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This course examines selected learning theories that have shaped and are shaping the development of educational offerings like programs and exhibitions in museums and similar informal learning environments. We explore a variety of ways that learning...

Slow looking involves taking the time to carefully observe more than is initially apparent. It happens anywhere people take a generous amount of time to explore the world closely—in museums, in classrooms, in laboratories, and in everyday experience. Slow...

How People Learn (HPL) is designed to help you develop a flexible, foundational understanding of how people develop over the lifespan; how people learn; and how educators might successfully design, lead, and create systems to support others’ learning and...

Research and evaluation are key tools for increasing self-awareness within museums and similar institutions. Organizations cannot learn and improve in any systematic way without some means of assessment. Museum professionals in nearly any position find...