Technical Leaflet 202: Developing Effective Educational Programs

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Developing Effective Educational Programs is an AASLH Technical Leaflet. AASLH Technical Leaflets are brief, practical guides on how to do history. Technical Leaflet #202 by Deanna J. Kerrigan provides tips for developing educational programs that create meaningful and engaging experiences for visitors. Museums and historical organizations realize the necessity to focus on the needs of their respective audiences. Deanna Kerrigan overviews learning theories and the different types of learning styles visitors have to guide teaching in museums. Kerrigan also addresses the issue of funding educational programs with tips for fundraising and the different types of funders that typically sponsor programs. A list of needs for specific audience segments and a checklist for programming are included to guide thinking about the needs of an audience when developing programming. For more information on similar topics, please refer to Technical Leaflet Bundles 3 and 24, Twenty-first Century Top Five.

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Open to download resource. This AASLH Technical Leaflet provides tips for developing educational programs that create meaningful and engaging experiences for visitors.