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Personalization Issues for Science Museum Web Sites and E-Learning

Personalization Issues for Science Museum Web Sites and E-Learning

Silvia Filippini-Fantoni, Jonathan P. Bowan, Teresa Numerico
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781599047591|ISBN10: 1599047594|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616926748|EISBN13: 9781599047614
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-759-1.ch021
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Filippini-Fantoni, Silvia, et al. "Personalization Issues for Science Museum Web Sites and E-Learning." E-Learning Methodologies and Computer Applications in Archaeology, edited by Dionysios Politis, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 371-387. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-759-1.ch021

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Filippini-Fantoni, S., Bowan, J. P., & Numerico, T. (2008). Personalization Issues for Science Museum Web Sites and E-Learning. In D. Politis (Ed.), E-Learning Methodologies and Computer Applications in Archaeology (pp. 371-387). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-759-1.ch021

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Filippini-Fantoni, Silvia, Jonathan P. Bowan, and Teresa Numerico. "Personalization Issues for Science Museum Web Sites and E-Learning." In E-Learning Methodologies and Computer Applications in Archaeology, edited by Dionysios Politis, 371-387. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-759-1.ch021

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Abstract

E-learning has the potential to be a very personalized experience and can be tailored to the individual involved. So far, science museums have yet to tap into this potential to any great extent, partly due to the relative newness of the technology involved and partly due to the expense. This chapter covers some of the speculative efforts that may improve the situation for the future, including the SAGRES project and the Ingenious Web site, among other examples. It is hoped that this will be helpful to science museums and centers that are considering the addition of personalization features to their own Web site. Currently, Web site personalization should be used with caution, but larger organizations should be considering the potential if they have not already started to do so.

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