The Museum-Ed Discussion List
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May 2002
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PURPOSE & HISTORY:
MUSEUM-ED is an open, unmoderated discussion list that serves as a forum for
museum educators. It was created in response to an EDCOM luncheon at AAM in
Philadelphia (1995). At that luncheon, museum educators expressed a need to
create a network for the easy exchange of information. With that goal in mind
the list was created by Kris Wetterlund and Larisa Somsel.
Topics for discussion will most likely be wide-ranging. We hope that
MUSEUM-ED will provide participants with opportunities to ask questions, to
exchange ideas, to explore current issues, to share experiences, to reflect
on the process, and to inspire new directions in museum education. The
exchange of information is the key here, so if you feel it is important to
the museum education community, go ahead and discuss it!
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Larisa Somsel
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Kris Wetterlund
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