On the Road

The Museum Learning Collaborative will be presenting the following group of studies at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference in New Orleans on Wednesday April 26.

Museum Learning Collaborative: Studies of Learning from Museums

Wednesday Morning 8:15-10:15
Place: Sheraton, Rhythms III, 2nd Fl T

CHAIR: Gaea Leinhardt, University of Pittsburgh

PARTICIPANTS:

Finding Identity Through the Past: Student Teachers at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Madeleine Gregg, University of Alabama; Gaea Leinhardt, University of Pittsburgh

Flasks and Masks: Influence of Visitor Identity on Conversations in History and Art Museums. Catherine Stainton, Joyce Fienberg, Mary Abu-Shumays, University of Pittsburgh

Connecting Museum Objects With Personal Experiences. Scott Paris, Melissa Mercer, University of Michigan

Talking to Oneself: Diary Studies of Museum Visits. Gaea Leinhardt, University of Pittsburgh; Carol Tittle, CUNY

What Do Adults Need to Know to Effectively Assist Children's Learning? Leona Schauble, Mary Gleason, University of Wisconsin

Froggy Talk: Lenses on Conversation. Sue Allen, Exploratorium

Family Conversations Across Museums: Moving Towards Understanding. Kirsten Ellenbogen, King's College London; Doris Ash, Exploratorium

Explanatoids, Fossils, and Family Conversations. Kevin Crowley, Jodi Galco, Melanie Jacobs, Sarah Rose Russo, University of Pittsburgh

DISCUSSANTS: Howard Gardner, Harvard University; James Wertsch, Washington University of St. Louis

While you're at the conference here's a list of some other related sessions that you might want to check out during the conference. See you soon in New Orleans!

Tuesday Afternoon 3:05-3:45
Place: Marriott, Carondelet, 3rd Fl

Teacher-Centered Versus Student-Centered Science Education in Museums: The Significance of Interactive Communications Technologies. Patrick Hughes, Deakin University

Wednesday Afternoon 2:15-3:45
Place: Sheraton, Pontchartrain C, 3rd Fl
Families as Learning Systems in Museums: The Influence of Parental Goals and Behaviors on Children's Learning. Christopher T. Sperl, University of Maryland, College Park

Thursday Morning 10:35-12:05
Informal Learning Environments Research
Place: Sheraton, Pontchartrain C, 3rd Fl
SIG/Informal Learning Environments Research
CHAIR: Scott Paris, University of Michigan

POSTER 1:
An Investigation and Comparison of Student Docent and Adult Docent School Tours Related to a Historical Text-Based Exhibit. Amy Cox-Petersen, A.Y. Ramirez, CSU, Fullerton

POSTER 2:
Designing Learning Through Learning to Design. Mark Girod, Punya Mishra, Michigan State University

POSTER 3:
From Experience to Memory: Photography and Autobiographical Contextualization. Maria I. Medved, Jens Brockmeier, OISE

POSTER 4:
Patterns of Preservice Teacher's Engagement With Minority Children in an Afterschool Program. Eugene Matusov, Mark Smith, John St. Julien, University of Delaware

POSTER 5:
Science Centres and the Image of Science. Aaeonie J. Rennie, Gina F. Williams, Curtin University

POSTER 6:
Student Perceptions of the Nature of Science and Attitudes Towards Science Education in an Experiential Science Program. David J. Jelinek, CSU, Sacramento

POSTER 7:
Self-Regulated Learning in Informal Learning Environments. Robert Lebeau, Temple University/LSS

DISCUSSANTS:
Doris Ash, Exploratorium; James Wertsch, Washington University

Thursday Morning 11:25-12:05 Place: Marriott, Carondelet, 3rd Fl

School to Community Partnerships: The Virtual Folklore Museum. Jane Crozier, Elizabeth Pate, University of Georgia; Anne Gillis, OCMS

Thursday Afternoon 12:25-1:55 Place: Marriott, Mardi Gras F, 3rd Fl

Doing Science at a Science Center: Enabling Independent Knowledge Construction in the Context of Commercial Informal Education. John L. Bencze, OISE/University of Toronto

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