Schwan, S. (2006a). Informelles Lernen mit Medien im Museum. Forschungsseminar Neue Ergebnisse der Psychologie. IWM, Tübingen.

Schwan, S. (2007a). Informelles Lernen in Museen und Ausstellungen - die Rolle der Neuen Medien. Forschungsreferat. 5.Tagung der Fachgruppe Medienpsychologie. Dresden.

MILIM - Media for Informal Learning in Museums

Durchführung: IWM - Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen

Ansprechpartner: Prof. Dr. Schwan

Laufzeit: Januar 2006 bis Dezember 2008

Gegenstand: The research project "Learning in museums: the role of media for the recontextualisation of objects" aims to explore the potential of digital media for learning in natural science museums and exhibtions. This three-year interdisciplinary research project, running from January 2006 to December 2008, is funded by the Leibniz Gemeinschaft as part of the "Pact for Research and Innovation".

The main research questions are:

- How do digital media influence the perception and understanding of exhibits by museum visitors?

- What consequences can we expect from contextualizing objects by means of digital media in terms of visitors' behaviors, communications, and cognitive processing?

The aims of this project are to

- address questions relevant to museum practitioners,

- contribute to the body of knowledge in the field of museum learning and

- develop scientific methods for researching informal learning environments.