Mobile Learning Institute Leadership Summit on Digital Media

The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies announces a hands-on, participatory program about digital media activities for transforming learning in informal settings such as museums.  The summit will be held June 16 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Cost:  FREE
Date:  Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Time:  8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (program begins at 9:00)
Location:  Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Lobby) 
The museum is located on the National Mall at the corner of 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW. The closest Metro station is L’Enfant Plaza (Green, Yellow, Orange, and Blue lines).

This one-day session on digital learning practices features four presentations by university and museum experts.  Testimonials from the field will include examples of different kinds of learning games and simulations and the uses of mobile phones in museum settings.  Hands-on activities will engage participants in using mobile phones for planning and networking. The day will conclude with discussion of participants’ own technology plans or ideas and the possible modifications they might make for mobile learning.

Target audience: Curators and researchers, exhibit developers, educators, and anyone interested in digital learning.

To register send an email with “SUMMIT” in the subject line to [log in to unmask] If you require reasonable accommodations, please include the request in your email.

The summit is sponsored by Pearson Foundation and Nokia. 

Pino

Dr. Giuseppe (Pino) Monaco
Education Outcomes Manager
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies

MRC 508 PO Box 37012
Washington, DC, 20013-7012

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600 Maryland Avenue, SW
1st Floor, Suite 105W
Washington, DC  20024

Tel. (202) 633-5329
Fax (202) 633-5489
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