Author: Rooske Franse, NEMO Science Museum
Design: Rob de Jong, NEMO Science Museum
A journey through the landscape of informal learning
Putting leaning experiences into practice
If you plan to embark on a long distance journey, you can choose to take care of only the practical matters – such as obtaining the necessary visas, vaccinations and currency - and to let yourself be surprised by whatever else comes your way. Alternatively, you may want to become well versed in what a country can offer beforehand. What’s the history of the land, what are the population’s peculiarities, what are the main ingredients of the local cuisine and where can untouched nature be found? A travel guide can be a good starting-point to acquire such knowledge, by offering you an overview of the possibilities.
When you create an interactive exhibition or set up an educational project, the processes involved can also be considered a journey. The journey’s destination is the exciting, seemingly difficult to master, and sometimes unexplored landscape of informal learning. This guide is written with this type of trip in mind. Besides the experiences and practical tips from travelers who have traversed the landscape, this guide helps you to access theoretical information on informal learning.
Image credits
Header image: Nemo Science Museum
Icon image: NEMO - reisgids