ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
*****************************************************************************

Bob Russell wrote:

 Dynamic presentations by people works very well. Boring lectures  don't. 
So
> the question isn't so much, does it work in general, but what  kinds of 
> human
> interventions, presentations really work well in an interactive  museum.

Bob, I was just trying to formulate this and you did it so very well. I'd 
like to add to the end of that "to improve visitor experience."

I remember in my educational technology research course in the mid-70's 
based on 40 years of studies one of the maxims was: studies that compared 
media type to media type (e.g., television to face-to-face instruction) 
always showed no significant difference when all the variables were 
controlled. Recognizing that leads us to look at what capacities human 
beings have to support good experiences and to make choices about when to 
include that in the mix of strategies.

Carey

 

***********************************************************************
More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the
Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at http://www.astc.org.
To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the
message  SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to
[log in to unmask]