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I've just come back from a quick 3-day break in Normandy to find the list exploding with messages. Just to clarify the point on membership. Although this list is called 'gem' it is not a list reserved for gem members. At it says in the introduction, the list is 'for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK, in particular the use of IT, learning in and from museums, and related research'. Anyone with those common interests in museum education in the UK is welcome to join. There is an international (though predominantly American) list museum-ed and other countries are also getting their museum education communities together online (Canada is a good example). As far as I am concerned galleries are a type of museum, although it might have been better with hindsight to refer to 'museum and gallery' education in the list description. There is, of course, nothing in principle to stop someone setting up a specialist list for gallery educators to complement this list. If that happens it would simply be worth clarifying the precise intended coverage of the two lists, since they'd inevitably overlap substantially. While I'm writing, may I just remind people not to send file attachments to the list - many people have problems with receiving them from e-mail lists. If you have a significant file that you'd like people to be able to see you can either send a message to the list asking people to request it from you if they want or, if it is likely to be of very widespread interest, ask me if I would post it on the website (as I did with the GEM NC response recently). Roland Jackson (List-owner) At 10:28 26/07/99 +0100, Bridget Baldwin wrote: > Re. opening list to non-members GEM as well as engage. If you are >open to non-members joining, can I tell engage colleagues about this list? >I won't do so until I hear your comments. Re. National Curriculum >consultation. engage also felt strongly about the omission of >museums/galleries from the Art curriculum in the main document. It was made > clear that this was one thing that would not change. There would however >be mention in the teachers' support materials. Best Wishes Bridget >Baldwin ([log in to unmask]) Dr Roland Jackson, Head of Education and Programmes Science Museum, London SW7 2DD http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/education/ New phone number: 44 (0)207 942 4710 New fax number: 44 (0)207 942 4712 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%