Museum–University Partnerships as a New Platform for Public Engagement with Scientific Research

Bell, Jamie; Chesebrough, David; Cryan, Jason R.; Koster, Emlyn H.

doi:10.1080/10598650.2016.1228302

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“…Video conferencing was described in 10 articles (Barshinger & Ray, 1998;Bell et al, 2016;Bradford & Rice, 1996;Coquillon & Staples, 2015, Crow & Din, 2010Engelke, 2015;Hilton et al, 2019;Mitchell et al, 2019;O'Leary, 2011;Sanger et al, 2015). Online courses were described in six articles (Din, 2015;Engelke, 2015;Harrell & Kotecki, 2015;Kraybill & Din, 2015;Mazzola, 2015;Sanger et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The most common benefit was that distance learning programs allowed the museums to increase their reach to new audiences as well as increase visitors' access to their collections (Barshinger & Ray, 1998;Bell et al, 2016;Bowen, 2017;Bradford & Rice, 1996;Coquillon & Staples, 2015;Crow & Din, 2009, 2010, 2011Din, 2015;Engelke, 2015;Gaylord-Opalewski & O'Leary, 2019;Hardee & Duffin, 2015;Hilton et al, 2019;Mazzola, 2015;Mitchell et al, 2019;O'Leary, 2011;Schmidt, 1997). Distance learning programs increased a museum's outreach potential by breaking down geographic boundaries and allowing museums to reach visitors who might not otherwise have access (Gaylord-Opalewski & O'Leary, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Several studies also discussed the opportunity to increase engagement with their visitors through distance learning programs (Bell et al, 2016;Bradford & Rice, 1996;Coquillon & Staples, 2015;Crow & Din, 2009, 2011Din, 2015;Kraybill & Din, 2015;Mazzola, 2015;Sanger et al, 2015;Schmidt, 1997). Bell and colleagues (2016) discussed the opportunities museums have to engage their visitors in authentic science through distance learning programs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The theme of partnerships was identified in 12 manuscripts (Bell et al, 2016;Bradford & Rice, 1996;Coquillon & Staples, 2015;Crow & Din, 2009, 2010, 2011Harrell & Kotecki, 2015;Hilton et al, 2019;Kraybill & Din, 2015;Mazzola, 2015;Mitchell et al, 2019;Sanger et al, 2015). Some of the partnerships identified included (a) partnering with other museums (Coquillon & Staples, 2015); (b) museum-university partnerships (Bell et al, 2016;Mitchell et al, 2019); (c) partnerships with public schools (Harrell & Kotecki, 2015;Kraybill & Din, 2015;Mitchell et al, 2019;Sanger et al, 2015); and (d) partnerships with private companies (Bradford & Rice, 1996;Hilton et al, 2019;Mazzola, 2015). Kraybill and Din (2015) argued that "leveraging of strategic partnerships with public, private, and government organizations, combined with the tools of online learning … will increase a museum's capacity to reach more learners in more meaningful ways than physically visiting the museum could accomplish alone" (p. 172).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…to leverage the resources of the other (Bell et al, 2016). This type of partnership is frequently driven by increased interest in community science (also known as citizen science) and a desire for more universitybased public outreach (Bell et al, 2016).…”

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Distance Learning in Museums: A Review of the Literature

Ennes

Lee

2021

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Distance learning has become an important tool in many fields of education. Museums, like other educational institutions, have been offering distance learning programs to their audiences for more than 30 years. This scoping study examined the published literature related to distance learning programs in museums to inform future research in this field. Searches were conducted in three academic databases in addition to journal hand searches. This resulted in 954 unique citations associated with distance learning in museums. Of these, 17 articles met the criteria for inclusion in the study. Forwards and backwards searches resulted in the addition of two books. A search of the research hosted by the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education resulted in one additional study for a total of 20 manuscripts. Upon analysis, four major themes were identified. These included benefits and barriers related to distance learning programs in museums, partnerships, and educators’ changing roles as they relate to distance learning programs. Each of these themes is described and areas for future research are identified. Future work should move beyond the predominately evaluative case studies and pursue larger questions about how future research might support museums as they continue to design and implement online programming. This may include exploring best practices in museum-based distance learning and how to develop effective professional development opportunities for the educators engaged in these programs. Such research will enhance museum-based distance learning programs so that they can continue to support global learners.

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