Book - Wonderful Things: Learning with Museum Objects
As Wonderful Things vividly demonstrates, learning by engaging with objects
can be a powerful experience. Whether you're an educator, interpreter,
curator, designer, gallery explainer or simply intrigued by this method of
teaching, there will be rewarding material in this book for you.
What's in the book?
After an exploration of the process of learning from objects, the book puts
these principles into practice, in the form of over 50 easy-to-set-up
games, designed to facilitate creative interaction with objects. Although
in themselves straightforward, many of the games can have surprisingly
powerful and stimulating results and each game has been tested, used and
refined in practice many times.
All the games are ideal for use in classroom or museum settings, and most
are easily adapted for use with all educational ages, from 5-18. However,
some can also be used successfully with adults; and the more complex,
drama-based games have been used in psychotherapeutic work and with older
people for reminiscence.
Wonderful Things will be of value to a wide range of specialist staff -
including educators, outreach staff, interpreters, designers, curators,
gallery "explainers", guides and volunteers - in museums, galleries,
science centres, historic houses and sites and zoos.
For a limited time only, a special launch offer is available:
* Save over 10% on the published price
* Receive an immediate copy of the Digital Edition to read (on any device)
and print
* Receive your copy of the paperback edition on 30 March
For full details of the book, the author, and to place an order, please
visit:
www.museumsetc.com/products/wonderful
This book is packed with bright, tested ideas and I know you'll find it
both stimulating and practically useful.
PS We offer all our readers an unconditional guarantee: if, once received,
you decide for any reason this book is not for you, simply return it to us
for a full refund!
can be a powerful experience. Whether you're an educator, interpreter,
curator, designer, gallery explainer or simply intrigued by this method of
teaching, there will be rewarding material in this book for you.
What's in the book?
After an exploration of the process of learning from objects, the book puts
these principles into practice, in the form of over 50 easy-to-set-up
games, designed to facilitate creative interaction with objects. Although
in themselves straightforward, many of the games can have surprisingly
powerful and stimulating results and each game has been tested, used and
refined in practice many times.
All the games are ideal for use in classroom or museum settings, and most
are easily adapted for use with all educational ages, from 5-18. However,
some can also be used successfully with adults; and the more complex,
drama-based games have been used in psychotherapeutic work and with older
people for reminiscence.
Wonderful Things will be of value to a wide range of specialist staff -
including educators, outreach staff, interpreters, designers, curators,
gallery "explainers", guides and volunteers - in museums, galleries,
science centres, historic houses and sites and zoos.
For a limited time only, a special launch offer is available:
* Save over 10% on the published price
* Receive an immediate copy of the Digital Edition to read (on any device)
and print
* Receive your copy of the paperback edition on 30 March
For full details of the book, the author, and to place an order, please
visit:
www.museumsetc.com/products/
This book is packed with bright, tested ideas and I know you'll find it
both stimulating and practically useful.
PS We offer all our readers an unconditional guarantee: if, once received,
you decide for any reason this book is not for you, simply return it to us
for a full refund!
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