Videos
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Short films are a provocative way to jumpstart conversations about sound. Enjoy these short sequences that touch on the visitor experience of sound and the influence of sound on STEM learning. Filmed and edited by Nathan Knox and Alexis Brunnert of Notable Human Films. The library is a work in process. More clips are coming!
A) Introducing Sound Travels
3 minutes
Voices of researchers and learning designers introduce the research project
From the field
Installations, research sites, and the people who work in them.
B) Illustrating Significant and Subtle Soundscape Changes
1 minute, 35 seconds.
Seated in a booth with controls, Nick Hristov, senior scientist at TERC, points out that learning designers can influence the way people read, memorize, recollect. Nick makes his points while illustrating contrasting conditions with subtle moves that alter his soundscape.
C) Wanted and Unwanted Sounds
2 minutes
The sounds within an Oceans Exhibit at the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus are the focus and the conundrum: designing sound that shapes the visitor experience rather than being overwhelmed by it. The challenge and research in a nutshell: See sound as a learning tool and potentially an inhibitor of learning.
D) Beeps: Challenges in Informal Learning Environments
1 minute
Center for Research and Evaluation researcher, Laura Weiss is on camera. The plan is to talk about data collection, but an intruding sound is so distracting that Laura responds to it and uses it to illustrate the premise of the Sound Travels project.
E) Ceramic Studio Sounds
1 minute
The setting is a ceramic studio with artist Amanda McCluskey preparing to work with clay on a wheel. What activities do you do where sounds give you a sense of focus? The sound of clay or a wheel gives artists another way of knowing that their media and process are on track.
Inside the installation: Belle Isle, Detroit
2 minutes, 12 seconds
Visitors experience the Sound Travels spatial sound installation on Belle Isle, the pilot behind the Immersive Sound Design course. Film by Notable Human Films.
Sound packs
Take the sounds home with you.
Enjoy the soundscape of a favorite place after you visit, or get to know its sounds before you go. Parents, caregivers and educators can prepare youth for a multisensory exploration, and creatives are invited to compose with the clips. Produced with Solidarity Studios.
Chicago
North Park Village Nature Center
A unique spot. Sound clips, images and recommendations for educators.
Columbus
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
More than 2 million visitors a year. Recordings, images and recommendations for educators. Squawks and talk and more.