Director, Museum Studies Certificate Program
Summary
Caroline is Director of the Museum Studies Certificate Program at Northwestern University, teaching Museum Origins and Missions and Learning and Museums, both online and in-class. She also designed and teaches the annual 2-day Summer Symposium The Exhibit: from Concept to Opening and Beyond.
Recipient of the SPS Distinguished Teaching Award. Nominated for the Northwestern Canvas Hall of Fame.
http://sps.northwestern.edu/program-areas/professional-development/museum-studies/index.php
Recipient of the SPS Distinguished Teaching Award. Nominated for the Northwestern Canvas Hall of Fame.
http://sps.northwestern.edu/program-areas/professional-development/museum-studies/index.php
Museum Origins & IssuesONLINE: This course explores the diverse origins of the major types of museums, and contemporary issues and ethical challenges facing those museums today. How the primary public mission is established and interpreted and an overview of museum organization is included. Planning for exhibitions, community inclusion, and diversity are also addressed. Students are encouraged to make weekly field trips, visiting subject-appropriate museum sites in their own area and reporting back to the class. Students will also participate in discussion boards on the assigned topics and research the origins and mission of a museum in their locality.
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Learning and MuseumsONLINE: This course studies current theories and practices of education and learning in museums and examines the principal activities in planning and implementing educational experiences for museum visitors. Included are consideration of the role of museum educators and the principles of informal learning. Strategies to assess learning interests for potential audiences and to include technology in museum learning are presented. All types of educational opportunities and experiences offered by museums are examined and evaluated. Students will analyze the learning opportunities and experiences offered by a museum of their choice in their own area, in addition to participating in weekly online discussion boards.
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The Exhibit, from Concept to Opening and BeyondIN CHICAGO :This two-day summer symposium presents an in-depth study of the components that make a successful museum exhibit, whether permanent or temporary. Topics covered will include: concept, research, design, lighting, budget, loans, advertising, sponsorship, education, and visitor satisfaction. The symposium includes specialist speakers from the fields. There is also a field-trip for the group to observe and share the experience of design and exhibit interpretation at one of Chicago’s tiniest museums.
This course may be taken as a supplement to the Certificate Program or as a stand-alone experience. |