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Web-Based Virtual Museum Projects: Strategies for Revitalizing Native American Curriculum and Cultures
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, University of Texas at Austin, United States ; , , Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, United States

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-50-1 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA

Abstract

The panel will discuss the issues, challenges, strategies and benefits of collaborations between Native American schools, tribes and national and regional museums in developing web-based virtual museums as a means of "digital repatriation" of cultural artifacts and resources to support culturally responsive curriculum in schools serving Native children. The Four Directions Model for development of virtual museums involved a unique collaboration between Native students, teachers, elders and museum personnel at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the Heard Museum and other regional museums. The panelists will discuss their views and experiences related to culturally responsive teaching, cultural revitalization, and cultural collaboration. The panel session will include a presentation of the past and current efforts in virtual museum projects that have been conducted by the National Museum of the American Indian, the University of Texas at Austin.

Citation

Resta, P., De Montano, M. & Christal, M. (2003). Web-Based Virtual Museum Projects: Strategies for Revitalizing Native American Curriculum and Cultures. In A. Rossett (Ed.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2003--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 1968-1970). Phoenix, Arizona, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 19, 2024 from .

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