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Foundation Course: Museum Learning (Winter 2022)
Welcome to GEM's Foundation Course in Museum Learning!
How will this course run?
Meet Pete Brown, GEM Foundation Course Director
Pre-course evaluation
Course documents
FAQs?
List of course Padlets
Unit 1 (10 November, 10 – 12 AM)
Overview of Museum Learning (PPT)
Definitions of Learning
Facilitated Zoom – the learning journey
Recording of Unit 1 Live Online Session
Unit 2 (17 November, 10 – 11 AM)
Core Competencies
What is Reflective Practice?
How reflective are you in practice?
Kolb's Learning Cycle
Facilitated Zoom – Learning styles and different audiences, reflections and discussion
Additional material – Unit 2
Recording of Unit 2 Live Online Session
Unit 3 (24 November, 10 – 11 AM)
Access and Inclusion
Barriers to Access
Access audit
Virtual museum visit
Facilitated Zoom – feedback from virtual museum visit, reflections and discussion
Additional material – Unit 3
Recording of Unit 3 Live Online Session
Unit 4 (1 December, 10 – 11 AM)
Digital strategies and resources
Managing staff and volunteers
Developing a Learning Strategy
Facilitated Zoom – putting theory into practice, reflections and discussion
Additional material – Unit 4
Recording of Unit 4 Live Online Session
Unit 5 (8 December, 10 – 11 AM)
Active listening
Giving and receiving feedback
Presentation techniques
Partnerships and collaboration
Facilitated Zoom – building relationships, reflection and discussion
Additional material – Unit 5
Recording of Unit 5 Live Online Session
Unit 6 (15 December, 10 – 11 AM)
Introduction to project management
Project planning peer review
Project management preparation
Facilitated Zoom – report back on 'access audit', reflections and discussion.
Additional material – Unit 6
Unit 7 (5 January, 10 – 11 AM)
Creative questioning
Accessible writing
Personal possessions (object-based learning)
Facilitated Zoom – critical text editing, reflections and discussion
Additional material – Unit 7
Unit 8 (12 January 12-4pm The Postal Museum, London) with Zoom link for online participants.
Timetable
Team roles (survey)
Building a learning team
Five Ps team working activity
Making meetings matter
Time management
Facilitated Zoom – 2-Minute Talks by participants & peer to peer feedback
Additional material – Unit 8
Unit 9 Unit 7 (19 January, 10 – 11 AM)
Evaluation and reporting
Which evaluation method?
Generic Learning Outcomes (coding)
Evaluation with children and young people
Facilitated Zoom – active listening practice, reflections and discussion
Additional material – Unit 9
Unit 10 Unit 7 (26 January, 10 – 11 AM)
Sustainability strategies
Finding funding
CPD and me
Next steps (career development)
Facilitated Zoom – end of course evaluation, reflections and discussion
Additional materials – Unit 10
Facilitated Zoom – 2-Minute Talks by participants & peer to peer feedback
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