The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, in collaboration
with the Science Education Department of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Astrophysics, recently announced the G. Brown Goode Smithsonian Education
Lecture Series. 

Through this series, named after the Smithsonian's earliest proponent of
museums as educational institutions, Smithsonian and other museum staff can
help keep abreast of emerging developments in education pertaining to many
aspects of their work, from exhibit design to outreach in the schools.  More
information on this new series is available at
http://museumstudies.si.edu/2006_Goode_Lecture.pdf 

The first two lectures are now available for viewing on the Smithsonian's
museum studies web site, http://museumstudies.si.edu 

"Designers at the Exhibition: Balancing Aesthetics and Learning at the
Museum"
Kevin Dunbar, Ph.D., Center for Cognitive and Educational Neuroscience,
Dartmouth College, Department of Education
http://museumstudies.si.edu/webcast_060606.html 

"Learning on Location with Handhelds in Museums"
Eric Klopfer, Ph. D., the Scheller Career Development Professor of Science
Education and Educational Technology, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
http://museumstudies.si.edu/webcast_092106.html 




Bruce C. Craig
Director for Research and Planning
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
A&I 2235 MRC 427
Washington, DC  20013-7012
202-357-3148
202-357-3346 FAX

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