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Mark Your Calendar for February 20-21, 2008 — No Matter Where You Will Be!
The Museum-Ed Online Conference will take place completely online on February 20th and 21st, 2008. Facilitators will lead live interactive workshops (which will be recorded to accommodate all participant time zones and schedules), engage in threaded discussion forums, and lead collaborative networking activities. Keynote sessions and hands-on tool workshops will all make this the most jam-packed and exciting couple of days you will have spent online. See the latest program below.
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| DAY ONE - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008 |
11:00am - 11:50am EST |
Conference Session: Writing for Families
with Kris Bergquist, School and Family Programs Coordinator,
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
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1:00pm - 1:50pm EST |
Conference Session: Interpretive Writing for General Audiences
with Gail Davitt, DMA Director of Education,
Dallas Museum of Art
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| 3:00pm - 4:30pm EST |
Panel Session: Writing for Professional Publications
Sharing your expertise by writing for professional publication can be richly satisfying, helping to develop well thought-out rationales toward educational issues and innovations, as well as keeping your own practice up-to-date on professional developments. In this session a panel of editors from professional publications share their experiences helping museum educators develop skills for professional writing. |
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| MODERATORS |
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Carol Stapp, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director
Museum Education Program
George Washington University
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Lotte Lent
Assistant Director
Museum Education Program
George Washington University
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FEATURED PANELISTS
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Carolyn Widner Ward, Ph. D.
Editor
Journal of Interpretation Research
Associate Professor
Humboldt State University
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Zahava D. Doering
Editor
Curator: The Museum Journal
Senior Social Scientist
Office of Policy and Analysis
Smithsonian Institution
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Liz Maurer
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Museum Education
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Gretchen Jennings Managing Editor
The Exhibitionist
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| DAY TWO - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008 |
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Conference Session: Writing for Tour Guides
with Troy Smythe, Principal,
Smythe Consulting
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1:00pm - 1:50pm EST
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Keynote Session
with Nona Caspers, Author
Associate Professor of Creative Writing, SFSU
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Conference Session: Writing for Teachers
with Kris Wetterlund, Editor, Museum-Ed
Content Developer, Sandbox Studios
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