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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Victoria Yew [SMTP:v.yew who-is-at edfac.usyd.edu.au]
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 6:05 AM
> To: xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu; xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> Subject: Re: AERA Informal Learning Environments SIG
>
> At 10:58 AM 6/9/99 -0500, Joe Polman wrote:
> > .. I am involved with another
> >group that I believe some XMCAers might find interesting. It is the
> >Informal Learning Environments Research SIG (ILER SIG), and it is a
> >fledgling group concerned with supporting and understanding activity
> in
> >environments other than school (especially after school clubs and
> museums).
>
> Dear Joe
>
> I'm working in precisely such an area, that is researching Identity
> Production within informal learning contexts from a CHAT perspective.
> And I
> would certainly be interested in your SIG group. Let me know more.
>
> >Given recent and ongoing discussions about the social, cultural, and
> >historical problems associated with school learning environments
> (which I
> >do NOT discount out of hand) on the list, this group is interesting
> because
> >it is trying to think about understanding other environments on their
> own
> >terms rather than just in contrast to schools. Also, I know a number
> of
> >list participants (including myself and Jim Wertsch here at WashU),
> are
> >doing work and research in after school clubs and/or museums, so I
> thought
> >there could be some interest here. If you join by June 21st, we will
> get
> >more slots for sessions. If you don't join now, but are interested,
> check
> >out the newsletters on the web site and consider coming to a session
> at
> >AERA next year in New Orleans. Thanks.
>
> Do let me know more about the newsletter too. Thanks!
>
> Regards
> Victoria
>
> >
> >The details are below ...
> >-Joe Polman
> >-------------------------------------
> >Informal Learning Environments Research
> >Special Interest Group
> >
> >The Informal Learning Environments Research SIG (ILER SIG)is a
> special
> >interest group of the American Educational Research Association
> (AERA,
> >which can be found at http://aera.net). Membership in the SIG does
> not
> >require membership in AERA, though it is recommended.
> >
> >The purpose of the Informal Learning Environments Research SIG is to
> further
> >educational research in informal learning environments such as
> science centers,
> >museums, zoos, aquariums, nature centers, and after school clubs, and
> to
> >promote a community of practice interested in establishing and
> maintaining
> >informal learning environments conducive to better understanding of
> teaching
> >and learning.
> >
> >After two years of offering sessions on learning in museums and other
> >informal settings at the AERA annual meetings in San Diego and
> Montreal, we
> >look forward to an enriched and expanded effort next year.
> >
> >If you have already joined ILER, please share this information with a
> friend.
> >The more ILER members we have who are also AERA members, the more
> sessions we
> >will have at the next AERA annual meeting. Please join or renew by
> June 21st if
> >possible.
> >
> >To join the ILER SIG, mail $5.00 (checks payable to AERA SIG) to:
> >
> >Chris Andersen
> >Ohio State University
> >947 East Johnstown Rd
> >Columbus, OH 43230
> >
> >Please include your name, address, phone, email address, and
> **whether
> >you are an AERA member.**
> >
> >For more information, and our most recent newsletter, see our web
> site:
> >http://darwin.sesp.nwu.edu/informal/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Victoria M. L. Yew
> Doctor of Philosophy in Education Candidate
> School of Educational Psychology, Literacies and Learning
> Faculty of Education
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