OKME Mid-Winter Seminar

The Oklahoma Museum Educators (OKME) Standing Professional Committee met this past February 6th at the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa for our annual Mid-Winter Seminar. Our guests this year were Kris Wetterlund and Scott Sayre, two extremely talented and dedicated individuals who spoke to us about the many ways in which technology is being used in the area of museum education. During the seminar we were introduced to different types of software that would allow a user to access digital files or photos of their collection and place them into various interactive learning experiences. Pachyderm was one such program. Examples of how this works can be found at ArtsConnectEd, or here at Sandbox Studios. OKME members also enjoyed learning about the Philbrook's collection and educational programming by taking part in a tour hosted by Susan Green. You can find out more about OKME at the Oklahoma Museums Association website. I personally don't know what I would have done without the excellent professional development and networking opportunities they offer. I'm so thankful that our Museum of the Great Plains stays so connected to this highly supportive organization. And by the way, the OMA 2009 Annual Fall Conference will be here! in Lawton! MGP will be the host site!