This section archives an ongoing series of interviews with doers, thinkers and makers in the field of informal science and learning. Each month the featured interview is open to the community for continued comments, questions and discussion.
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Interviews from the Field | Fall 2008
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Chris Hoadley, Associate Professor NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Interview with Dr. Chris Hoadley about designing online communites, measuring impact and the future of scholarship and knowledge-sharing. Read more » |
Interviews from the Field | Summer 2008
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Randi Korn, Director Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. A conversation about a broader role for evaluation in the activities of museums, the opportunities and challenges of the new framework for measuring impacts of informal learning experiences, and the professional development of evaluators. Read more » |
Interviews from the Field | Spring 2008
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Paul Martin, Vice President for Exhibits Science Museum of Minnesota A conversation with Paul Martin about exhibit design, building connections between research and practice, and the importance of including visitors in the design process. Read more » |
Interviews from the Field | Spring 2008
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Angela Wenger, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer NJ Academy for Aquatic Sciences A discussion with Angela Wenger about community programs and authentic connections with culturally diverse museum audiences. Read more » |
Interviews from the Field | Winter 2008
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Mary Marcussen, Principal Marcussen & Associates A conversation with Mary Marcussen about innovation and leadership from the perspective of a successful NSF grant writer and project planner. Read more » |
Interviews from the Field | Fall 2007
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John Falk, Professor Oregon State University A talk with John Falk about idenity, the importance of context in learning research and the reasons why visitors attend informal learning institutions. Read more » |
Interviews from the Field | Summer 2007
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Richard Duschl, Professor Rutgers University A discussion with Professor Richard Duschl about an agenda for informal science education and research patterns in scientific reasoning and argumentation. Read more » |
Interviews from the Field | Spring 2007
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Kathy McLean, Principal Independent Exhibitions An interview with Kathy McLean about current projects, her experiments with visitor co-design of the exhibit experience and why business as usual is no longer tenable for museums. Read more » |
Interviews from the Field | Spring 2007
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Richard Hudson, Executive Producer DragonFlyTV A conversation with Richard Hudson about innovation, media-museum partnerships and the future of children's science programming. Read more » |