HAM-ED + Peer Learning Circle 2011-2012 Schedule

Hello Fellow HAM-EDer's,
We are about to begin another exciting year ahead - full of engaging colleague discussions, meaningful relationship building, and sharing of experience, talent, and resources! 

PLEASE take a close look at this year's upcoming schedule and join us at either an evening session or daytime peer learning session, or both! 

It would be great to hear from you if you are interested in leading a topic discussion, or being a host site, or helping out with the PEER LEARNING CIRCLE committee. 

This year we would like to welcome two new Co-Coordinators for the HAM-ED Group, Nicole Knibb and Teresa Gregoria - both from the McMaster Museum of ART.  THANK-YOU ladies for stepping up and in for Sarah Hamilton who is away on maternity leave.  ALL THE BEST to you SARAH!

Please contact any one of us with your questions, ideas, and comments.  We look forward to another year ahead, seeing familiar faces, and meeting new colleagues! 

EVENING HAM-ED SESSIONS TAKE PLACE AT VARIOUS RESTAURANTS IN THE HAMILTON AREA THAT BOAST FABULOUS FOOD and LIVELY DISCUSSIONS ~ WE DO OUR VERY BEST TO BOOK AT RESTAURANTS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE to PUBLIC TRANSIT and INCLUDE CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUR VEGANS and GLUTEN-FREE MEMBERS. PLEASE FORWARD ANY REQUESTS not MENTIONED above to YOUR HAM-ED Coordinators & Facilitators:  Chandra Erlendson, program@homerwatson.on.ca , Nicole Knibb, knibbn@mcmaster.ca, Teresa Gregorio, gregort@univmail.cis.mcmaster.ca

HAM-ED + Peer Learning Circle 2011-2012 Schedule

TOPIC:  How does the museum/gallery Gift Shop support your Mission and how does Marketing play an overall role? 
SESSION LEADER:  Helena Ball- Homer Watson House &Gallery
DATE:  Monday, Sept. 26
TIME:  6-8 pm.
PLACE/RESTAURANT:  Cafe Lemoncello in Hamilton - http://www.cafelimoncello.com/ 

TOPIC:  Leadership: Developing your leadership capacity at your museum/gallery? 
SESSION LEADER:  Joan Kanigan, Brant Historical Society
DATE:  Monday, Oct. 24
TIME:  6-8 pm.
PLACE/RESTAURANT:  TBA/Hamilton

TOPIC: YOUR Best Resources- Sharing Session
SESSION LEADER:  TBA
DATE:  Monday, Nov 28
TIME:  6-8 p.m.
PLACE/RESTAURANT:  TBA/Hamilton

TOPIC: Unhappy Visitors:  How to make them happy again?  How to win them back?
SESSION LEADER:  TBA
DATE:  Monday, Jan. 30
TIME:  6–8 p.m.
PLACE/RESTAURANT: TBA/Hamilton

TOPIC: HAM-ED Book Club:  All Together Now: Museums and Online Collaborative Learning - By, Will B. Crow and Herminia Wei-Hsin Din, AAM Press, 2011.  The book can be purchased online at http://iweb.aam-us.org/Purchase/ProductDetail.aspx?Product_code=I2016 “Collaborative online teaching and learning offer exciting potential for exchange among museum professionals, content experts, and visitors, and can lead to cross-institutional and cross disciplinary content development and new ways of maximizing institutions' role in society.  Discussion questions and chapter reading excerpt to be announced.  A BIG THANK YOU to Chris Castle and the Museum Education Monitor online publication for this book suggestion.
SESSION LEADER:  Chandra Erlendson (would love a partner to share this session with)
DATE:  Monday, Feb. 27
TIME:  6-8 p.m.
PLACE/RESTAURANT: TBA/Hamilton

NO MARCH MEETING

TOPIC:  Summer Staff Recruitment:  Interviewing, hiring, managing, and how to find REALLY brilliant summer students!
SESSION LEADER: TBA
DATE:  Monday, April 30
TIME:  6- 8pm.
PLACE/RESTAURANT: TBA/Hamilton

TOPIC: Volunteer/Docents/Interpreters/Recruitment/Training/Retention
SESSION LEADER: TBA
DATE:  Monday, May 28
TIME:  6-8 p.m.
PLACE/RESTAURANT: TBA/Hamilton

TOPIC:  ANNUAL HAM-ED Topic Planning for 2012-2013
SESSION LEADER:  HAM-ED Group Members
DATE: Monday, June 18
TIME:  6-8 p.m.
PLACE/RESTAURANT: TBA/Hamilton

IF YOU CAN NOT MAKE AN EVENING SESSION - PERHAPS THE DAYTIME PLC IS FOR YOU!  WE WELCOME IDEAS FOR PRESENTING, HOT TOPICS AND PRESSING QUESTIONS AT THESE DAYTIME PEER LEARNING SESSIONS.  AS ALWAYS, THESE SESSIONS ARE FREE!

CANCELLED Fall Peer Learning Circle:  What’s Your Role?  Facing the Changing Role of Museums and Galleries in the 21st Century
DATE:  Monday Oct 3
TIME:  10-3pm
HOST SITE:  ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS   www.rbg.ca
SESSION ORGANIZERS:  PLC COMMITEE
**CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS**

Spring Peer Learning Circle: Meeting Accessibility Needs with Few Resources
DATE:  Monday, April 16
TIME:  10-3pm
Host Site:  Ruthven Park National Historic Site located in southern Ontario in Haldimand County,  approximately 4 km north of the town of Cayuga.
SESSION ORGANIZERS:  PLC Committee
**CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS** 

YOUR HAM-ED Coordinators & Facilitators: 
Chandra Erlendson, programs@homerwatson.on.ca 
Nicole Knibb, knibbn@mcmaster.ca
Teresa Gregorio, gregort@univmail.cis.mcmaster.ca