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The Art of Interpretation: Talking with State Park Interpreter Elise McFarland
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On this week’s podcast, I talk with Elise McFarland, an Interpretation and Education Manager for the California State Park system. In her far-ranging job, she’s responsible for several parks’ cultural resources and, of course, many levels and modes of interpretation.
Like many informal educators – especially outdoor educators in regional parks – Elise calls herself an interpreter. Since Freeman Tilden published Interpreting Our Heritage in 1957, the idea of interpretation as a cultural activity has spread throughout the community of naturalists and museum educators and spawned organizations like the National Association for Interpretation. On the blog this week, I describe some of this history and current state of the term: Thematic Interpretation as an Art and a Science
12 episoder
Manage episode 353425223 series 3411691
On this week’s podcast, I talk with Elise McFarland, an Interpretation and Education Manager for the California State Park system. In her far-ranging job, she’s responsible for several parks’ cultural resources and, of course, many levels and modes of interpretation.
Like many informal educators – especially outdoor educators in regional parks – Elise calls herself an interpreter. Since Freeman Tilden published Interpreting Our Heritage in 1957, the idea of interpretation as a cultural activity has spread throughout the community of naturalists and museum educators and spawned organizations like the National Association for Interpretation. On the blog this week, I describe some of this history and current state of the term: Thematic Interpretation as an Art and a Science
12 episoder
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1 Include Everyone: Exploratorium Explainers Gianna & Gwen 21:48
1 The Art of Interpretation: Talking with State Park Interpreter Elise McFarland 28:35
1 Working with Informal Education Volunteers: A Conversation with Teacher-Trainer Brittany Sabol 22:25
1 Nature-Based Learning in the Field: A Conversation with Naturalist Claire Dobie 27:35
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1 Nature-Based Education at a Zoo Preschool: A conversation with zoo educator Eileen Garcia-Sanchez 18:33
1 From Physical Response to Visitor Engagement: A conversation with aquarium educator Jim DePompei 19:38
1 "Small Town, Big Museum": A conversation with science educator Kady Yeomans 18:02
1 The Classroom Beyond is Coming Nov. 29, 2022! 1:02
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