[BCMA] Courses and Free Webinars: Learn About Visitor Studies This Fall

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

Mark your calendars for these upcoming courses and free webinars from TM
Visitor Studies.

These courses and webinars are designed for museum and
heritage professionals who want to learn more about evaluation. They are:

   - Beginner-friendly
   - Interactive
   - Practical

*Courses*

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*Foundations of Visitor Studies*
October 2 & 9 (Thurs)
9 - 12:30 PT
Register and find more information here.
<https://tmvisitorstudies.com/foundations-of-visitor-studies/>

*Kick start your visitor study skills with this interactive course. Learn
how to plan, structure, and create data collection tools for a visitor
study.*

*We Cover:*


   - *History and purpose of visitor studies*
      - *How to plan your own visitor study*
      - *Introduction to data collection methods*
      - *Prototyping  your own data collection methods*


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*Analysis and Presenting the Data*
November 4 & 6 (Tues & Thurs)
9 - 12:30 PT
Register and find more information here.
<https://tmvisitorstudies.com/analysis-and-presenting-the-data/>

*Learn the basics of data analysis for simple (but effective) visitor
studies. Make the results of your visitor study stand out with practical
tips and tools to present your data in compelling ways.*

*We Cover:*


   - *Reviewing the process of planning a visitor study*
      - *Simple data analysis techniques for qualitative and quantitative
      data*
      - *Data visualization *
      - *Report writing *


*Free Webinars*

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*Evaluating Learning Outcomes for School Programs*
October 28 (Tues)
10 - 10:45 PT
Register and find more information here.
<https://tmvisitorstudies.com/webinars/>

*This webinar is designed for museum educators who want to learn more about
how to build evaluation into their programs.*

*We Cover:*


   - *Breaking down learning outcomes into measurable pieces*
      - *Embedding evaluation into your programs*
      - *Identifying data that is useful know and feasible to collect*


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*Visitor Studies Made Simple: An Introduction to Understanding Your
Audience*
November 14 (Fri)
10 - 10:45 PT
Register and find more information here.
<https://tmvisitorstudies.com/webinars/>

*This webinar is designed for museum and interpretation professionals who
are curious about including more evaluation in their work but don’t know
where to start.*


*We Cover:*


   - *Overview of the visitor study process*
      - *How to identify your criteria for success*
      - *How to craft a guiding question*

I'm always happy to chat. Email me if you have any questions about the
courses and webinars - or anything else related to visitor studies,

Tara Miller, MSc

Pronouns: she/her

Visitor Study Consultant
tara at tmvisitorstudies.com

tmvisitorstudies.com


My workdays are Tuesdays - Saturdays

*TM Visitor Studies is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded
territory of the Kwantlen, Qayqayt, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), S’ólh
Téméxw (Stó:lō), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), and Stz'uminus
Peoples.*
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