Amplifying Informal Science Learning
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Judy Diamond is Professor of Libraries and Curator at the University of Nebraska State Museum, and a leader in the field of informal science education. She is lead author of the books Practical Evaluation Guide: Tools for Museums and Other Informal Educational Institutions (2016) and World of Viruses (2012), and co-author of several popular science books, including Parasites: The Inside Story (2022), Thinking Like a Parrot: Perspectives from the Wild (2019), Concealing Coloration in Animals (2013), and Kea: Bird of Paradox (1999).
Sherman Rosenfeld has worked as a science educator at the Weizmann Institute of Science, in Rehovot, Israel, since 1982. His research interests include bridging the gap between formal and informal science learning, teacher professional development, and Project-Based Learning (PBL). He directed a science museum in California, led informal science education programs for youth in Israel’s institutions of higher learning, spearheaded the introduction of Project-Based Learning in Israel, and participated in multi-national projects funded by the European Union.