Learning Program Design

MST

652

Learning Program Design

This course will unpack the intricacies of effective museum education programming. Students will learn the many considerations that go into creating a successful learning experience in a museum or delivered by museum staff, including: articulating clear and achievable learning objectives, scaffolding the experience to meet said objective, differentiating program activities to make them accessible to the widest range of learners, and more. How do Museum Educators promote learning in short-term experiences? How do effective Museum learning experiences differ from traditional classroom learning and why? Students will experience inquiry-driven learning from the learner’s perspective first-hand, dissect the pedagogy, analyze exemplar museum learning program outlines, and hear from program designers and practitioners to understand how museum education pedagogy deploys museum collections and exhibitions to create meaningful learning experiences for a diverse set of learners.

Offer as needed

Graduate

No

036256