Abstract
This session explores an asynchronous online special topics course about museums, created for undergraduate students at a private arts college. The study briefly unpacks the seven guiding themes of the course that were scaffolded to prepare students for their final project–designing a museum engagement for visitors in a hypothetical museum space. We review several examples of final student projects and course reflections to see if/how these students’ understandings of the role of museums and visitor engagement changed as a result of the course. We end with a review of if/ how scenario based course design might help prepare students to pursue careers in museums.
Presenters
Kathryn MedillAssistant Professor, Liberal Arts, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Colorado, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Student Learning, Asynchronous Learning, Applied Practice, Course Design, Visitor Engagement
