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Hello all and welcome. MAEdQ is a new group (not quite a year old). Our group exists to provide professional development and networking opportunities for those associated with education in the museums, art galleries , library and heritage sector. Doesn’t matter if you are a volunteer or on the paid staff , you are most
Greg Sikich, teacher at St Laurence’s College and one of our key members, has put together this excellent resource for teachers, and museum educators to prompt discussions around museum visits… NMA Conversation Cards are a series of conversation prompts to encourage a teacher-guide to have some engaging chats with their students in the exhibition spaces. These conversation
Last year MAEdQ ran a panel session titled, ‘What Teachers Want from Museum Places’. Qld Musesum and Gallery Services have kindly uploaded the video for us, and here is the link: What Teachers Want Video It was a great evening, well attended, and many insights were gained from a teacher’s perspective. Big thank-you to St Laurences College, South
The following workshop has been cancelled due to insufficient registrations. Thank-you for your interest. We hope to repackage this in a different format. Stay tuned for our next event … Education ‘Think Tank’ session for small museums: Simple ways to engage school students Saturday May 28 2016 1pm- 4pm MacArthur Museum, AMP Place Brisbane MAEdQ is
A Round-up Meet day 2015 from the MA national conference #MeetDay2015 Sydney As a prequel to the Museums Australia 2015 conference, on 21 May, a meet day was held, bringing together three special interest groups for the first time in their own forum. These groups were museum workers in fields of education, digital technologies, and evaluation.
A panel discussion, ‘What do teachers want from museum spaces’, will take place Wednesday 22nd July, 2015, 5:30pm – 7:30pm. The venue is the Primary School Library, St Laurence’s College, 82 Stephens Rd, South Brisbane. Parking is available in the Stephens Road carpark. Tea Coffee and light refreshments are being generously provided by St Laurences. Entry
Our first Professional Development evening in 2015, Including Indigenous Stories in your Organisation took place on Thursday 5 March at the beautiful heritage pub the Transcontinental Hotel in the City. The night kicked off with a few hiccups due to crowds heading to a Rugby League game at Suncorp Stadium, which gave opportunity for networking
Our first professional development evening for 2015 is happening! A great evening is planned with speakers discussing ways to include indigenous stories in programs for your museum, library, gallery or other organisation. It’s a perfect opportunity to address any concerns you might have around the cultural sensitivities of this important topic. When: Thursday, 5 March 2015, 5:45pm –
Whose job is it to manage student behaviour? This is a question asked by many tour guides. It is an important one because if children are not well managed, no learning occurs and tours become a stressful experience for all involved. It is important to remember that there are many variables which contribute to student
Very disappointed about postponing this event – we didn’t have enough RSVPs to go ahead. We had some great speakers lined up and expect to be running it next year instead. We do have an event in the pipeline for November. The topic is ‘Including Local Indigenous Stories in your learning organisation’. Lots of people hesitate
Museum tour guides are vital elements of any guided museum education programme. Many are volunteers while others are paid. In order to deliver effective education programmes guides must be trained, supported and managed. The aim of this blog is to briefly look at two ways you can support these very important people to deliver the
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