>From:    =?iso-8859-1?q?alison=20cooper?= <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: the role of objects in museums
>
>I am new to the mailing list and doing some research into the role 
>objects play in museums.


Dear Alison,
There was a conference held in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2000 focusing 
on object-based learning. The resulting book will be published any 
day now by Erlbaum. Here is the title and table of contents.
-Kirsten


Perspectives on Object-Centered Learning in Museums

Editor: Scott G. Paris, University of Michigan


Studying Learning with Objects in Contexts

The Role of Context in Children's Learning From Objects and Experiences
Lynn Dierking, Institute for Learning Innovation

The Role of Objects in Active, Distributed Meaning-Making
Shawn Rowe, Washington University

Children Learning with Objects in Informal Learning Environments
Scott G. Paris and Susanna E. Hapgood, University of Michigan

The Authentic Object? A Child's-Eye View
E. Margaret Evans, Melinda S. Mull, and Devereaux A. Poling, 
University of Toledo

When the Object is Digital: Properties of Digital Surrogate Objects 
and Implications for Learning
C. Olivia Frost, University of Michigan

Through the Garden Gate. Objects and Informal Education for 
Environmental Awareness in Arboreta and Botanic Gardens
David C. Michener and Inger J. Schultz, University of Michigan

Epistemological Issues about Objects
James V. Wertsch, Washington University


Discipline-Based Explorations of Objects

Learning With, Through, and About Art: The Role of Social Interactions
Barbara Piscitelli and Katrina Weier, Queensland University of Technology

Placing Objects Within Disciplinary Perspectives: Examples From 
History and Science
Robert Bain, University of Michigan, and Kirsten M. Ellenbogen, 
King's College London

Fostering an Investigatory Stance: Using Text to Mediate Inquiry with 
Museum Objects
Susanna E. Hapgood and Annemarie Sullivan Palinscar, University of Michigan

Objects and Learning: Understanding Young Children's Interaction with 
Science Exhibits
Léonie J. Rennie and Terence P. McClafferty, Curtin University of Technology

Reading Objects
Christina E. van Kraayenoord, University of Queensland, and Scott G. 
Paris, University of Michigan

Commentary
Leona Schauble, University of Wisconsin


Conversations About Objects

Object-Based Learning and Family Groups
Minda Borun, The Franklin Institute Science Museum

Maps, Globes, and Videos: Parent-Child Conversations About 
Representational Objects
Maureen A. Callanan, Jennifer L. Jipson, and Monika Stampf 
Soennichsen, University of California, Santa Cruz

Pathways Among Objects and Museum Visitors
Kristine A. Morrissey, Michigan State University Museum

Objects of Learning, Objects of Talk: Changing Minds in Museums
Kevin Crowley and Gaea Leinhardt, University of Pittsburgh

Leveling the Playing Field Through Object-Based Service Learning
Myla Pope, Science Museum of Minnesota, and DeAnna Banks Beane, ASTC

Commentary
Sally Duensing, University of Bristol and the Exploratorium