KEY NOTE SPEAKER:
**Dr. M. Christine Castle **
Owner and editor, Museum Education Monitor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Assistant Professor, Museum Studies Program, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto.
Consultant in design, development, and evaluation of interpretation and education programs for galleries, museums, and cultural heritage.
"Bouncing Back from Oblivion: Historic Houses in a New World"
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SESSION 1: New Learning Systems -- Theories -- Possible Applications
** Beverly Sheppard **
President and CEO, Institute for Innovative Learning, Edgewater, Maryland
"The Lifelong Gift of Free Choice Learning"
**Dr. Robin S. Grenier **
Assistant Professor of Adult Learning, Neag School of Education, Department of Educational Leadership, University of Connecticut, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
"Moments of Discomfort and Conflict: Museums as Agents of Change"
The role of museums as agents of change at individual, organizational, and societal levels in order to improve financial, social, and environmental situations.
**Elizabeth Maurer **
Creative Director of Re-Living History, Washington, D.C.
"Non-Traditional Museum Experiences"
Changing museum audiences and museums' relevance in modern culture.
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SESSION II: Learning in the Museum Community
**Roemer Visser **
Clinical Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Special Programs Office,
Mays Business School, Texas A&M, College Station, Texas
"Suitable for All Ages? Generations in the Museum"
Intergenerational differences.
**D. Lynn McRainey **
Elizabeth F. Cheney Director of Education, Chicago History Museum
Co-editor, Connecting Kids to History with Museum Exhibitions, Chicago, Illinois
"History and Kids: Imagining the Possibilities"
Redefining children and adult museum experiences.
**Viviane Grosselin **
Currator of Contemporary Issues, Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
"Emerging Definitions of Historical Consciousness and their Implications for Museum/Heritage Practices"
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SESSION III: Application--What Works (Or Doesn't)
**Ellen Rosenthal **
President and CEO, Connor Prairie Interactive History Park, Fishers, Indiana
"Letting the Visitor Drive: A New Way to Steer Learning"
Involving visitors in the museum experience; people learn best when involved, comfortable, relaxed, and interested.
**Lois Stoehr **
Assistant Curator of Education, Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, Winterthur, Delaware
"Bringing Home the Bacon"
Challenges to education programs with changing staff and institutional priorities, new philosophy, and new programs for successful family programming.
**Buster Ratliff **
Operations Manager, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas
"Technology in Museums: Breaking the Barriers for Younger Generations"
Reaching new audiences through technological programming.
