Topic: Museum

Often our studies of informal learning have explored programs developed by or for museums. These projects have sometimes focused on actual museum programs or exhibitions, but have also extended to museum-sponsored professional development for teachers, classroom programs for students, educational outreach, or Web resources for use in school or out.

CineFile The Pacific Film Archive (PFA) received an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant to create an online film resource to increase K-20 classroom access to their archives. REA is evaluating the PFA's efforts to collect data from audiences and make design choices based on these data. more» Client: Pacific Film Archive Funding Agency: Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Topic: Instructional Materials/Programs, Museum, Web Sites, Community Outreach, Technology and Education

Exploring Evolution/Evolution All Around Us (EE/EAAU) Rockman et al conducted a thorough, multi-component evaluation of University of California Museum of Paleontology's (UCMP) Understanding Evolution Web site. more» Client: University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) Funding Agency: National Science Foundation and Howard Hughes Medical Foundation Topic: Assessment, Instructional Materials/Programs, Museum, Web Sites, Technology and Education

Institute on Science and Sustainability Rockman et al will be creating an evaluation plan as part of a planning grant for the California Academy of Sciences' Institute on Science and Sustainability. The Institute on Science and Sustainability will build upon the Academy's strengths to create a network of master science teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area to raise the level of science education. more» Client: California Academy of Sciences Funding Agency: Bechtel Jr. Foundation Topic: Museum, Professional Development, Community Outreach, Technology and Education, Informational Media

Science Fiction Museum During the first part of 2004, Rockman et al conducted a series of research activities for the Science Fiction Museum that were designed to identify potential museum visitors’ perceptions of the relationship between science fiction and science... more» Client: Experience Learning Community (ELC) Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Topic: Informal Learning, Museum

Science in Action Rockman et al will be evaluating various design, technical, developmental, and educational elements of the California Academy of Science's Science in Action exhibit. Science in Action will be launched in conjunction with the opening of the Academy's new state-of-the art facility in September 2008. Science in Action will include a museum exhibit component, multimedia dissemination of content, and people-facilitated interactive experiences, and will include mission-related exhibit and programmatic changes to reflect new scientific discoveries by Academy and other scientists in the Bay Area and beyond. more» Client: California Academy of Sciences Funding Agency: Moore Foundation Topic: Museum, Community Outreach, Technology and Education, Informational Media

Space Shows 1 & 2 Rockman et al evaluated two dome-style planetarium shows created by the American Museum for Natural History: "The Search for Life" and "Cosmic Collisions." more» Client: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Funding Agency: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Topic: Museum