GEM Conference 2008 updated 4/12/08
Tuesday 2 September to Friday 5 September 2008
Medway Universities Campus, Kent
Heritage Learning and Social Change
Heritage learning can make a significant contribution to a
functioning, stable modern society. This conference investigated the current
socio-economic and cultural issues that are shaping heritage learning.
Recognising the value of sharing best practice across the wider heritage sector,
this conference examined the strategic and practical factors influencing the
delivery of socially responsive learning and interpretation. In particular, it
addressed how heritage learning can help to implement government policies such
as Every Child Matters, Learning Outside the Classroom and the Cultural Offer.
The experiences and opportunities offered were appropriate for
professionals from career-entry to senior management level.
The Pilkington Building, where conference was based, is on the
Medway Campus which was home to HMS Pembroke Royal Naval Barracks from 1903 to
1984. The historic buildings have benefited from a £50 million investment to
restore their former glory.
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Wednesday
3 September 2008
Heritage Learning at the Heart
of Social Change
Heritage
learning is an increasingly important means by which individuals and communities
identify with modern society. Modern British society is undergoing some
significant changes – some of the consequences of which are positive, others
problematic. What are the social developments that heritage organisations need
to be aware of and how can heritage learning work to facilitate this change?
Keynote addresses
Julia Unwin Heritage Learning: addressing
contemporary social evils
Richard Simmons
The role of heritage in regeneration (pdf 3.3MB)
Break out Sessions
(a) Communities
Susan Potter, Rose Swindells
& Chloe Bird (pdf 654KB)
(b) Continuity & Regeneration Liz Ritchie
(pdf 106KB)
Continuity & Regeneration
Joanne Creighton (pdf 755KB)
(c) Migrant Groups
Richard Searle & Hannah Gould (pdf 714KB)
Thursday
4 September 2008
The Flexible and
Responsive Heritage Organisation
Are heritage organisations equipped to provide the flexible and responsive
learning needed to support and facilitate social and cultural change? We
highlight potential obstacles to accessing and interpreting our diverse local
heritage and we explore some varied solutions ranging from the strategic
(organisational transformation and talent management) to the practical (using
volunteers, working in partnership).
Keynote addresses
John Holden Learning at the heart of culture: the implications for
the heritage sector
Judikje Kiers An organisational perspective on delivering learning
Break out Sessions
(a) Innovation in delivery
Lynne Minett & Dr Carl Gavin (pdf 303KB)
(b) Understanding audiences
Lucy Smith & Julia Kingston (pdf 753KB)
(c) Learning outside the museum
Mike Lefroy & Celine West (pdf 4MB)
Friday 5 September 2008
Heritage Education
and Government Policy
Learning now
plays a central role in government policy regarding young people's welfare. In
the light of major policy developments such as Every Child Matters, the Learning
Outside the Classroom Manifesto, diplomas and the Five Hour Cultural Offer, what
contribution can heritage learning make to the successful education of a young
person today?
Keynote addresses
Mick Waters The value of heritage in a young person’s education (pdf 2.5MB)
Mick Waters
Opportunities in the curriculum – Museums for learners(pdf 903KB)
Lindsay Newton Working together towards successful learning outside
the classroom (pdf 1.7MB)
Break out Sessions
(a) Teenage Learning
Dr Sharon Goddard & Jane Clark (50KB)
(b) Learning Outside the Classroom
Peter Carne & Dr John Stevenson
(pdf 350KB)
(c) Skills-focused learning Sandra Stancliffe, & Nic Garrick
Career Development Workshops
(a) Continuing Professional Development and You Vicky Woollard
(b) Developing
skills through placements and exchanges Sharon Goddard, Joy Lefroy & Penny
Strivens (pdf 2.1MB)
(c) The Netherlands Study Weekend: Exploring the issues raised
Judikje Kiers
& Nico Halbertsma
Members Presentations
(a) Lessons learnt from co-ordinating a museum project with teenagers
Dr
Vasiliki Tzibazi
(b) On the Case – a KS3 pilot
project with Extended Services Jo Roberts (pdf 303KB)
(c) Learning in world heritage sites in Japan
Dr Yuka Inoue
(d) Aspiration and Inclusion: A model for applied learning
Lucie Collins
(e) In Touch Volunteer Programme Helen Breedo
(f) Close Encounters with Culture: Museums and Galleries as part of the Early
Years Foundation Stage Jo Graham
conference Bursary holders'
reports
Reports on
breakout sessions (pdf 60KB)
Personal reports
(pdf 55KB)
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