Executive Summary 87
Introduction 89
Key Trends Accelerating Technology Adoption in Museums 92
Long-Term Trend: Driving Ed Tech adoption in museums for five or more years
● Cross-Institution Collaboration 94
● New Roles for Museum Professionals 97
Mid-Term Trend: Driving Ed Tech adoption in museums for three to five years
● Data Analytics for Museum Operations 100
● Personalization 103
Short-Term Trend: Driving Ed Tech adoption in museums for the next one to two years
● Mobile Content and Delivery 106
● Participatory Experiences 109
Significant Challenges Impeding Technology Adoption in Museums 112
Solvable Challenge: Those that we understand and know how to solve
● Developing Effective Digital Strategies 114
● Improving Digital Literacy of Museum Professionals 117
Difficult Challenge: Those that we understand but for which solutions are elusive
● Improving Accessibility for Disabled Populations 120
● Measuring the Impact of New Technologies 123
Wicked Challenge: Those that are complex to even define, much less address
● Managing Knowledge Obsolescence 126
● Privacy Concerns 129
Important Developments in Educational Technology for Museum
Education and Interpretation 132
Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or Less
● Digital Humanities Technologies 135
● Makerspaces 138
Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years
● Location Intelligence 141
● Virtual Reality 144
Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years
● Information Visualization 147
● Networked Objects 150
The 2016 Museum Edition Expert Panel 153
Endnotes(注释) 154