Hi John,

I suggest you look at the template for GEM Case Studies.  We’ve developed it over the years in order to encapsulate what is important to others with a focus on sharing what went well, as well as what didn’t go quite so well.  The template requires authors to write about their intended and actual outcomes; intended and actual outputs; obstacles and issues; and, probably most important, the lessons learned.

The template has helped to reduce the “over-enthusiasm” of authors to wax lyrical about how wonderful their project was, and to think more about what they have learned and how that will be useful to others.  The word limit of 750 words also helps authors to focus on what is really important, and makes it easy for those reading a case study to quickly find things that may useful to them.

You can find the template here:

http://www.gem.org.uk/pubs/casestudies/gem_cs_template_v7.doc

By the way, the next GEM Case Studies is due out at the end of this month.

Best regards

John

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Hello Gemmers – pertaining to nothing in particular, but stemming from a conversation with museum colleagues earlier today –

Are there any really good templates that you’ve found for case-studies of museum education practice? I’m thinking ones that really help you frame all the key things, particularly what is relevant/replicable for other partners wishing to attempt something similar.

All too often, I find myself reading ‘case-studies’ that read like press releases, where the learning to apply in new contexts is pretty hard to discern.

Thanks for your advice – and have great weekends, all!

Best wishes,

John

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