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West Dean College - Professional Conservators in Practice
Could you please post this information to the Preservation Administrators
Discussion Group?
Many thanks.
Marie-Odile Robbins
WEST DEAN COLLEGE
professional conservators in practice
*closing date for applications: 19 February 1999*
TEACHING SKILLS FOR CONSERVATION
11 - 16 APRIL 1999
Course Leader: Robert Ferguson, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University
of London Institute of Education.
This five-day course is designed to offer participants an opportunity to review
their existing teaching skills and to acquire new ones where appropriate. It is
aimed at those in the profession who, for various reasons, wish to develop and
enhance their teaching, training, communication and planning skills. The course
leader, Robert Ferguson, recognises that conservation training and the education
of conservators takes place in a variety of contexts and conditions, from the
lecture theatre to the workshop, the seminar to the field trip. He also
recognises that many of the educational and training needs of conservators may
not always fit in with more conventional patterns of higher education.
The course is aimed to develop appropriate skills and will therefore attempt to
identify contexts in conservation where, for instance, a traditional lecture
might be required, or other occasions when objectives-based training is
essential. Participants will have a chance to examine a range of approaches.
These will include the seminar, the tutorial and the training session - as well
as the lecture.
Planning and preparation are, of course, essential for the teacher, trainer and
communicator. These one week courses will therefore involve the acquisition of
skills in planning and presentation for a range of purposes, from the individual
session to the short course. There will also be direct tuition in the writing of
objectives and the delivery of training sessions.
There will also be evening video viewings and discussions of the ways in which
the profession is represented in and through the media. This will be designed to
raise important issues about advocacy and the profession, and we will consider
some of the ways in which conservation issues reach the wider public. There will
also be viewings and discussion of the various presentations made by
participants.
The course will be participatory throughout. All participants will be involved
in the design and/or presentation of projects as part of the course.
Participants will also be video-recorded so that they can review their
presentation and training skills. This will all be undertaken in the spirit of
mutual support and shared learning. There will be plenty of opportunity for
participants to share their experience with others and to develop the approaches
and skills most relevant to their own courses and conditions of work.
The Course Leader
The main tutor for the course will be Robert Ferguson from the Institute of
Education of the University of London. He has been working with conservators and
curatorial staff for the past fifteen years on the design and preparation of
courses, course materials, and the development of teaching, training and
communication skills. He has also worked as a consultant for the Getty
Conservation Institute, and has been a regular designer of and contributor to
courses and seminars at ICCROM in Rome. His work with conservators and museum
professionals has also been undertaken in Brazil, Chile, Ghana, Hungary and
Venezuela.
Robert Ferguson trained as a painter and graphic designer before becoming a
teacher of art. He then entered the film profession as an editor and sound
recordist before re-entering the world of initial teacher education. He has
written articles for various film and television journals, for educational
publications and for the conservation profession. He has also scripted various
educational television programmes and contributed to programmes for the BBC on
youth culture, racism and other aspects of the mass media. His latest book,
Representing 'Race' Ideology Identity and the Media, was published by Edward
Arnold in 1998.
Additional lecturers have also been invited to address the course on specific
topics relating to teaching and learning.
A detailed programme will be available to course participants.
BURSARIES
The Radcliffe Trust has generously provided a number of £100 bursaries to be
available throughout this series and the bursaries will be awarded when
applicants are selected for each course. If you would like to apply for a
bursary, please contact us for an application form at the address below. Closing
dates for course and bursary applications February 1999.
The College Office, West Dean College, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18
0QY.
Tel. 01243 811301, Fax. 01243 811343.E-mail: westdean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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<P align=justify><FONT size=2>Could you please post this information to the
Preservation Administrators Discussion Group?</FONT></P>
<P align=justify><FONT size=2>Many thanks.</FONT></P>
<P align=justify><FONT size=2>Marie-Odile Robbins</FONT></P>
<P align=justify> </P>
<P align=justify>WEST DEAN COLLEGE</P><B><FONT size=4>
<P align=justify>professional conservators in practice</P></B></FONT>
<P align=justify></P>
<P align=justify>*closing date for applications: 19 February 1999*</P>
<P align=justify></P><B>
<P align=justify>TEACHING SKILLS FOR CONSERVATION</P></B>
<P align=justify>11 - 16 APRIL 1999</P><B>
<P align=justify>Course Leader:</B> Robert Ferguson, Senior Lecturer in
Education at the University of London Institute of Education.</P>
<P align=justify></P>
<P align=justify>This five-day course is designed to offer participants an
opportunity to review their existing teaching skills and to acquire new ones
where appropriate. It is aimed at those in the profession who, for various
reasons, wish to develop and enhance their teaching, training, communication and
planning skills. The course leader, Robert Ferguson, recognises that
conservation training and the education of conservators takes place in a variety
of contexts and conditions, from the lecture theatre to the workshop, the
seminar to the field trip. He also recognises that many of the educational and
training needs of conservators may not always fit in with more conventional
patterns of higher education.</P>
<P align=justify></P>
<P align=justify>The course is aimed to develop <I>appropriate</I> skills and
will therefore attempt to identify contexts in conservation where, for instance,
a traditional lecture might be required, or other occasions when
objectives-based training is essential. Participants will have a chance to
examine a range of approaches. These will include the seminar, the tutorial and
the training session - as well as the lecture.</P>
<P align=justify></P>
<P align=justify>Planning and preparation are, of course, essential for the
teacher, trainer and communicator. These one week courses will therefore involve
the acquisition of skills in planning and presentation for a range of purposes,
from the individual session to the short course. There will also be direct
tuition in the writing of objectives and the delivery of training sessions.</P>
<P align=justify></P>
<P align=justify>There will also be evening video viewings and discussions of
the ways in which the profession is represented in and through the media. This
will be designed to raise important issues about advocacy and the profession,
and we will consider some of the ways in which conservation issues reach the
wider public. There will also be viewings and discussion of the various
presentations made by participants.</P>
<P align=justify></P>
<P align=justify>The course will be participatory throughout. All participants
will be involved in the design and/or presentation of projects as part of the
course. Participants will also be video-recorded so that they can review their
presentation and training skills. This will all be undertaken in the spirit of
mutual support and shared learning. There will be plenty of opportunity for
participants to share their experience with others and to develop the approaches
and skills most relevant to their own courses and conditions of work.</P>
<P align=justify></P><B>
<P align=justify>The Course Leader </P></B>
<P align=justify></P>
<P align=justify>The main tutor for the course will be Robert Ferguson from the
Institute of Education of the University of London. He has been working with
conservators and curatorial staff for the past fifteen years on the design and
preparation of courses, course materials, and the development of teaching,
training and communication skills. He has also worked as a consultant for the
Getty Conservation Institute, and has been a regular designer of and contributor
to courses and seminars at ICCROM in Rome. His work with conservators and museum
professionals has also been undertaken in Brazil, Chile, Ghana, Hungary and
Venezuela.</P>
<P align=justify></P>
<P align=justify>Robert Ferguson trained as a painter and graphic designer
before becoming a teacher of art. He then entered the film profession as an
editor and sound recordist before re-entering the world of initial teacher
education. He has written articles for various film and television journals, for
educational publications and for the conservation profession. He has also
scripted various educational television programmes and contributed to programmes
for the BBC on youth culture, racism and other aspects of the mass media. His
latest book, <I>Representing 'Race' Ideology Identity and the Media</I>, was
published by Edward Arnold in 1998.</P>
<P align=justify></P>
<P align=justify>Additional lecturers have also been invited to address the
course on specific topics relating to teaching and learning.</P>
<P align=justify></P>
<P align=justify>A detailed programme will be available to course
participants.</P>
<P align=justify></P><B>
<P align=justify>BURSARIES</P></B>
<P align=justify></P>
<P align=justify>The Radcliffe Trust has generously provided a number of
£100 bursaries to be available throughout this series and the bursaries
will be awarded when applicants are selected for each course. If you would like
to apply for a bursary, please contact us for an application form at the address
below. Closing dates for course and bursary applications February 1999.</P>
<P align=justify>The College Office, West Dean College, West Dean, Chichester,
West Sussex PO18 0QY.</P>
<P>Tel. 01243 811301, Fax. 01243 811343.E-mail: westdean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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