Informal Learning

CEA Affiliate Week: Evaluating informal learning in Chicagoland and beyond By Rebecca Teasdale, Lindsay Maldonado, and Cecilia Garibay

2 Comments / Arts, Culture, and Museums / July 24, 2019 July 19, 2019

Hello! We are Rebecca Teasdale, Lindsay Maldonado, and Cecilia Garibay—three Chicago-based evaluators who practice in museums, aquariums/zoos, libraries, and other informal learning contexts. Given that Chicago is known for its world-class cultural institutions, it’s a great home base for our work. Today, we’re pleased to share three lessons we’ve learned about evaluation of informal learning …

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CASNET Week: Sarah Cohn and Scott Pattison on Team-Based Inquiry

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / September 28, 2015 September 27, 2015

Sarah Cohn, Science Museum of Minnesota, and Scott Pattison, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, here, members of the CASNET research team. Together we led NISE Net’s evaluation capacity building (ECB) initiative, Team-Based Inquiry (TBI), “. . . a practical approach to empowering education professionals to get the data they need, when they need it, …

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Rupu Gupta on Evaluating How Informal Learning Settings Engage the Public about the Environment

Hello, I am Rupu Gupta, Analyst at New Knowledge Organization Ltd. and Co-Chair of AEA’s Environmental Program Evaluation Topical Interest Group. My evaluation work focuses on learning about the environment and conservation in informal settings. As we celebrate Earth Day, I would like to share some reflections on evaluating these experiences. Lessons Learned: Informal learning settings …

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Liz Zadnik on Staying current in evaluation while also juggling other responsibilities (A Practitioner’s struggle)

1 Comment / Uncategorized / April 18, 2015 April 15, 2015

Hi there, Liz Zadnik here, bringing you another Saturday post focused on practitioner experiences and approaches. Today I’m going to focus on my personal journey to stay up-to-date and relevant in all things evaluation. I was not formally trained as an evaluator – everything I know has been learned or gained through on-the-job hands-on experiences and mentorship (I’m very …

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VSA Week: Kathleen Tinworth on An Introduction to Visitor Studies Online

Leave a Comment / Arts, Culture, and Museums / October 29, 2010 September 14, 2010

Hey there. My name is Kathleen Tinworth and I am the Director of Visitor Research & Program Evaluation at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. It’s my pleasure to finish up the week of visitor studies posts. For many of you AEA365 readers, this week was the first time you’d ever heard of visitor …

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VSA Week: Ellenbogen on Evaluating Identity Development in Informal Learning Environments

Leave a Comment / Arts, Culture, and Museums, Integrating Technology into Evaluation, Qualitative Methods / October 28, 2010 November 24, 2010

My name is Kirsten Ellenbogen. I’m Director of Research & Evaluation at the Science Museum of Minnesota and President of the Visitor Studies Association. I hope you’re enjoying VSA Week on AEA365. Rad Resource: Development of individual identity has for some time been considered an outcome of informal learning environment experiences. But identity has recently …

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VSA Week: Carey Tisdal on Practical Applications of Theory

1 Comment / Arts, Culture, and Museums, Program Theory and Theory Driven Evaluation / October 27, 2010 September 13, 2010

Hi! I’m Carey Tisdal, Director of Tisdal Consulting, an independent firm that evaluates informal learning environments. Informal learning environments include museums (art, history, science, and children’s museums), science-technology centers, zoos, aquaria, parks, television, and radio. I worked as an internal evaluator for nine years and for six as an external evaluator. Recently, field-building and professional …

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VSA Week: Cheryl Kessler on Visitor Studies Evaluation Methods

2 Comments / Arts, Culture, and Museums, Mixed Methods Evaluation / October 26, 2010 September 14, 2010

My name is Cheryl Kessler and I am an independent consultant doing visitor studies. I conduct program and exhibit evaluations in museums and libraries to understand what and how visitors/users learn from their experiences, what they might do with that information, and how new information is integrated with existing knowledge. My Visitor Studies Week blog …

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VSA Week: R Bonney on Research & Evaluation Partnerships in the Field of Informal Learning

Leave a Comment / Arts, Culture, and Museums / October 25, 2010 November 24, 2010

Hello from Ithaca, NY. I’m Rick Bonney, director of program development and evaluation at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. I also am on the board of the Visitor Studies Association, and I’m thrilled by several projects that the organization is developing with a multitude of partners who all conduct research and evaluation in the field …

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