Christine  BirdChristine Bird
Executive Producer
Jonathan Bird's Blue World / Oceanic Research Group
Jrene RahmJrene Rahm
Associate Professor
Université de Montréal
Bob KetnerBob Ketner
Virtual Community Manager
The Tech Museum of Innovation
Robert Mac  WestRobert Mac West
President
Informal Learning Experiences
Justine  RobertsJustine Roberts
Principal
Gyroscope, Inc.
Chuck  HowarthChuck Howarth
vice president
Gyroscope, Inc.
Jeremy LakeJeremy Lake
Program Coordinator
Earth Force
Kari JensenKari Jensen
Evaluation Associate/ Exhibit Developer
OMSI

  • Summative :: Sanford, C. (2009). How People Make Things Summative Evaluation. [UPCLOSE] Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.
  • Summative Report :: Korn, R. (2008). Race Are We So Different?: A Summative Report. [Randi Korn & Associates, Inc.] American Anthropological Association.
  • Summative Report :: Goodman Research Group, Inc. (2008). Design Squad: Final Evaluation Report. [Goodman Research Group, Inc.] WGBH Educational Foundation.
  • Summative Report :: Stull, J. (2008). Sisters in Science in the Community: An Informal Gender Equity Program. Queens College/CUNY.
  • Summative Report :: Apley, A. (2008). Dinosaurs Alive Film Summative Report. [RMC Research] Maryland Science Center.
  • Summative :: Institute for Learning Innovation, C. (2008). Year Three Summative Evaluation . Miami Science Museum.
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    This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-0610348. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.