ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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> Distance Learning
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Designed to address core competencies and emerging needs of the sector,
our courses are geared towards professionals, volunteers and board
members in museums, art galleries, cultural institutions, heritage sites
and related organizations. Courses are taught by recognized leading
professionals, and can be taken individually for credit or non-credit or
towards a comprehensive diploma or focused professional specialization
certificate.

> Our distance learning courses enable you to learn flexibly, either at
> home or in your workplace, at the times best suited to your learning
> needs. Innovative print and online learning resources and interactive
> communications create stimulating environments where you learn with
> expert instructors and groups of colleagues.  Our distance education
> formats allow you to interact with colleagues from across North
> America and beyond, participate in stimulating learning activities,
> and relate your learning to the practical issues and realities of your
> workplace and community.
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> Upcoming Fall 2007/Spring 2008 Distance Education Courses:
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> Museum Principlies and Practices I: Communities, Curatorship, and
> Collections
> September 10 - December 16, 2007
> (https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha486a.aspx)
Museums, their collections, and the knowledge they convey play a unique
role in contemporary society. This course explores the evolving purposes
and functions of museums, beginning with an overview of the contemporary
structure of the museum community, and then focusing on the ways in
which cultural heritage knowledge is created and preserved through
collections development, curatorial activities, information management
and collections care.

> Heritage Resource Management
> (https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha487a.aspx)
> September 10 - December 16, 2007
This survey course explores the nature and value of heritage resources
worldwide along with the management approaches that support their
preservation and presentation.

> Building Community Relationships
> (https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488S.aspx)
> September 10 - December 16, 2007
> Instructor: Elizabeth Kidd
Strong, sustained, and mutually beneficial relationships with
communities are critical to museums and other cultural and heritage
organizations seeking to play timely, relevant, positive, and socially
responsible roles in society. This new distance education course builds
your knowledge and skills associated with effective community cultural
and social development activities.

> Collections Management
> (https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488b-distance.aspx)
> September 10 - December 16, 2007
> Instructor: Richard Gerrard
Collections and the knowledge they convey remain the cornerstone of most
museums. This course addresses both the roles of collections in the
changing museum and heritage sector, and the principles and practices
that guide their acquisition, management, and use.

> Managing Cultural Organizations
> (https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488a-distance.aspx)
> September 17 - December 21, 2007
> Instructor: Carrie Brooks-Joiner
Effective management and administration sets the stage for cultural
organizations to achieve their goals. This new distance course provides
an intensive study of the application of management theory and practice
in cultural organizations

> Museum Principles and Practices II: Programming, Exhibitions, and
> Management
> (https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha486b.aspx)
> January 7 - April 11, 2008
Exhibitions and programs are the primary means by which museums share
their collections. This course follows from HA 486A Museum Principles
and Practices: Communities, Curatorship, and Collections to focus on the
ways in which museums present a diverse range of exhibitions, programs
and other outreach activities to meet their educational mandate, and
then goes on to explore the governance and management structures needed
to ensure that the museum meets its mission and goals.

> Heritage Resource Conservation
> (https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha487b.aspx)
> January 7 - April 11, 2008
This course provides a detailed survey of the philosophical, ethical and
practical aspects of physical conservation of heritage resources and
strengthens your capacity to recommend appropriate approaches to
conservation treatments. Please note that, given the highly technical
nature of many conservation treatments, this course focuses on planning
for conservation treatments rather than on specific interventions that
require the skills of trained conservators.

> Curatorship: Contemporary Perspectives
> (https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488j-curatorship-D.aspx)
> January 14 - April 20, 2008
> Instructor: Debra Graham
This course examines the core curatorial concepts of collections
planning, research, analysis, documentation, management and exhibition
development, and relates them to the evolving roles of museums in
society. At the same time it explores the ways in which emerging
competencies blend with traditional curatorial skills and knowledge to
build sustained and meaningful relationships with community partners.

> Determining Significance of Heritage Resources
> (https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha489c-2.aspx)
> January 14 - April 20, 2008
> Instructor: Alastair Kerr
Defining the heritage value or significance of a historic place or
resource is the foundation on which any heritage conservation process is
built. This course begins with an exploration of the range of
historical, aesthetic, social, and scientific values that establish the
character-defining elements of historic resources, including buildings,
structures, historic districts, and cultural landscapes. Various methods
of inventory and evaluation, from numerical scoring systems to systems
that establish historical contexts of thematic studies, are discussed,
along with their roles in guiding subsequent conservation planning and
decision-making.

> Public Programming
> (https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488g.aspx)
> January 14 - April 20, 2008
> Instructor: Candace Tangorra Matelic
This distance education course examines the critical role of
interpretation and public programming in helping museums and heritage
organizations to engage their communities in meaningful and long-term
ways. You will explore how organizations create memorable learning
experiences for visitors, develop community outreach approaches, and
plan for the delivery, staffing, management and evaluation of programs.
You also explore and consider how museums and heritage organizations
embrace learning as a valued outcome and develop effective, long-term
community partnerships.

> For more information on our Program and its offerings, please visit
> our website at http://www.continuingstudies.uvic.ca/crmp/ or contact:
> 
> Cultural Resource Management Program
> Division of Continuing Studies
> University of Victoria
> PO Box 3030 STN CSC
> Victoria, BC V8W 3N6 CANADA
> T: (250) 721-6119
> F: (250) 721-8774
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