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Title: The Ancient Chinese Contribution to Printing and PaperMaking


1
The Ancient Chinese Contribution to Printing and
Paper-Making
  • Presented by Xi Cheng, Pei-shan Chuang, Nancy Lai
  • EDTEC 671
  • May 2005

2
Why this topic?
Make the familiar new Explore ancient Chinese
culture Technologies Activities
3
Who? What?
  • People interested in ancient Chinese inventions
  • The origins of paper and movable type
  • The processes of paper-making and printing by
    hand
  • The development of these technologies in the East
    and West

4
Two Major Inventions
  • Paper 105 AD by Tsai Lun
  • Movable type1041 AD by Pi Sheng
  • (compared to c1450 AD by Gutenberg)

5
Exhibit Floorplan
Activity
6
Display of objectsPaper-making
  • Raw materials

7
Display of objectsMovable type
  • Sample Objects
  • Artifacts
  • Real

Back to Floorplan
8
Activities
  • Live demonstrations
  • Paper-making
  • Experimenting with movable type

9
Paper-making
  • Selected steps

10
Technologies
  • Video/Audio
  • Text-based
  • Exhibit website

11
Technology Mobile Device
  • USB
  • USB 2.0
  • Fire wire
  • Bluetooth
  • Infrared
  • WiFi

12
Technology (cont.)
  • Mobile Devices
  • Download exhibit information
  • Map
  • Schedule of demonstrations and activities
  • Descriptors of display (choice of language,
    level of details, age group)
  • Announce upcoming activities demo, exhibit
    contest details

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Return on Investment
  • Attract visitors
  • Increase sales in museum stationary store
  • Stimulate interest in ancient China
  • Promote awareness of other cultures
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