The Ecology of Roll20.net
Brandon Baker
September 28, 2021
10a Pacific/1p Eastern (1.5 hours)
$40 members/$55 non-members
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Roll20.net is an online tabletop platform designed for role playing games. Participate in examples of ecology being taught virtually through a role-playing perspective. Participants will get an introduction to Roll20; group participation in parts of three different ecology lessons; small and large group techniques; and discussion on how it can be implemented at your site.
Brandon Baker is an interpretive naturalist from Three Rivers Park District in Minnesota. Having a strong interest in using technology to connect people to parks, he has led TRPD in using drones, iPads, and other technology in interpretive programs. More recently he has developed a podcast that won an NAI media award and coordinated Three Rivers digital interpretation during the pandemic.
Ugly History: Interpreting Tough Topics
Dr. Elista Istre
October 14, 2021
12p Pacific/3p Eastern (1 hour)
$35 Members / $50 Nonmembers
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Interpreting historical topics is not for the faint of heart! Interpreters and audiences often become uncomfortable, irritated, and even angry when certain topics are either addressed or ignored. Join us for an interactive discussion on effective methods for individuals and organizations to tackle tough topics.
Dr. Elista Istre, founder and director of Belle Heritage, offers consulting expertise and creates cultural experiences that inspire others to celebrate the beauty of heritage. A former NAI board member and director of the Cultural and Historical Interpretation section, she has worked with many museums, film projects, and books.
Virtual Internships: A New Frontier
Sabre Moore
October 28, 2021
12p Pacific/3p Eastern (1 hour)
$35 Members / $50 Nonmembers
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During this session, we will explore the frontier of virtual internships, addressing such questions as project design, mutual goals, communication, university collaboration and course credit, and funding. Participants will receive a copy of the Carter County Museum Virtual Internship manual to use as a blueprint.
Sabre Moore is the Executive Director for the Carter County Museum in Ekalaka, Montana. Born and raised on a ranch in Wyoming, Sabre is intimately familiar with rural areas and her work with groups across Montana gives her a special insight into the ways museums can impact communities.
Rising to the Surface: New Visitor Engagement
Therese Huffman
November 3, 2021
12p Pacific/3p Eastern (1 hour)
$35 Members / $50 Nonmembers
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This webinar is a series of case studies showcasing interpretive techniques, styles, etc that resulted in effective visitor engagement. Though through COVID-19, we were cooped up for a period time, it provided the time and opportunity to revisit the way we’ve been approaching our exhibit presentations.
Therese is principal of Signature Design—a niche, woman-owned business established in 1993. She has over 30 years of international experience in design/build for branding, wayfinding, signage, exhibit and environmental design projects. Therese believes in working across disciplines—alongside architects, engineers, landscape architects, graphic designers, urban planners, and her clients and their communities—together as a team.
Take Your Show on the Road! Interpretation and Over-the-Road Tours
Kristin Robinson, Elaine Rodriguez, and Rebecca Jaech
November 17, 2021
12p Pacific/3p Eastern (1.5 hours)
$40 members/$55 non-members
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Tour Directors and Guides are interpreters who have taken their skills on the road! Like other forms of 'siteless' interpreters, they do interpretation, but often across larger areas and for longer durations. If you've ever wondered what it's like working in this corner of the industry, join this panel discussion for this webinar that will describe work in the tour operations sector, what impact comes from working for a 'for profit' employer, and what additional considerations there are for interpretive programming.
Rebecca Jaech is a Certified Interpretive Guide and International Tour Director with over a decade of experience leading groups of students, adults, and families on multi-day over the road tours in locations both foreign and domestic. She specializes in the national parks of the southwest as well as the islands of Hawaii. On over the road tours Rebecca shares her knowledge of these special places through the use of interpretive themes, thereby helping the guest to connect with the multitude of resources all along the way.
Kristin Robinson is a CIG Trainer and Certified Interpretive Trainer with two decades in interpretation and tourism managing guides, developing programs and training tour directors. Her work spanned California State Parks, France, the rivers of Europe, and the Galapagos and focused on topics ranging from palaces and cathedrals to concentration camps and nature preserves. Her passion for helping other guides learn and refine their interpretive technique focuses on using themes, questioning strategies and relevance to make the guest experiences engaging and meaningful.
Elaine Rodriguez is a Certified Interpretive Guide and Certified International Tour Director with eleven years of experience leading groups of adults and students to destinations in nine countries and twenty-one states. Her commentary covered a wide range of topics and time periods, from royalty and wars, geology and wildlife, to the importance of cuisine in understanding culture. Elaine also has three years of experience in tourism management hiring and training tour directors and guides. Most recently, Elaine has taken her interpretive skills to the online world, creating a series of virtual cultural tours for students across the United States.