Informal Learning Experiences, Inc. announces three sites for the one-day
workshop, "Designing Experience-Based Learning Projects":
April 14, the Children's Museum, Boston, MA.
May 20, the Children's Museum of Manhattan, New York, NY.
June 3 or 4 (date & site to be confirmed), Baltimore, MD.
June (dates to be announced), Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA
For additional informtion concerning the workshop and registration, contact
Bob Russell, (202) 364-8841, e-mail, [log in to unmask] An overview of the
workshop follows:
This full-day, “hands-on” workshop addresses the planning, design, and
evaluation 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 presenters are: Robert L. Russell,
Ph.D., Informal Learning Experiences, Inc., who is trained as a developmental
psychologist and is a former science and children's museum director; and Ted
Ansbacher, Ph.D., who is trained as a physicist and is the former Director of
Exhibits, the New York Hall of Science. Registration is $135 for the first
person'; $125 for the second from the same organization.
The workshop provides participants with:
• an introduction to classical and current experienced-based learning
theories,
• practical guidance and hands-on exercises in planning an interactive
exhibition or informal education program,
• a framework for analyzing interactive exhibit and program experiences
• an introduction to project evaluation, and
• a manual and resources for further learning.
The workshop emphasizes the importance of developing projects which address
well-defined needs and involve the design of learning experiences and
evaluation processes linked directly with project goals and measurable
objectives. These issues are directly relevant to all organizations
developing exhibits and programs for learners outside classroom settings,
including zoos, history museums, science centers, nature centers, natural
history museums, children’s museums, and art museums, community centers, or
libraries with interactive experiences or programs.
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