The course contents different approaches of creation of museum educational programmes. From the introduction to museums and theoretical aspects of museums as places of inspiration and exploration to creation of the new museum educational programmes. The course is consisted of the balanced ratio between the classroom part and theoretical background, practical experiences from museums, visits to the selected museums and getting introduced with best practice examples. Through the course, the participants will learn how to design and create their own museum educational programme with the usage of web tools and apps and to implement a gamification experience. By the end of the course, each participant will create a demo version of its own museum educational programme and share it with other participants. Through the group reflection and discussion, the programmes will be revised and improved if necessary.

Course activities will take place in both classroom and museum environments. The participants will have the opportunity to visit several examples of selected museums and learn about their educational programmes. Through the combination of the individual and group works, the participants will get an opportunity to develop their own museum educational programme guided by a museum professional with rich experience in educational programmes. Besides changing the paradigm from museums as closed and boring facilities, the participants will learn about museums as places of inspiration and exploration which will, through the usage of web tools and apps as well as gamification elements, lead to the creation of new, attractive non-formal museum programmes for learners of different ages.

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The main topics of the course: museums, museum education, non-formal education, educational programmes, web tools & apps, gamification, experience, inspiration, creativity etc.