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18.071-18 - Learning in Museum Settings
Thu, April 27, 4:05 to 5:35pm, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Hemisfair Ballroom 1Session Type: Roundtable Session
Abstract
The papers in this roundtable session explore the design of museum experiences that promote curiosity, awareness and learning.
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Consuming, Wasting, and Developing Awareness: Science, Technology, Society, and the Environment Perspectives in a Science Museum Exhibit - Ana Maria Navas Iannini, University of Toronto; Erminia G. Pedretti, OISE/University of Toronto; Daniel Atkinson, University of Toronto
Designing Digital Rails to Foster Scientific Curiosity Around Museum Collections - Steven McGee, The Learning Partnership; Jessica Roberts, Carnegie Mellon University; Amartya Banerjee, Northwestern University; Eureka Foon, Northwestern University; Matthew Matcuk, The Field Museum; Michael S. Horn, Northwestern University
The Interactivity of Learning Through Making - Annie McNamara, University of Pittsburgh; Thomas Akiva, University of Pittsburgh; Peter Wardrip, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh; Lisa Brahms, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh