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I have also noticed the interest in "human delivered experiences". I have
done a pretty comprehensive literature search and have not found much
research on the topic, so other than a few visitor surveys I have conducted,
I have no hard evidence for the importance of these sorts of interactions to
the visitor experince...at least not yet. I have proposed a three-year
research study to explore the impacts of mediated experiences in science
centers; I will let you kow in September whether it is funded, and maybe in
three years I can give you a better answer to your question.
Scott
Scott Randol, Ph.D., Museum Research Specialist
Center for Research, Evaluation, & Assessment
Lawrence Hall of Science
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-5200
510 643-1984
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Very good refinement of the q uestion, Bob...which KINDS of human delivered
experiences work well, what are the characteristics, how are they
developed. While comparing these "HDE's" (sorry!) to exhibitions may be
problematic, I am looking for existing research about the relative
effectiveness of the two gross genres of informal learning strategies.
Eric Siegel
New York Hall of Science
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On Jul 6, 2006, at 10:23 AM, Robert L. Russell wrote:
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>This is in response to the last comment, wondering whether the
>effectiveness
>of human-intervention has been compared to stand-alone interactives etc.
>To
>me, this is apples and oranges. Both kinds of experiences have an
>important
>place, but here I will just make a few comments about the importance of
>people in learning.
>
>To point out some basic psych 101, social modeling is fundamental to human
>learning. We learn by watching others and are also motivated by wanting
>to
>emulate others. This is a key idea in Albert Bandura's work on social
>modeling. Vygotsky is also relevant here.
>
>Theater has long been a fundamental form of human expression, passing on
>culture, etc etc. It has also been used very effectively in museum
>settings,
>ranging for re-enactors to theatrical productions.
>
>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.
>
>In another venue, social modeling is used very effectively in social
>marketing and education entertainment, where educational messages (e.g.,
>disease of
>the week on ER, literacy campaigns on radio or telenovelas) are integrated
>into entertainment media. People take action because they are influenced
>by
>the actions of the fictional characters or situations on the shows.
>
>Bob
>
>Robert L. Russell, Ph.D.
>Learning Experience Design
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