Museums and the Public Understanding of Science November 12, 2009

Jon Miller, the John A. Hannah Professor of Integrative Studies and Director of the International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy at Michigan State University, will describe the public use of informal science learning resources over the last 20 years – museums, books, television, Internet – and discuss emerging patterns in adult science learning. He will suggest that the traditional “warehouse” model of adult learning is being rapidly replaced by a “just-in-time” model and that this transition is fostered by the current revolution in communication technologies. He will conclude with a discussion of the various roles that museums might play in the 21st century.

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