MCN folk,
I just don't get it. Rob Stein writes this powerful piece, "Museums...So What?" (http://goo.gl/9UUyHL) He brings our attention to the challenge of justifying why we should preserve culture while so many are poor, unhealthy, and dying needlessly. We all holler, "Here, here!... Forthwith we will pay more attention to putting our best feet forward. to show how we change lives and contribute to a better world." Then all but a relative handful of us sit by -- rather, leave our wallets closed -- when we're given an opportunity to create the best "selfie" we could want to add to this vital conversation. Put aside the fact that "The Docent Educator" is a timeless, invaluable training resource for museum educators. Its very existence online will add a powerful voice to the chorus in response to those who ask "Museums... So What?" Just hours to go and three thousand dollars short of their Kickstarter goal: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1857877564/the-docent-educator-online "The Docent Educator Online" Kickstarter campaign needs you and your colleagues to step up and say, "Museums... Here's What!" "Here's how we change lives, face-to-face, one docent at a time." And remember... this Kickstarter project gets funded and www.FactMiners.org will "match" your gift by creating a #LODLAM (Linked Open Data for LAMs) "Fact Cloud" companion database to enhance the educational and research value of The Docent Educator Online archive. Happy-Healthy Vibes, --Jim Salmons and Timlynn Babitsky- "Virtual Docents in a Virtual Museum" FactMiners and The Softalk Apple Project Twitter: @FactMiners, @Softalk_Apple www.FactMiners.org (Open Source #Play2Learn game community) www.SoftalkApple.com (first FactMiners museum/archive project)
