[NHCOLL-L:4460] Museum Education online course starts Aug. 31
Helen Alten
helen at collectioncare.org
Fri Aug 21 21:27:07 EDT 2009
MS236: Education in Museums
Dates: Aug 31 - Sep 25, 2009
Price: $425.00
Instructor:
<http://museumclasses.org/training/../training/trolinstructors.html#kh>Karin
Hostetter
Location: www.museumclasses.org
Description:
The world of museum education is as varied as the imagination. From
school field trips to online blogs, from 2-year-olds to senior
citizens, and from formal programs to volunteering. In Education in
Museums, survey the education programs offered at your site.
Determine what exhibits and collections need better representation
through education. Develop a long-term plan of education program
development for your site that you can use to improve services to
your community.
Course Outline:
1. Types of Education Programs
2. Inventorying Your Museum
3. Goals of Education Programs
4. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Preschool Children
5. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Elementary Aged Children
6. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Middle and High School Children
7. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Working Adults
8. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Seniors
9. Programs for Schools - Speaking their language
10. Outreach
11. Online Education Programs
12. Thinking Outside the Box
13. Evaluation
Logistics:
Participants in Education in Museums work through sections on their
own. Materials and resources include online literature, slide
lectures and dialog between students and the instructor through online forums.
Education in Museums runs four weeks. To reserve a spot in the
course, please pay at
<http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html>http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html
If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org
The Instructor:
Karin Hostetter is owner of Interpret This, a consulting company
specializing in interpretive writing, program development and staff
and volunteer training. A museum educator at museums, zoos and nature
centers for over 30 years, she was Curator of Education for the Heard
Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary (McKinney, TX) and the
first paid volunteer coordinator at the Denver Zoo. Among her
award-winning education curricula are several programs she developed
for the education department at the Denver Zoo over her 12 years on
staff. Over the years, Ms. Hostetter has been responsible for small
animal exhibits and animal care at both the Heard and the Denver Zoo.
She worked with wild animal rehabilitation and public education
animals, work that included training volunteer animal handlers. Karin
co-founded the Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Aquaria special interest
section of the National Association for Interpretation. Ms. Hostetter
taught the National Association for Interpretation's two-day
volunteer management course for volunteer coordinators and served on
their panel about volunteer programs. She authored a series of
articles for the National Association for Interpretation's Legacy
magazine, providing guidelines for developing and maintaining a
volunteer organization. She has worked with volunteers for nearly 15
years. Ms. Hostetter now consults with organizations on structuring
and improving volunteer programs. And she volunteers herself. She
also continues to teach in two museums, preferring preschool and
family programs.
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