[#musetech syllabus thread: week 8!] Tonight's topic was CROWDSOURCING & PARTICIPATION. We kicked off the readings with @ninaksimon's "Why Participate?" participatorymuseum.org/preface/
"When people can actively participate with cultural institutions, those places become central to cultural and community life." - @ninaksimon See also Chapter 1: Principles of Participation participatorymuseum.org/chapter1/ 
We also read a guest post on @ninaksimon's blog about the "Oh Snap!" project which involved online and offline participation, including a physical exhibit of visitor-contributed photos surrounding works from the @CarnegieArtMuse collection museumtwo.blogspot.com/2013/03/guest-…
"Digital Cultural Heritage and the Crowd" by @tjowens nails the opportunity crowdsourcing presents for participants and museums trevorowens.org/wp-content/upl…
If you're going to talk about crowdsourcing and you're lucky enough to have the brilliant @MeghaninMotion locally, you bring her in as a guest speaker! Read all about her work for @TranscribeSI in "Inviting Engagement, Supporting Success." rowman.com/WebDocs/12.02F…
For more backstory on @TranscribeSI see "The Creation and Evolution of the Transcription Center, Smithsonian Institution’s Digital Volunteer Platform." by @wang5581, Andrew Gunther & Michael Schall rowman.com/WebDocs/12.02G…
Take a peek at @museweb GLAMi winner AnnoTate, a (rare?) art museum entry in the crowdsourcing field mw2016.museumsandtheweb.com/glami/annotate/
We wrapped up with this #GLAMwiki piece by @sadads which calls the crowd to action ("Help us build the ultimate connective tissue for collections!") and features a nice shoutout to @SNACcooperative! medium.com/@alexstinson/w…
Heads up, #musetech syllabus fans: @GUmuseumstudies is on spring break next week! We'll be back on March 15 to cover the rich topic of OUTREACH and play host to @DRZZL. See y'all soon!
