(Please excuse the cross-postings)
The Informal Learning Environments Research (ILER) SIG is a special
interest group of the American Educational Research Association (AERA,
which can be found at http://aera.net). For more information see our web
site:
http://darwin.sesp.nwu.edu/informal/

Below is the schedule for the ILER sessions at this year's AERA meeting
(April 19-23 in Montreal). The complete AERA schedule (and registration
information) will be available at http://aera.net within the coming weeks,
but we thought you would appreciate this information as soon as possible
(while the best airfares are still available).

We are very pleased to be sponsoring an invited address by Lauren Resnick
(Learning Research & Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh,
past president of AERA, and author of "Learning In School and Out") on
Friday, April 23rd at 7 am. We hope you will be able to schedule your
travel to attend what promises to be an insightful talk.

Hope to see you there!
Kirsten Ellenbogen

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AERA ANNUAL MEETING 1999
April 19-23, Montreal, Canada
Informal Learning Environments Research Special Interest Group
Multiple Perspectives
Roundtable, Invited Address, & Poster Session

Format:     Structured Poster Session
Session #:  29.44
Date:       Weds. April 21, 1999
Time:       2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Location:   Sheraton Hotel, Level B, Salon B

Learning About Engaging in Field-Based Science Activities in Informal Settings:
Stories and Enculturation Into Field Research.  G. Michael Bowen, University of
Victoria

Lessons from the Hollers and the Streets:  What Appalachian Girls, Families, and
Communities Have Taught Us About Implementing Informal Science and Mathematics
Programs.  Carolyn S. Carter, Pat Kusimop, Marian Keyes, AEL

Parent-Child Conversations in a Natural History Museum.  Steven R. Guberman,
Kenneth Emo, Stacey Simmons, Justine Taylor, University of Colorado

Analogical Thinking in a Children's Museum Context.  John Nolan Siegler,
University of Wisconsin

Validation of the Perceived Benefits of Competitive Livestock Exhibition.  Kevin
Williams, Lance Kieth, Texas Tech University

A Question of Truth:  Critiquing the Culture and Practice of Science Through
Science Centres and Schools.  Erminia Pedretti, Jane Forbes, E.C. Drury
Secondary School, Milton, Ontario

Discussants:  Joseph L. Polman, Washington University; Doris Ash, Exploratorium

Session Chair:  Christine Klein, St. Louis Science Center

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Format:     Roundtable
Session #:  42.35
Date:       Thursday April 22, 1999
Time:       4:05 - 4:45 p.m.
Location:   Hilton Hotel, Level F, Fontaine B

Informal Learning in the Construction of Personal Homepages on the World Wide
Web.  Mindy Miron Basi, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

Effective Learning in an Informal Context:  Student and Teacher Perceptions of a
Technology-Based Extended-Day Program for At-Risk Students.  Robert A. DeVillar,
University of Texas, El Paso; Binbin Jiang, UC, Davis

Project Math-Muse:  Interactive Mathematics Exhibits for Young Children.  Steven
R. Guberman, Roberta J. Flexer, Abraham S. Flexer, Carolyn L. Topping,
University of Colorado

Evaluating Student Learning in the Challenger Space Flight Simulator's Informal
Learning Environment.   Steven M. McGee, NASA; Nancy Sturm, Challenger Learning
Center

The Pedagogical Text of Two Frequent Field Trip Sites.  Philip Bailey, Michigan
State University

The Value of 4-H Competitive Activities as Perceived by the Parents of 4-H
members.  Lance Kieth, Paul Vaughn, Texas Tech University

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Format:     Invited Address
Session #:  46.01
Date:       Friday, April 23, 1999
Time:       7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Location:   Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Conv. Level, St. Laurent Rm.

Reflecting on "Learning In School and Out":  A Decade Later.  Lauren B. Resnick,
University of Pittsburgh
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The purpose of the Informal Learning Environments Research SIG is to further
educational research in informal learning environments such as science centers,
museums, zoos, aquariums, and nature centers, and to promote a community of
practice interested in establishing and maintaining informal learning
environments conducive to better understanding of teaching and learning.
http://darwin.sesp.nwu.edu/informal/

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Kirsten Ellenbogen, Vanderbilt University
GRA, Science Education Journal
Box 330 Peabody, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (615) 343-0531   Fax: (615) 322-8999
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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