Prior to the Museums Australia Conference come along to MUSEUMS AUSTRALIA EDUCATION GROUP MEETING Meet people in related fields and establish contacts prior to the conference. Hear interesting ideas and enjoy a strong practical focus on education. Wednesday 30 October 1996 Australian Museum The Terrace, Level 4 AGENDA 1.30pm Registration 1.45pm Developing educational policy: tips and tricks to help you navigate into the next millennium Presenter: Barbara Brinton (National Gallery of Australia) 2.10pm Educational learning theories. What can they teach us? Part 1 Theory- what can this mean? Presenter David Demant, (Scienceworks) Part 2 Learning within the shared context of experience. Presenter Maree Stenglin (Australian Museum) 3 pm Afternoon tea 3.15 pm New approaches to our practice Part 1 In search of ice age Australia: a multi-media education kit, Presenter Peggy Cole (Museum of Victoria) Part 2 Audience focussed programming for school groups: student programs of the National Gallery of Victoria. Presenter Henry Gaughan 4pm Getting education onto the agenda. Where does education sit at your place? Facilitators: Brett Dunlop (Australian Museum) and Helen Whitty (Powerhouse Museum) 4.30pm Annual General Meeting of Museums Australia Education Group. 5pm Close. A chance to freshen up or take refreshments. 6pm Conference welcome at Australian Museum. Free for members of MAEG; $20 for non-members. Please RSVP by Friday 25 October. Enquiries: ........Brett Dunlop (02) 93206160 Fax (02)93206072 Helen Whitty (02) 92170387 Fax (02)92170441