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Hello gem-list, Happy September! Thought this new blog posting might be of interest to some in the UK. Do join in on an interesting discussion. http://hamused.blogspot.com/ Cheers, Chris M. Christine Castle, Ph.D. Consultant and Educator Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8P2X6 [log in to unmask] To subscribe to Museum Education Monitor please go to http://www.mccastle.com/subscribe.asp -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Blackbourn [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:34 PM To: [log in to unmask] Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: [onmuse-l] It Begins with a Blog! Interpreters and Educators Wanted! Attention all museum and living history site interpreters and educators! One of the presentations at this year's Colloquium on Learning VIII (visit the OMA website at www.museumsontario.com for the full program or to find out how to register) is Minding Your Ps & Qs: Professional Approaches to Visitor Challenges by Brianne Crites and Colleen Nelson. As part of their proposal, Brianne and Colleen wanted to post a blog (online bulletin board discussion) with other interpreters and educators to submit questions, dilemmas and previous experiences on a web board or blog. Topics for postings will include "Get Lost! When visitors won't leave", "Multicultural challenges in education programming" and "Questionable Questions: How to answer any question". These postings will then be included in the final paper and utilized in the roundtable discussion. Facilitating dialogue on these sensitive and important issues is the main objective of this paper, as well as giving museum colleagues the opportunity to share, learn and laugh, while tackling touch issues regarding visitor education and satisfaction. Through the generosity of Christine Castle and HAM-ED(Hamilton and Area Museum Educators Group) the conversation begins! Brianne and Colleen encourage you to visit discussion number one, read, laugh and share your stories on the HAM-ED blog http://hamused.blogspot.com/ : Intrigued? We hope so! Willing to try something new? Do It! Want to join in the conversation? Yes! Yes! Yes! Thanks to HAM-ED we have access to this beautiful and easy to use blog space (ignore my cranky piece about log-in names and passwords...I was having a bad day!) until the Colloquium on Wednesday, October 18th. Thanks to Colleen and Brianne! We have more than enough to talk about. We will also post this link to the HAM-Ed blog and this collegial discussion on the OMA homepage for the next six weeks...let's Blog On!!! Cathy Blackbourn Professional Development Program Manager Ontario Museum Association 519-571-1576 tel 519-571-9890 fax Don't forget to visit the Ontario Museum Association website to find out what's new in advocacy and other museum issues, download tip sheets and other useful information shared by your colleagues, check current job postings and learning opportunities. The OMA annual conference will be held October 19 & 20, 2006 in Owen Sound. Check our website www.museumsontario.com for conference and pre-conference details. ---------- To unsubscribe from onmuse-l, please send your request to [log in to unmask] In the SUBJECT field, enter the word unsubscribe. Pour supprimer votre adresse de la liste, veuillez envoyer votre demande ` [log in to unmask] . Tapez le mot +unsubscribe; dans la zone SUJET.