[Nhcoll-l] Who teaches courses focused on the subject of collections for undergraduates?

[Schultz, Eric]

Thanks Adania, this sounds great.  I have read The Lost Species but not Lubar, I'll check it out.


Do you have a syllabus you would be willing to share?


Eric Schultz
Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Connecticut
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From: Flemming,Adania <aflemming at flmnh.ufl.edu>
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Hi Eric,



I created an undergraduate course entitled Introduction to Natural History Museums at the University of Florida. It was taught for the first time this spring 2018 and got really great reviews/feedback from students. In the future it will be given an actual course number versus being taught as a specialty course.



Aims of the course

·       Exploration of careers in museum-based research through student observation and immersion into the roles of collection personnel.

·       Prepare students for life after their undergraduate degrees (enriched with a deeper understanding of Natural History Museums).

Interesting readings which got students to understand collections and the value of specimens came from

·       The Lost Species Kemp 2017<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLost-Species-Expeditions-Collections-Natural%2Fdp%2F022638621X&data=02%7C01%7Ceric.schultz%40uconn.edu%7Cd2604340e8f2453e671108d5e05a06e5%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636661599628988938&sdata=gEh96JwwsC6hq%2B5K6HcBfRY3nWjRlX4tZAARaYaHbJ8%3D&reserved=0> (For e.g. Introduction and Chp 23)

·       Inside the Lost Museum Lubar 2017<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FInside-Lost-Museum-Curating-Present%2Fdp%2F0674971043%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fs%3Dbooks%26ie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1530562301%26sr%3D1-1%26keywords%3D%25E2%2580%25A2%2509the%2BLost%2BMuseum%2Blubar&data=02%7C01%7Ceric.schultz%40uconn.edu%7Cd2604340e8f2453e671108d5e05a06e5%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636661599628988938&sdata=4ly%2FAmUgheiiTQM%2BDcxJt2ezuRqZ5mpw1wt8B%2BmbQGI%3D&reserved=0> (For e.g. Chp 6 Into the Storm)

I’d be happy to chat more with you about this if this is of interest to you.



Regards,

Adania Flemming

Graduate Student

Department of Biology

Florida Museum of Natural History/iDigBio

University of Florida

Office Phone: 352-273-1951

Email: aflemming at ufl.edu<mailto:aflemming at ufl.edu>

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From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Schultz, Eric
Sent: Monday, July 2, 2018 3:51 PM
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Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Who teaches courses focused on the subject of collections for undergraduates?



With a colleague at the University of Connecticut's Benton Art Museum, I am preparing a multidisciplinary course for freshman Honors students on collections and museums. The topics covered will include the history of collecting, the taxonomy of collections (e.g. art, natural history), how collections promote knowledge production and discovery, the practice of collecting and its ethics. I am interested in connecting with others who teach courses focused on collections, be they similarly multidisciplinary or confined to natural history collections--and especially if they are undergraduate courses-- what readings on these topics have you found engaging and informative?



Eric Schultz

Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

University of Connecticut
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