Virtual Visits: Museums Beaming in Live

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Acknowledgements

My eternal gratitude goes to the passionate innovative museum professionals who authored the included articles; the story this issue aims to tell would not have been possible without your expertise and vision for the future of technology-based learning in cultural institutions. Special thanks to my family, Steve and Sienna, who offer endless support in the work I do and provided the necessary encouragement to bring this issue to fruition.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

About the editor

Throughout her professional and scholastic careers, Allyson Mitchell has focused on how technology can act as a bridge to connect formal and informal educational spaces and programs. Prior to joining the Penn Museum, Mitchell served as the Curator of Education at the Delaware History Museum, where she created a new Distance Learning studio and supporting programs. During her time in Delaware, Allyson acted as the State Coordinator for the National History Day program for two consecutive years. Mitchell has held a variety of positions within the Education Department at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where she primarily worked to assist K-12 educators in integrating museum collections and technology into their classroom curriculum at the Wachovia Education Resource Center. She graduated with high honors from Tyler School of Art at Temple University with a Bachelor’s degree in Art History and minor Italian. She earned a Master’s degree in Museum Education at the University of the Arts and recently received her certification in Global Education Leadership. Mitchell has presented at the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Association of Museum Conference and the 2017 American Association of Museum Expo and Conference to discuss the implications of distance learning in a museum setting.

Notes

1 Simon, The Participatory Museum.

2 Bower et al., Blended Synchronous Learning.

3 King and Lord. Manual of Museum Learning.

4 Ibid., 86–9.

5 Kraybill, “Going the Distance,” 95–201.

6 Ibid., 119–30 and 147–58.

7 Fullan et al., A Rich Seam.