"The biggest trend in museum exhibit design today is the creative incorporation of technology. Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media explores the potential of mobile technologies (cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 players, PDAs) for visitor interaction and learning in museums, drawing on established practice to identify guidelines for future implementations."
"The science museum field has made tremendous advances in understanding museum learning, but little has been done to consolidate and synethesize these findings to encourage widespread improvements in practice. By clearly presenting the most current knowledge of museum learning, In Principle, In Practice aims to promote effective programs and exhibitions, identify promising approaches for future research, and develop strategies for imple ..."
"There has been, and continues to be, an explosion of interest in developing new small science centers that is changing the world of museums. This handbook is designed to be a one-stop source for future and current centers, and anyone interested in the important roles these institutions play in their communities. With articles--all written by leaders in field--covering everything from administration, staffing, finance, marketing, exhibit ..."
"13. T. Astor-Jack, K. K. Whaley, Lynn D. Dierking, D. Perry, and C. Garibay, “
Understanding the Complexities of Socially Mediated Learning,” in In Principle, In
Practice: Museums as Learning Institutions, ed. John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking,
and S. Foutz (Linthicum, Md.: AltaMira, 2007), 217–28; Crowley and Callanan, “
Describing and Supporting”; J. J. Koran Jr., M. L. Koran, Lynn D. Dierking, and J.
Foster, “Using Modeling to Direct ..."
"John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking. Schaubel, L., Banks ... In L. Schauble & R. Glaser
(Eds.), Innovations in learning. Mahwah, NJ: ... institutions. Lanham, MD: AltaMira
Press, 229–46; Anderson, D., Storksdieck, M., & Spock, M. 2006. ... In J. Falk, L.
Dierking & S. Foutz (Eds.), In principle, in practice: Museums as learning
institutions. Lanham, MD: ... In J. Falk (Ed.), Free-choice science education: How
we learn ..."
"The first book to take a "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit when it was first published in 1992, The Museum Experience revolutionized the way museum professionals understand their constituents. Falk and Dierking have updated this essential reference, incorporating advances in research, theory, and practice in the museum field over the last twenty years. Written in clear, non-technical style, The Museum Experience Revisited paints ..."
"Museums as Learning Institutions John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking, Susan Foutz.
respect, communication, learning, choice and control, challenge and confidence,
and revitalization. Students are rarely given the opportunity to share their ... falls
on the shoulders of museum educators. However, museum educators largely
learn on the job; there are few specific training courses available. As a result,
many programs are “teacher centered, ..."
"The Museum Experience is the first book to take the "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit. It integrates the authors' original research with that from a wide variety of disciplines as well as museum and visitor studies ranging from science centers and zoos to art and natural history museums. Written in clear, non-technical style, The Museum Experience gives museum professionals a thorough introduction to what is known about why peopl ..."
"He helped to make such terms as “holding power,” “attracting power,” and “
museum fatigue” common in the museum literature. Miles, R. S., Alt, M. B.,
Gosling, D.C., Lewis, B. N., & Tout, A. F. (Eds.). (1982). The design of educational
exhibits. London: George Allen & Unwin. An important anthology of articles about
creating and evaluating effective educational exhibits. Munley, M. E. (1986).
Asking the right questions: Evaluation and ..."
"Lessons Without Limit is not just another book about school reform but a highly readable guide to transforming the entire experience of learning across a lifetime. Free-choice learning is all about what you choose to do in your learning time. We learn every day at home, at school, at work, and out in the world, from books, in museums, watching television, hearing a symphony, building a model rocket. Our motivations and expectations chan ..."
"In the last section of the book, we provide a guide to the museum experience for
the museum professional. ... tried to use what we have learned about the
museum experience to inform the practice of museum interpretation and
exhibition design. ... of the common, but still poorly understood, use by the public
of places like science centers, art museums, history museums, ... Like most
education-oriented museum professionals, we have d ..."
"... Peter Samis, Carol Saunders, Dave Schaller, Leona Schauble, Jerry Schuble,
Carol Scott, Beverly Serrell, Beverly Sheppard, Lois Silverman, Silvia Singer,
Michael Spock, Carol Stapp, Nancy Staus, Walter Staveloz, Jill Stein, A.T.
Stephens, Mark St. John, Martin Storksdieck, Sonnet Takahisa, Tali Tal, Kate
Tinworth, ... We also thank our Left Coast Press, Inc., publisher Mitch Allen for his
vision and willingness to assume the ri ..."
"We have settled on Thursday through Saturday afternoon hours because of a
requirement by the American Automobile Association (AAA) that to maintain a
listing in their Tour Book, an attraction must be open to the public for a minimum
of 12 hours per week. Since our AAA Tour Book listing is probably our most
effective publicity, bringing in a rather steady stream of families and touring
groups year-round, we make sure we meet their r ..."