Kevin Walker
kevin@exhibitresearch.com
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E D U C A T I O N
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| Learning Technologies |
PhD, Institute of Education, London In Progress |
| Interactive Telecommunications |
Masters, New York University 1995 |
| Anthropology/Mass Communications |
B.A. (Honors), University of California, Berkeley
1992 |
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Graphic Design/Advertising |
Academy of Art College, San Francisco 1986-87 |
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Journalism |
U.C.Berkeley Extension 1989-92
Defense Information School, Indiana |
| Publications |
Screens in the museum landscape (2006) Forthcoming in Visual Communications Journal. Story structures: Building narrative trails in museums (2006) Forthcoming book chapter. Learning with "non-interactive" technology (2005) Technology and Learning Research Symposium, NYU, 1-2 April 2005. Learning on location with cinematic narratives (2004) Proceedings of ACM Multimedia 2004. (PDF, 116K) An interactive poster exhibit puts visitors in the picture, in real time (2003) Proceedings of CHI2003 Interactive and informative art (2003) IEEE Multimedia, Jan.-Mar. 2003 (PDF, 640K) Beware geeks bearing gifts (2002) Curator, the Museum Journal 45:4 The museum as "information architecture" (2001) Spectra, Journal of the Museum Computer Network SIGGRAPH 2000 Presentation (2000) Mass MoCA: A museum for new forms of energy (1999) ArtByte, Dec. 1999 |
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Teaching & Speaking |
Educational Podcasting in the Museum, Handheld Learning conference, Oct. 2005 'Learning in technology-enhanced environments' CAL'05 'Technology-enhanced learning in the museum,' Institute of Education museums course, London (Spring 2005) 'Video for Research' workshop, London Knowledge Lab (Spring 2005) 'E-Learning in London Museums' (with Pam Meecham), Institute of Education seminar, London (Spring 2004) Invited talks: CHI2003, ACM1; SIGGRAPH 2000; Museum Computer Network MCN2000 and MCN99; "Design: Visualizing the Unimaginable" forum at Exploratorium, 2002. |
| Academic Honors |
Learning Technologies Fellowship, Institute of Education, 2004 Student Senate, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU
Phi Beta Kappa
Golden Key National Honor Society |
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E X P E R I E N C E |
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| Educational Technologies |
Project Officer, Kaleidoscope network/London Knowledge Lab
2004 to present
Learning Technologies Fellow, Institute of Education, London
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| Interactive Exhibit Design |
West Office Exhibition Design, Oakland, CA, USA
2001 to 2003
American Museum of Natural History, New York
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| Freelance Multimedia Design |
Clients: National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame, Women's Museum, American Museum of Natural History, CNBC, Word, Warner Music Group, New Jersey Online, MediaSphere, GTE 1993 to present |
| Digital Audio Production |
DG Systems, San Francisco 1993
KDFC-AM/FM, San Francisco |
| Journalism |
KTVU-TV, Oakland, CA 1992
KPFA-FM, Berkeley, CA |
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A W A R D S |
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| Exhibition Awards |
AIGA Environmental Design awared for Endurance exhibit 2000
American Association of Museums award for 'Global Movement' video
Multimedia Grand Prix of Japan award for AMNH Biodiversity Hall computer kiosks |
| Web Awards |
Endangered! Exploring a World at Risk won various awards, 1997-2001
The Nature of Diamonds in World Online Digest
Electronic Newspaper featured site in StudyWeb
Leonardo's Codex Leicester selected as New Scientist magazine's Site of the Day |