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Hi Emily,
I've given your current query about evaluation a lot of thought over the last two years. As we were hurling toward our fall 2011 opening I was planning for a "summative" evaluaiton of some sort. Since we didn't have a specific funding requirement for this type of reflection, but we had set aside resources to learn about our successes and failures, I was in the enviable position to look at multiple ways of studying our work and our visitors' response to it.
depending on when this issue is slated for publication and the length of contribution you are looking for, I'd love to participate.
All best,
Becky
Becky Menlove
Director of Exhibits and Public Programs
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF UTAH | Rio Tinto Center | University of Utah
301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 | www.nhmu.utah.edu
801 585 1073 office | [log in to unmask]
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From: Informal Science Education Network [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Emily Schuster [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 8:22 AM
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Subject: Dimensions magazine's Viewpoints department to focus on evaluation
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A future Viewpoints department in Dimensions, ASTC's award-winning magazine for the science center and museum field, may explore the following issue:
When are evaluation and other visitor feedback strategies the most useful for helping advance a science center's mission? When are such strategies less successful?
If you are interested in contributing, please email a short answer (preferably 100-150 words) to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (subject line: Viewpoints) by July 3. Include your name, title, and institution. Responses may be printed in a future issue of Dimensions or on ASTC's website (www.astc.org/blog/category/astc-dimensions/viewpoints<http://www.astc.org/blog/category/astc-dimensions/viewpoints>). We reserve the right to edit responses for publication.
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Emily Schuster
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