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Interested in assisting at the birth of a new online publication
developed exclusively by and for museum educators? You are invited to
participate in the formative evaluation of _Museum Education Monitor_.
Details below.

There is already more information on the Web and in print than most museum
educators have the time or energy to access. The purpose in developing
_Museum Education Monitor_ (MEM) is to provide a shared road map to new and
existing English language resources for the professional development of
educators in museums, galleries and related non-school settings around the
world -- with the end goal of supporting the advancement of museum education
theory and practice.

Specific objectives are to:
· Reach and link as many of the intended audience members as possible
· Present MEM in an accessible form, both technologically and intellectually
· Present MEM on a break-even basis so that it is affordable both for
educators to subscribe and for me, as an independent professional, to
produce.

This report will provide links to new and current websites, articles, books
and research on museum education and interpretation. It will monitor English
language listervs and
professional journals based primarily in Canada, the United States, the
United Kingdom, and Australia. A full list is available upon request.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE EVALUATION . . .

(1) Reply to this e-mail [log in to unmask], indicating your interest in
participating.
You will receive by e-mail a copy of the prototype _Museum Education
Monitor_ and a brief questionnaire asking what you think about the prototype
and how useful you believe it might be to you. The questionnaire should take
about twenty to twenty-five minutes for you to complete.
All material will be contained within the body of the e-mails, no
attachments will be sent.

OR

(2) Go to the website www.mccastle.com where you can download in pdf format
both the prototype _Museum Education Monitor_ and the questionnaire .

Your responses will help the editor better understand how readers might use
this online publication and provide important direction as to how she might
best provide that information. Replies to this questionnaire will be kept
confidential and no reports published will include any individually
identifying information. Names and e-mail addresses of respondents will not
be collected or shared in any way.

Please contact Christine Castle [log in to unmask] or visit the website
www.mccastle.com, if you have any questions or concerns.

M. Christine Castle, Ph.D. Education
Consultant, Museum Education & Interpretation
email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.mccastle.com