According to my 75 year old art collecting, museum going, world traveler mother, seniors learn "slowly". "Repeat and repeat," she said. And there you have it. >From: Judy Koke <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Seniors : Lifelong learning and museums >Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 13:19:54 -0600 > >Here at the Denver Museum of Natural History we're starting a research >project to investigate the needs of the growing senior population. While >the physical needs seem well documented, I'm having trouble finding >information on the topic and delivery preferences, how seniors prefer to >learn - the cognitive side. >I realize that when we say senior we're covering a broad category of >physical activity level and individual interests, etc. I've contacted AARP, >Elderhostel and U3A - but was wondering if there are other suggestions >about where to locate information. Has anyone done any studies on senior >learning in museums? >What should we be doing to better serve this audience? > >Judy Koke >Exhibit Evaluator >Denver Museum of Natural History >(303) 370-6341 >[log in to unmask] > >========================================================Important >Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://museums.state.nm.us/nmmnh/museum-l.html. You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read >"help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "Signoff >Museum-L" (without the quotes). _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://museums.state.nm.us/nmmnh/museum-l.html. You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).