Informal Learning Experiences Announces Additional Date for
Professional Development Workshop:

Designing Experience-Based Learning Projects (description below)

December 4:  The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA
(December 3 is now full)

There are still openings in two additional sites:

Dec. 8:  Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, AZ
Dec. 10:  Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, San Diego, CA

This full-day, "hands-on" workshop addresses the design of experience-based 
learning projects.  It will be conducted seminar-style, with open discussion, 
small group sessions, and hands-on exercises on the museum floor.  The 
workshop and manual provide participants with:

· An introduction to learning theories (Piaget, Dewey, Gardner, etc.) as they 
apply to exhibit design and hands-on science activities,
· A framework for analyzing behaviors, experiences, and impacts of 
interactive exhibits and activities,
· Practical guidance in designing interactive exhibits and activities,
· An introduction to project evaluation, and
· A manual with chapters on all workshop content, appendices with extensive 
bibliographies and other informal education resources, and 50+ pages of 
additional readings.

The workshop leader will give brief overviews of major concepts for each 
segment of the workshop.   The majority of the workshop schedule will be 
devoted to three activities, conducted individually or in small groups: 
critiquing "classic" interactive exhibits and supporting text/graphics, 
recording observations and "evaluating" exhibits at the host site, and 
designing a table-top interactive exhibit.  The workshop has been conducted 
in Boston, New York, and Baltimore.  The current format is based on extensive 
revisions resulting from participant feedback and evaluations.

Schedule and Registration

The workshop is held from 9:30 am to 4 pm at the host site.  Coffee and 
pastries and an afternoon break with refreshments are provided.  The cost is 
$135 for the first registrant from an institution and $125 for additional 
registrants.  You may register online at 
<http://www.informallearning.com/data/startreg.asp>, download and fax the 
form, or request a form via e-mail by replying to this e-mail or directing a 
request to [log in to unmask]

Faculty

The workshops will be conducted by Bob Russell (Ph.D., Developmental 
Psychology) in San Jose, CA, and Ted Ansbacher (Ph.D., Physics) of Science 
Services in Phoenix, AZ and San Diego, CA. Dr .Russell has directed 
children's and science museums, served as Program Director of the Informal 
Science Education Program at the National Science Foundation, and currently 
consults for Informal Learning Experiences, Inc. on a wide range of informal 
learning projects.  Dr. Ansbacher is former Director of Education and Senior 
Scientist at the Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago), Director of 
Exhibits at the New York Hall of Science, and currently works with clients on 
program design and exhibit development for Science Services.  Informal 
Learning Experiences (ILE, formerly Informal Science, Inc.) publishes The 
Informal Learning Review and The Traveling Exhibits Report.  Access ILE's 
Internet web pages for more information on its services, programs, and 
professional development activities.
 

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