The Professionalism of the Museum Educator Between Heritage Competences and Digital Competences

2019 ◽  
pp. 496-506
Author(s):  
Chiara Panciroli ◽  
Manuela Fabbri ◽  
Veronica Russo
Keyword(s):  
Museum Educator

The Museum Educator Crisis

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina R. Nolan
Keyword(s):  
Museum Educator

Museum educator: the audience's advocate

1993 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelia Brüninghaus‐knubel
Keyword(s):  
Museum Educator

The perspectives of people who use mental health services engaging with arts and cultural activities

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 180-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Jensen ◽  
Theodore Stickley ◽  
Alison Edgley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Central Component ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Museum Educator

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a study of arts engagement for mental health service users in Denmark. Design/methodology/approach – The study was completed at Hans Knudsen Instituttet, Denmark. It involved analysis of emerging themes from semi-structured interviews with six participants who had participated in a structured visit to the National Gallery (Statens Museum for Kunst) in Denmark. Findings – Multiple benefits for people who use mental health services engaging in arts activities are reported. Arts activities are described as a central component of everyday life; a way of life and a significant factor in getting through the day. Barriers are identified in the interdisciplinary working between the museum educator and participants. Social implications – This study identifies that the participants benefited from taking part in the arts/cultural activity. Findings also suggest that if museums are offering activities to people who use mental health services they should equip staff with training designed to support appropriate ways of working with this group. This interdisciplinary activity offers a relatively untapped potential arena of support. Originality/value – The paper will be of relevance and value to those working with mental health and arts. The study demonstrates the importance for mental health service users to engage in creative activity and for museum staff to have appropriate skills for inclusion to be successful.

Professional gestures: A museum educator at work

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-283
Author(s):  
Anne Jorro ◽  
Marie-Josée Gacogne ◽  
Jamila Al Khatib ◽  
Padma Ramsamy-Prat
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Specific Situation ◽  
Foucault Pendulum ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Museum Educator

The present research is aimed at analyzing the professional gestures of a museum educator in a specific situation: the demonstration of the Foucault Pendulum in the Arts et Métiers Museum in Paris. What professional gestures can give him the ability to present this object to a mixed audience in a museum space open to visitor circulation? How does he manage to capture the attention of his audience and make scientific knowledge accessible? Does the educator work like a teacher? Such are the questions that the research team had in mind and which allowed them to conceive the scientific museum educator’s action from the point of view of professional gestures.

A Museum Educator's Guide to Implementing a Digital Pedagogy Using Connectivism

2015 ◽  
pp. 41-86
Author(s):  
Purnima Ruanglertbutr
Keyword(s):  
Museum Education ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Art Museum ◽  
Art Museum Education ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Museum Educator ◽  
Digital Pedagogy ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Museum Educators

Using international case studies from art museums, this chapter examines how museum educators are integrating iPads in their programming to offer interactive learning opportunities for K-12 audiences. It argues for the importance of a digital pedagogy in museum education as well as the adoption of a new learning theory for the digital age, within a museum educator's pedagogy. The chapter demonstrates how Siemens' and Downes' theory of connectivism can be applied to analyse and develop strategies that enable museum educators to embed the iPad in museum learning and support the development of General Capability and Visual Art specific skills. The strategies and challenges associated with implementing iPad technology in museum education are discussed within the context of the motivations and trends for digital education pedagogy, the shifting role of art museum education, and the role of the museum educator in the digital age. Findings demonstrate the applicability of connectivism in museum education and recommendations for museum educators to integrate iPads in their pedagogy.

scholarly journals Strengths and Challenges of Arts-Based Programming for Individuals With Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Clarke-Vivier ◽  
Corie Lyford ◽  
Lynn Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Program Design ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Researcher ◽  
First Person ◽  
Art Educator ◽  
Museum Educator ◽  
Insight Into

Through the perspectives of a museum educator, an art educator, and an educational researcher, this article explores the evolution of shared definitions of “well-being” in the development of a museum- and arts-based program for adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). By piecing together the authors’ first-person reflections on pivotal program design moments with images, participant quotes and reflections, and emerging quantitative data, this bricolage inquiry provides insight into the complex and sometimes competing conceptions of wellness and learning that arise in designing programming with and for this population and their caregivers.

scholarly journals Cultural and Educational Bases of Czech Museums Activities (Based on the Example of the Science Center "Techmania" in City Plzen)

2017 ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
O. Valenkevych
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Science Center ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Children's Museum ◽  
Museum Educator

The article discusses the activities of Czech children's museum "Science Center "Teсhmania"" in city Plzen in the Czech Republic, which teaches and develops children with the help of interactive technologies. They influence on the formation of personality competency of the museum educator, helping to carry out efficiently the educational process, promote the effective implementation of education in terms of the museum environment. The article is devoted to a definition of the place and the role of the pedagogy of museum in organization of the cultural and educational process in museum. The role of the children's museum in non-formal education in the Czech Republic is described. There are shown the directions of scientific and technical education in the form of a game, using the latest technological advances (the usage of 3D-cinema, program of children's groups, the development of museum infrastructure). The necessity of introducing such work experience in Ukraine is shown. Borrowing the experience of foreign colleagues is important because the activities of our museums sometimes require radical restructuring. The introduction of close cooperation with such educational institutions like the museum "Teсhmania" is important, and high scientific and technical level remains an important issue as well, worthy of imitation. Prospects for further development of this problem lies in the consideration of other foreign museums that will enable national museums to adopt better and increase efficiency.

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