科技在博物館導覽媒體及教育環境之應用

Applying Technology to Museum Guides and the Educational Environment

科學工藝博物館主要任務有：展示、蒐藏、研究、教育..等，但隨著時代需求的改變，不斷的調整增加，還包括了資訊、傳播、遊憩等功能。所以現代科學博物館與民眾直接產生了互動關係，不僅要以展示、蒐藏、研究、教育為基礎，還必須依靠各種導覽服務和深入淺出的說明，才能夠增進社會大眾學習科技的動力，使民眾獲得科技發展的正確知識，以達成休憩、教育與豐富個人生活的目的。而當前由於資訊科技與通訊技術之突飛猛進，我們對於資訊的需求不再只限於文字的傳遞，而是能提供文字、聲音、和影像等多媒體資訊，更能提供我們資訊檢索和雙向溝通的介面資料。所以在新的科技發展下，導覽方式及教育環境產生莫大影響及改革。本文以科學工藝博物館為例，介紹科技應用在導覽及教育環境的規劃。

The main duties of a museum include exhibition, collection, research and education, but our rapidly changing times call for constant adjustments and activities such as information, announcements, traveling exhibits and other events. Thus the modern museum has developed direct means of interaction with the public that involve more than the traditional methods of display, collection, research and education as a base. The museum must also rely on other areas such as more detailed explanations by computer guide terminals in order to stimulate greater interest in science and technology among the public. Visitors should have access to full and clear information about science and technology that will provide entertainment, education and personal enrichment in their lives. Now, with the incredibly rapid change that is taking place in information technology and communications technology, we must broaden our focus beyond simple written, sound and image communications to provide information in multi-media and a variety of interfaces. Thus the development of new technologies leads to changes in the way computer guide terminals function and the overall educational environment in the museum. This article takes a look at the National Science and Technology Museum and its plans to apply technological advances in areas such as computer guides and educational activities.