. I am copying my friend and colleague, Linda Pulliam, Head of Collections Management at the MFA, who might be able to put you in touch with someone who oversees that techn

Electronic signs

2005-06-08 Thread Weinstein, William
We are looking into renovations of our information desk and want to explore the possibility of using electronic signs for visitor information, tours, lectures, etc. We have grand plans that include creating a sign that will require multiple monitors and we would eventually like this information to