Webcasts Clause Samples

Webcasts. Webcasts are a developing feature of the e-learning offer of an increasing number of science centers and museums. Initially seen as a way of introducing the human dimension – of curator, researcher, expert – at far less cost than film or TV, they provide another example of synergy. Webcasts give the learner the potential for interaction not (yet) otherwise available. Participants can ask questions, feedback ideas or preferences and engage in a raft of other activities. A pioneer in the museum realm, the Exploratorium offers a programme of frequent live webcasts while the Natural History Museum – from its Darwin Centre – has an equally ambitious commitment to creating an ever-increasing archive of its daily Darwin Centre Live programme. In both cases video and audio is streamed over the internet, although different platforms are utilised. A recent highlight was a three-way collaboration between the two institutions and the NHM’s field research station in Belize (▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇). Another great event was the 100 Hours of Astronomy that took place in April 2009. Philadelphia’s The Franklin Institute (▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/program/81-opening-event), as host of the exclusive world exhibit Galileo, the Medici and The Age of Astronomy exhibit, kick off both the exhibit and "100 Hours of Astronomy" on 2 April with a live international interactive web streaming event. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ exhibit features one of only two remaining telescopes that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ trained on the night skies 400 years ago. This is the first time the telescope has ever left Italy. The web streaming event features exclusive commentary from the exhibitors behind the Galileo exhibit, including one of the world’s foremost Galileo experts, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Director of the Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence, Italy where the Galileo telescope and other artifacts are ordinarily on display, telescope-maker and global IYA and 100 Hours of Astronomy sponsor Celestron with a telescope demonstration and an 100 hours public observatory event with the support of a network of robotic telescopes all around the world. In many ways such webcasts are a natural development of the kinds of public presentations given on-site, themselves extensively supported by a range of digital technologies. Presentation is a more apt term than talk or lecture, although encounter or exchange might place further emphasis on the aspiration of two-way com...