PLAY-CLOUD - Survey - Explora - Il museo dei bambini di Roma

PLAY-CLOUD – Project

The consultation aims to better understand the needs, practices and challenges of professionals working in small and medium-sized Cultural Heritage Institutions (CHIs), with a particular focus on the educational aspect.

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Please indicate whether you are answering(Obbligatorio)

In your own capacity

As a representative of an institution

How do you identify yourself?(Obbligatorio)

Male

Female

Non-binary

Prefer not to say

What is your age group?(Obbligatorio)

What is your level of education?(Obbligatorio)

If you are a student, please select your current level of education. Otherwise, please select your highest level of education

Where are you based?(Obbligatorio)

Where is your institution based?(Obbligatorio)

What is your current working status?(Obbligatorio)

Please select from 1 to 3 answers

Business owner / Entrepreneur

Employed

Self-employed / Freelancer

Student

Unemployed / Job-seeking

Volunteer

Other

Do you work for:(Obbligatorio)

A private non-profit organisation

A public non-profit organisation

A private for-profit organisation

A public for-profit organisation

What type of institution / organisation / company do you work for:(Obbligatorio)

LAM (library, archive, museum)

University, research institute or research infrastructure

Governmental agency or other public authority

Historical monuments, listed buildings, sites

Company or other type of for-profit organisation (including workshops)

Professional or trade association

Gallery or exhibition space

Other:

What is the total number of employees (full-time equivalents) in your organisation?(Obbligatorio)

none/volunteers

1–10 employees

11–49 employees

50–249 employees

250–499 employees

500+ employees

Approximately how many staff members work primarily in IT, digital technologies, or technical development?(Obbligatorio)

None

1–5 staff members

6–20 staff members

More than 20 staff members

Approximately how many staff members work primarily in educational, learning, or public programming roles?(Obbligatorio)

None

1–5 staff members

6–20 staff members

More than 20 staff members

Which of the following best describes your professional activity or the field(s) in which your work primarily fits?(Obbligatorio)

Areas of expertise and focus in cultural heritage

This part aims to understand the fields on which Cultural Heritage communities focus. The objective is to contribute to the identification and mapping of these communities through their work. This will, in turn, contribute to a better understanding of the communities and their needs, particularly in terms of digital literacy, workflows and training. For the purpose of this survey, “Heritage” must be understood broadly and includes tangible, intangible, cultural, natural, (born-)digital (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/manage-information/digital-records-transfer/what-are-born-digital-records/).

Which types of heritage assets you work with?

Textual resources

Visual Resources

Objects

Spatial design and built spaces

Other Heritage Resources on Physical Media

Natural Resources / Naturalia

Intangible Heritage

Other

Which of the following do you mostly use in your work?

Physical objects (e.g. artworks, sites, natural specimens, …)

Non-digital reproductions (e.g., printed photos, casts, or other physical replicas of the object)

Multimedia assets (e.g., audio recordings, videos, or interactive media related to the object)

Digital representations (e.g., digitised versions of objects, such as high-resolution scans, photographs, or 3D models)

Born-digital assets

Other

Which tools or services are you using?

Please indicate the digital tools and technologies you use in your institution or in your studies, such as automated annotation systems, HTR or OCR techniques, surveying technologies such as LiDAR, or spatial representation tools such as GIS. This is an open-ended field designed to provide a better understanding of the most widely used tools and services.

Which tools or services you would like to use

Please indicate the tools you would like to use, including technologies, strategies, and software or hardware solutions that you have planned or intend to adopt. The purpose of this question is to better understand upcoming technology adoption and to develop tailored open-access resources.

What difficulties, if any, do you encounter when using digital tools and resources for your work? How do these affect your ability to achieve your goals?

For example: learning curve, compatibility and integration issues, data security and privacy concerns, dependency on internet connectivity, costs, technical issues, unresponsive customer support, lack of user-friendliness, etc.

In what ways could these tools and services be improved? Are there any specific functionalities or improvements you would find helpful?

This question relates to the tools you are currently using or developing

PLAY – CLOUD Part: Educational & Pedagogical Practices

Who are the main audiences you work with in your educational activities?

Which educational approaches do you currently use in your activities?

Which tools /formats do you use to approach cultural heritage with your audience

How frequently and centrally do you use digital tools in your educational activities?

Which digital tools or technologies do you use in your educational activities?

For what purposes do you mainly use digital tools in your educational activities?

Do you use digital or other tools specifically to improve accessibility and inclusion in your educational activities?

Yes, regularly

Yes, occasionally

We are currently exploring this

Not applicable

Which audiences or needs do these tools primarily support?

Visitors with visual impairments

Visitors with hearing impairments

Visitors with physical/mobility needs

Visitors with cognitive or learning needs

Visitors with language barriers

Neurodivergent visitors

Other underserved or underrepresented audiences

Other

Which areas would you most like to develop in relation to digital education and mediation?

Would you like to stay updated on this research and receive further project updates?(Obbligatorio)

Yes

Would you like to participate in other ECHOES activities (workshops, focus groups, interviews, etc)?(Obbligatorio)

Yes

If yes, what is your email address?

Inserisci email Conferma email

We sincerely thank you for taking the time to answer this questionnaire!

Your answers will be very valuable to better understand the heritage communities that will constitute the users of the Cultural Heritage Cloud.

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