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Best regards,
Nick Poole
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Emma Wright
020 7273 1459
Resource Publishes Guidance on Online Education
London, 22 May 2001 - Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and
Libraries has published Museum Learning Online, a comprehensive set of
guidelines on the creation, application and evaluation of online educational
materials in the museum sector.
The guidelines incorporate information on the use of existing paper-based
education material in the development of online learning resources, research
into how the resources are used in a classroom environment and an extensive
collection of references to additional case studies and documentation. They
are an essential tool for museum educators to explore the potential of the
Internet as a relatively low-cost and accessible means of communicating with
a wider audience.
Sue Wilkinson, Senior Adviser, Learning, Access and Audience Development at
Resource and lead officer for the Museum Learning Online project, commented:
"We are delighted to publish these guidelines. For the first time, it has
been possible to draw together current best practice in the development of
online educational materials into a single comprehensive resource.
"The Museum Education Online project will enhance museum collections and
encourage their wider use. It will also enable museums to create valuable
digital learning resources and to make the most of the opportunities
presented by the Internet as a means of communicating and disseminating
information."
The guidelines are available from the Resource website at
http://www.resource.gov.uk/projects/learnacc/muslearn/start.htm
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Notes to Editors: For further information or to interview Sue Wilkinson,
please contact Emma Wright, Press Officer, on 020 7273 1459.
Created on behalf of Resource by freelance consultant Peter Clarke, the
guidelines build on research conducted by the mda as part of their Teachers
Evaluating Educational Materials (TEEM) project.
Resource is a strategic agency working with museums, archives and libraries
across the UK. It replaced the Museums & Galleries Commission and the
Library & Information Commission in April 2000.
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