Describes the knowledge, skills and abilities needed by NPS interpreters to plan and develop interpretive media.
This primer provides an overview of the planning and design basics needed to develop interpretive media products.
Watch the video by Nina Simon to learn how you can incorporate active participation for all visitors at your park.
Understanding the strengths & limitations of different interpretive product types can enable a good match between audience, message, resource & interpreter.
This handout provides a list of design principles, elements, considerations and best practices for creating or evaluating interpretive media.
This video focuses on the "whens" of digital interpretation and how when you post can make a difference in meaning and connecting with your audience..
This video focuses on the visuals of digital interpretation and using your visuals to bring meaning or enhance your message to your audience.
This video focuses on the tough stuff in digital interpretation, addressing questions of how to interpret difficult stories without trivializing them.
This video focuses on the concept of interpreting beyond our physical borders and learning to use digital interpretation to stretch beyond our boundaries.
This video addresses how to advocate for a greater digital park presence and meeting the needs of our digital and on-site visitors alike.
This video addresses questions such as why is the internet obsessed with copying, what exactly are remixes and how can I encourage visitors to make them?
The Story of Immigrant Soldiers at Manassas is a 6-minute video written and narrated by the middle school students
Overview This video focuses on the raw essence of digital interpretation. What does that word mean? When we say “offer a connection,” what exactly does that mean? Are audience members just passive vessels to fill? And what is this whole co-creation thing all about? The Diginterp Indepth series is a live video hangout featuring interpretive
Here is a short reminder of the many ways interpreters and educators can gather knowledge about their audiences through informal methods.
Understand how you can make an event work for virtual visitors and investigate the nature of interpretation