Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia - Milano. Science Museums. Physics Today, vol. 43, no. 11, pp. 50-56, Nov. 1990.
(American Institute of Physics) Robert J. Semper Executive Associate Director, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA A science museum is created by its contents and the activities relating to them. These contents may be historical artifacts, such as a steam engine, or exhibits of natural phenomena, scientific ideas or technological inventions. Constructivist Learning Theory. The Museum and the Needs of People CECA (International Committee of Museum Educators) Conference Jerusalem Israel, 15-22 October 1991 Prof.
George E. Hein Lesley College. Massachusetts USA Introduction The latest catchword in educational circles is "constructivism, " applied both to learning theory and to epistemology---both to how people learn, and to the nature of knowledge.1,2 We don't need to succumb to each new fad, but we do need to think about our work in relation to theories of learning and knowledge. So we need to ask: what is constructivism, what does it have to tell us that is new and relevant, and how do we apply it to our work? SMEC project.
What was said at Museums and Web 2.0 session in Madrid. Archives & Museum Informatics: Consulting, Publishing and Training for Cultural Heritage Professionals. The on-line space for museum informatics.