Summative Report :: Apley, A. (2006). Study of Collaborations between Museums and Media. [RMC Research Corporation] Twin Cities Public Television.

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Project Name	DragonflyTV GPS: Going Places in Science
Project Lead	Twin Cities Public Television
Associated Grant	#0610429
Report Author(s)	Alice Apley
Evaluation Organization(s)	RMC Research Corporation
Download Report	report_210.PDF

Summary

As part of the Summative Evaluation of the DragonflyTV GPS: Going Places in Science
series, between July 2005 and November 2006, RMC Research conducted a study of the
collaboration between the DragonflyTV (DFTV) production staff and its science center and museum partners. Central to the innovative DFTV series, the collaboration involved museum professionals in the production process and presented science museums and
centers as sites of learning and of fun on national television. It also offered professionals
in the two industries a ground-breaking opportunity to learn about another format for
informal science education.


More than a single collaboration, the experience involved fifteen unique partnerships, between DFTV's consistent and relatively small content and production staff and the staff of fifteen diverse informal learning institutions. Thirty-three people, including educators, curatorial and public relations staff in the partnering institutions and DFTV staff members, were interviewed for the study. Baseline and final interviews were conducted to capture both initial expectations about the collaboration and ideas about learning in informal science education venues, and to collect actual collaboration stories and reflections on participant learning.

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