Museumclasses.org runs three online short courses next week and ten online classes in October. Full course descriptions of the three short courses follow the course list below. Join us by signing up at www.museumclasses.org
September Online Classes:
MS002a: Collection Protection - Are you Prepared? (short course)
Sep 14 - 18, 2009
Price: $75
Instructor: Terri Schindel
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms002a.html
MS011: Gallery Guides ***NEW*** (short course)
Sep 14 - 25, 2009
Price: $75
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms011a.html
MS012: Keeping Small Animals on Exhibit
(Care and Feeding of Small Animal Exhibits) ***NEW*** (short course)
Sep 14 - 18, 2009
Price: $75
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms012a.html
October Online Classes:
MS108: Fundamentals of Museum Volunteer Programs
Oct 5 - Oct 30, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms108a.html
MS224: Care of Leather and Skin Materials **NEW**
Oct 5 - Oct 30, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Helen Alten
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms224.html
MS210: Integrated Pest Management for Museums, Libraries and Archives
Oct 5 - Nov 13, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Gretchen Anderson with support from BIRC
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms210a.html
MS106: Exhibit Fundamentals: Ideas to Installation
Oct 5 - Nov 13, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Lin Nelson-Mayson
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms106a.html
MS222: Care of Photographs
Oct 5 - Nov 27, 2009
Price: $475.00 (Includes $50 materials fee)
Instructor: Gawain Weaver
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms222a.html
MS209: Collections Management Policies for
Museums and Related Institutions
Oct 12 - Dec 18, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Bill Tompkins
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms209a.html
MS010: Condition Assessments ***NEW*** (short course)
Oct 12 - 16, 2009
Price: $95
Instructor: Helen Alten
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms010a.html
MS214: Collection Management Databases
Oct 19 - Nov 13, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Sofia Galarza Liu and John Simmons
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms214a.html
MS243: Making Museum Quality Mannequins **NEW**
Oct. 5 - Oct. 30, 2009
Price: $425.00
Instructor: Helen Alten
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms243.html
MS107a: Introduction to Museum Security
Oct 5 - Oct 30, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Stevan P. Layne
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms107a.html
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MS002a: Collection Protection - Are you Prepared? (short course)
Sep 14 - 18, 2009
Price: $75
Instructor: Terri Schindel
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms002a.html
Description:
Disaster planning is overwhelming. Where do you start? Talk to Terri about how to get going. Use her checklist to determine your level of preparedness. What do you already have in place? Are you somewhat prepared? What can you do next? Help clarify your current state of readiness and develop future steps to improve it.
Logistics:
Participants in Collection Protection will read literature and participate in two one-hour chats to discuss their institutions disaster preparedness. Each student should read course materials and prepare questions or comments to share with the other students in the chat. This is a mini-course and takes no more than 10 hours of a student's time.
To reserve a spot in the course, please pay at http://www.museumclasses.org and pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]
The Instructor:
Terri Schindel, graduated from the Courtauld Art Institute, University of London with a concentration in textile conservation. Since 1988 she has taught collections care and preventive conservation to museum staff. She has assisted museums in writing disaster plans for more than a decade and helped develop national standards for disaster-preparedness materials. Ms. Schindel specializes in collection care and preventive conservation and works regularly with small, rural and tribal museums. She is familiar with the many challenges and lack of resources facing these institutions. Ms. Schindel is committed to maintaining the uniqueness of each museum while ensuring that they serve as a resource for future generations.
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MS011: Gallery Guides ***NEW*** (short course)
Sep 14 - 25, 2009
Price: $75
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms011a.html
Description:
Set aside some blocks of time and end up with a strong rough draft of a self-guided gallery guide for the exhibit of your choice. Learn about the power of themes and universals. Develop techniques for layering information. Empower readers to do more on their own after leaving the exhibit. Create information that really "sticks" with the guest. Karin shares her 30 years experience with you as you develop a useful document for your exhibit.
Course Outline:
1. Why Use a Gallery Guide
2. Determining the Audience
3. Determining and Writing the Big Idea
4. Tangibles, Intangibles and Universals in Writing
5. Information versus Take Home Message
6. Outlining a Draft Guide
7. Design Considerations
Logistics:
Participants in Gallery Guides will read literature and participate in four one-hour chats to discuss what is in an effective guide. Each student should read course materials and prepare questions or comments to share with the other students in the chat. This is a mini-course that lasts two weeks and takes no more than 20 hours of a student's time. This is an opportunity to brain-storm with colleagues about what works and what doesn't work.
To reserve a spot in the course, please pay at http://www.museumclasses.org and pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]
The Instructor:
Karin Hostetter is owner of Interpret This, a consulting company specializing in interpretive writing, program development and staff and volunteer training. A museum educator at museums, zoos and nature centers for over 30 years, she was Curator of Education for the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary (McKinney, TX) and the first paid volunteer coordinator at the Denver Zoo. Among her award-winning education curricula are several programs she developed for the education department at the Denver Zoo over her 12 years on staff. Over the years, Ms. Hostetter has been responsible for small animal exhibits and animal care at both the Heard and the Denver Zoo. She worked with wild animal rehabilitation and public education animals, work that included training volunteer animal handlers. Karin co-founded the Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Aquaria special interest section of the National Association for Interpretation. Ms. Hostetter taught the National Association for Interpretation's two-day volunteer management course for volunteer coordinators and served on their panel about volunteer programs. She authored a series of articles for the National Association for Interpretation's Legacy magazine, providing guidelines for developing and maintaining a volunteer organization. She has worked with volunteers for nearly 15 years. Ms. Hostetter now consults with organizations on structuring and improving volunteer programs. And she volunteers herself. She also continues to teach in two museums, preferring preschool and family programs.
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MS012: Keeping Small Animals on Exhibit
(Care and Feeding of Small Animal Exhibits) ***NEW*** (short course)
Sep 14 - 18, 2009
Price: $75
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms012a.html
Description:
Whether by design or accident, many museums find themselves with small collections of small animals - sometimes for exhibit, sometimes not; sometimes for educational program use, sometimes not. Determine which animals work best for your purposes. Know how to care for the animals considering healthy diets, appropriate exhibit or non-exhibit caging, guest safety, veterinary care, and needed permits.
Course Outline:
1. Pros and Cons of Live Animal Exhibits
2. Role of Live Animals in Museums
3. Good and Not-So-Good Animals for Small Exhibits
4. Cages, Feeding, Enrichment Considerations
5. Training Animals and People in Handling
Logistics:
Participants in Keeping Small Animals will read literature and participate in two one-hour chats to discuss problems they have experienced with keeping small animals. Each student should read course materials and prepare questions or comments to share with the other students in the chat. This is a mini-course and takes no more than 10 hours of a student's time. This is an opportunity to brain-storm with colleagues about what works and what doesn't work.
To reserve a spot in the course, please pay at http://www.museumclasses.org and pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]
The Instructor:
Karin Hostetter is owner of Interpret This, a consulting company specializing in interpretive writing, program development and staff and volunteer training. A museum educator at museums, zoos and nature centers for over 30 years, she was Curator of Education for the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary (McKinney, TX) and the first paid volunteer coordinator at the Denver Zoo. Among her award-winning education curricula are several programs she developed for the education department at the Denver Zoo over her 12 years on staff. Over the years, Ms. Hostetter has been responsible for small animal exhibits and animal care at both the Heard and the Denver Zoo. She worked with wild animal rehabilitation and public education animals, work that included training volunteer animal handlers. Karin co-founded the Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Aquaria special interest section of the National Association for Interpretation. Ms. Hostetter taught the National Association for Interpretation's two-day volunteer management course for volunteer coordinators and served on their panel about volunteer programs. She authored a series of articles for the National Association for Interpretation's Legacy magazine, providing guidelines for developing and maintaining a volunteer organization. She has worked with volunteers for nearly 15 years. Ms. Hostetter now consults with organizations on structuring and improving volunteer programs. And she volunteers herself. She also continues to teach in two museums, preferring preschool and family programs.
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