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Gabrielle Edwards commented on Gabrielle Edwards's blog post 'Mandatory Site Visits?!'February 2

Thanks for this link, Robert. It will be interesting to see how far the National History Curriculum goes with mandatory site visits and what challenges and opportunities arise from this. Old Parliamnet House is embracing new modes of democratic le...

Robert commented on Gabrielle Edwards's blog post 'Mandatory Site Visits?!'February 2

This actually links to that other discussion regarding the Demos report here, making visits to theatres, museums, galleries and libraries part of the school curriculum is one of its recommendations. Given that certain key people within the Rudd ad...

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Mandatory Site Visits?!

Discussions on the development of a national curriculum at the Learning in Museums Seminar piqued my interest. The potential impact of this on museum education – the opportunities, risks and challenges – could be significant. At times like this it is inspiring to hear how other museum educators are responding to challenges and change.

Of particular interest to me is the notion of a museum site visits/museum experience becoming a central, possibly mandatory, part of a national history curriculum… Continue

Posted on November 17, 2008 at 11:38am — 3 Comments

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At 5:48pm on November 17, 2008, Liz Holcombe said…: Hi Gabrielle - Likewise, it was great to meet you too. It is good to see you here in this space as well. We are busy exploring how we can improve what we offer educators - and indeed anyone who is keen to learn - and I am finding it very interesting indeed.
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At 5:34pm on November 17, 2008, Angelina Russo said…: Hi Gabrielle. Thanks for signing up! thanks for starting the post. I look forward to seeing how it progresses! I do hope you find the network valuable!
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