One of my graduate courses required a group project as part of a block about the Learning Design Studio. Our project developed a Google Site for our work. This is a copy of my contributions to the group effort, reformatted for this website. The project starts here.
Museum visitor persona: Anh Nguyen
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- Gender: Female
- Age: 33
- Lives in Houston with her daughter, Alicia.
- Likes participating in her community’s activities, reading magazines of all types, swimming, and spending time with Alicia.
Education and experience
Anh grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, within one of the many families that immigrated there between 1978 and 1990 . She and her extended family moved to Houston when Anh was a young adult and together they opened their first restaurant business in Houston, which they still run today.
Now that the business is established, she takes classes from the University of Houston toward a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
Role and responsibilities
Anh and her brothers and sisters own and run Sinh Sinh , a very popular Vietnamese/Chinese restaurant in Houston that does a heavy business in the evenings (it is open until 3 AM) and weekends.
Technical skills
Anh is very proficient in the Microsoft suite of office applications, especially Excel. She uses her mobile phone primarily for phone calls, but she also uses the Facebook and Pinterest apps.
Subject domain skills and knowledge
Anh does not have any real knowledge of aviation and/or aviation history.
Motivation and desires
Anh’s primary goal is to provide educational opportunities for Alicia. She would be very pleased to have some of the opportunity carry over into their home (or, be accessible after visiting the museum).
Goals and expectations
Anh expects that information learned in a museum can be tied back to other educational ventures. For example, she expects to be able to share the museum with her daughter, and then later be able to talk with her about how things she learned in the museum can be appreciated within the context of other things learned in third grade.
Obstacles to success
Anh appreciates things that help her make the most use of her time. Because her business is busiest during evenings and weekends, and because she also has primary custody of her daughter and takes university classes part-time, she is often stretched to the limits.
Unique assets
Anh strongly believes in giving her daughter a wide range of experiences.
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