e3 Strategies has worked on diverse projects for the Smithsonian.
Some have been for external audiences, such as museum goers and web site visitors, and some have been for Smithsonian employees. Here’s an example.
Challenge
The majestic Sant Ocean Hall exhibit shows visitors that we live on an ocean planet and our health is intertwined with the oceans. When visitors leave, we want them to be inspired to learn and do more.
What are the best ways to extend the learning experience with online content that meets our high standards?
What resources are needed and what are the ongoing costs?
Solution
e3 Strategies was hired during the design of the Sant Ocean Hall to help with the conception of the Ocean Portal and Ocean Today Kiosk. After leading focus groups with internal and external stakeholders and potential donors, we proposed a strategy that involved collaborating with leading marine science organizations, aquariums, and educational organizations to continuously generate and share high-quality content through an online portal.
Once the strategy was approved, e3 Strategies led the process of creating evaluation criteria, researching potential collaborators, and recruiting them. We were then hired again to manage the collaboration process through the analysis, design and development stages of the Ocean Portal and the Ocean Today kiosk.
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Carol Fiertz
FORMER CHIEF OUTREACH TECHNOLOGIES @ NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
e3 Strategies “was instrumental in getting our project off the ground. Stephanie Eskins-Gleason involved our scientific partners heavily and had a great way of working with our partnering organizations, even before they met face to face. She used a wiki site, a project portal, and web conferences to smoothly answer questions solicit specific feedback, and help collaborators feel comfortable with the project during the development of our educational website to accompany the Sant Ocean Hall exhibit.”
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Heather Rostker
FORMER SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT DESIGNER
“Stephanie Eskins-Gleason was our project manager from e3 Strategies. She is creative, talented, and smart. She brought educational and technology experience to our project that no one else had. She kept educational objectives in perspective throughout the process.”
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Robert Sullivan
PARTNER @ CHORA, LLC
“While Associate Director of the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum, I oversaw Stephanie Eskins-Gleason as she directed the visioning and development of the Ocean Portal for the Ocean Hall. The Ocean Portal was the largest and most complicated web project ever undertaken by the Smithsonian. Stephanie's knowledge, creativity, and touch with staff ensured that the project exceeded both our educational standards and expectations. Stephanie is that rare combination of committed educator and knowledgeable learning technology specialist. I would highly recommend her for any serious new learning technology project.”
There’s more!
Contact us if you’d like to learn about our work supporting learning and knowledge exchange for the Collections Digitization Initiative or our dynamic e-learning courses for the Smithsonian’s internal audiences.