1. Learning in Museums:
is emotion at the heart of the matter?
Sunday 2 June 2013
Ruben Smit
ruben.smit@ahk.nl
РОССИЙСКИЙ КОМИТЕТ
МЕЖДУНАРОДНОГО
СОВЕТА МУЗЕЕВ
4. • Information is the beginning of
understanding. However - although
much of the data is contextualised -
it is still rather basic and impersonal.
Data
Research
Creation
Gathering
Discovery
Information
Presentation
Organisation
Progress from data to wisdom Shedroff
5. • Knowledge is information which
through shared experience is tested
and proofed. Knowledge is more
generic than information, it is
applicable in various conditions.
Data
Research
Creation
Gathering
Discovery
Information
Presentation
Organisation
Knowledge
Conversation
Story telling
stimulus
Progress from data to wisdom Shedroff
6. • Wisdom is knowledge made personal.
It surpasses the overly special and too
specific. However, while we can merely
strive for it ourselves, we can recognize
wisdom in others…
Data
Research
Creation
Gathering
Discovery
Information
Presentation
Organisation
Knowledge
Conversation
Story telling
Wisdom
Contemplatio
n
Evaluation
Interpretation
Retrospection
stimulus understanding
Progress from data to wisdom Shedroff
7. • With our offerings of potentially
worthwhile experiences we are able to
reach out to our visitors with wonderful
and meaningful products. (Gold in our
hands?)
Data
Research
Creation
Gathering
Discovery
Information
Presentation
Organisation
Knowledge
Conversation
Story telling
Wisdom
Contemplatio
n
Evaluation
Interpretation
Retrospection
stimulus understanding
Progress from data to wisdom Shedroff
8. data
U N D E R ST A N D I N G
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Progress from data to wisdom Shedroff
9. data
U N D E R ST A N D I N G
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Progress from data to wisdom Shedroff
28. Experience Realms Pine & Gilmore
active
participation
(emotional) immersion
passive
participation
(cognitive) absorption
Entertain-
ment
Educa-
tional
EscapistAesthetic
29. Experience realms, Pine & Gilmore
active
participation
(emotional) immersion
passive
participation
(cognitive) absorption
Entertain-
ment
Educa-
tional
EscapistAesthetic
Emotion
30. Primary Secundary
Experience Yi-Fu Tuan
Process of creating meaning
Sensory
perception
Emotion
Experience
Belevenis, Erle
bnis
Meaningful
Experience
Ervaring, Erfahr
ung
Creation of
Meaning
31. Primary Secundary
Experience Yi-Fu Tuan
Process of creating meaning
Sensory
perception
Emotion
Experience
Belevenis, Erle
bnis
Meaningful
Experience
Ervaring, Erfahr
ung
Creation of
Meaning
34. Experiential Learning Toolkit Claxton
exploration, investi
gation, experiment
ation, use of space
and resources
fantasy, visualisa-
tion, storytelling, to
create and explore
hypothetical
worlds.
creativity, germinati
on of ideas
language, reasonin
g, analyses, comm
unication.
Intellectual
Intuitive
Immersive
Imaginative
35. exploration, investi
gation, experiment
ation, use of space
and resources
fantasy, visualisa-
tion, storytelling, to
create and explore
hypothetical
worlds.
creativity, germinati
on of ideas
language,
reasoning,
analyses,
communication.
Intellectual
Intuitive
Immersive
Imaginative
Emotion
Experiential Learning Toolkit Claxton