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What was it that Alan Kay said? "The best way to predict the future is
invent it"


On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Charles Carlson <[log in to unmask]
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> http://kvpr.org/post/rebooting-science-museums-21st-century
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> The link is courtesy of the Exploratorium Personal Listserve.
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> On Aug 24, 2013, at 7:46 AM, Eli Kuslansky <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > I thought a lot about these makers space, what constitutes them, how to
> run
> > them, types and number of hardware and machines, facilitation. and how to
> > incorporate technology. In fact, at this coming ASTC conference I am
> doing
> > a Pecha Kucha presentation on whether or not they are a fad or a
> > revolution. Being a long standing paid member of the community (30
> years),
> > I believe we are at a transformative moment in the history of science
> > centers. Just like the tipping point when the Exploratorium came online.
> I
> > also appreciate the challenge of maintaining and supporting facilitated
> > experience like makers labs, and that there an existing audience at most
> if
> > not all science centers of children, students and families; and that
> there
> > is a lot of investment in the current legacy model of engagement.
> >
> > However, what if makers labs is not about learning? What if that is a
> side
> > benefit? What if science centers have another purpose in society? More
> of a
> > community resource and less of a teaching organization? What if programs
> > like makers labs have no learning goals and that the metrics of success
> > does not including how many people come through your doors?
> >
> > I think once we start looking at alternative models of engagement,
> > expanding what we are the moment consider "hard to reach" audiences, that
> > could open possibilities of the new models of science centers to evolve.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Charles Carlson <
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> >> Wow! That's quite a production.  The audience primarily seemed to be
> young
> >> children and their parents, nonetheless impressive.
> >> C
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