Informal Learning Experiences Announces Professional Development Workshop
Schedule and Sites:
Designing Experience-Based Learning Projects
December 3: The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA
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.
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.
Location and Registration
The workshop is intended for executive directors, program directors, exhibit
directors, education directors, content specialists, and senior management.
Staff are encouraged to attend as a team.
The workshop will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Detailed arrival and
location information will be included in the materials package, mailed before
the session. Welcoming coffee and rolls and a mid-afternoon break are
included.
For information concerning registration, fees, and to obtain a registration
form, you may simply reply to this e-mail or contact: Robert L. Russell,
Informal Learning Experiences, [log in to unmask], (202) 364-8841; PO Box 42328,
Washington, DC 20015.
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