SERG Alberta

Canada’s History is excited to tell you about two of our upcoming webinars, designed especially for those of you who work in museums, archives, or other community heritage organizations. Archivist Amanda Hill will start things off on November 17, with her presentation “Breaking Barriers without Breaking the Bank” about engaging with an online audience. On… Read More →

Hi fellow SERG members! I found this very interesting article that I wanted to share. It is about museum education in the States, but many of the issues discussed are similar to what we are facing. “Insistent Questions in our Learning Age” by Beverly Sheppard. Changes in the content and structure of museum/school programs reveal… Read More →

TALES, The Alberta League Encouraging Storytelling is pleased to announce the launch of TALES Youth Storytelling scholarship. In 2011, TALES will hold its annual retreat at Sylvan Lake where they will celebrate Cultural Connections in Storytelling from the evening of Fri, Apr 19-lunchtime May 1st. The winner of the 2011 scholarship will recieve: one-year admission… Read More →

For all those fans of TED out there, check out this great teacher who explains the value of our work in about twenty minutes. This would be a great resource to explain why inquiry-based, authentic learning experiences work and why “traditional” classroom methods, don’t always. Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From Mistakes

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