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We are a storytelling species. As early as 60,000 years ago, long before the written word—even before drawings on cave walls—we had stories. Back then, stories meant one thing. Survival. From myths, folklore, and tribal tales told around the campfire, we acquired the skills to find food and avoid danger. That’s also how we learned moral lessons and how to make sense of the natural world. Experiences, dilemmas, and hardships were all explained and shared through stories. As interpreters, we…

When was the last time you did a vanity search (Googled Your Name)? What came up? Was it negative? Was it positive? Neutral? Kolby will show you how you can start establishing your personal brand now, to help market yourself to better job opportunities and higher salaries. Between LinkedIn, social media, and personalized websites, being proactive in marketing yourself can give you a professional advantage. Goals of Workshop: Understand LinkedIn and how it can help you professionally Apply practical updates…

This workshop will introduce attendees to the complex issues of media licensing, copyright ownership research, ownership evaluations, and media acquisitions for museums, exhibits departments, content developers, and marketing departments. Fundamentals in media research and acquisitions will be introduced including “due diligence” research, “fair use”, “public domain”, user fee determinations, and social media issues like crowdsourcing photographs and posting images to social media platforms with and without permissions. Topics to be covered include differentiating between copyrights, trademarks, patents, ownership issues, and…

Learning Exchange: Keys to Amplifying Awareness and Engagement via Media & PR Join the Balboa Park Learning Institute in collaboration with SDNA: San Diego Nonprofit Association and Balboa Park Online Collaborative as we share "insider knowledge" on the keys to amplifying awareness and engagement via media and PR. They will give you tips to on how to engage your organization with media and the importance of building strategic partnerships with media outlets. Date: Wednesday, June 22 Time: 12pm - 1pm,…

We invite you to attend a professional development program, open to any formal or informal educator who is interested in engaging learners with mathematics in new and creative ways.  This 3-day summer workshop will be hosted in San Diego’s Balboa Park by the Informal Mathematics Collaborative, a unique partnership of art and science museums.  Through hands-on activities at three different museums, participants will have the opportunity to: Investigate diverse mathematical topics through making, tinkering, and artistic creation Explore connections between…

Do you want to spend less time in meetings? Would you like to spend more time working with clear objectives and the freedom to make decisions? Do you want your teams to work more effectively without oversight? In this hands-on workshop Brad MacDonald will take participants through five stages of project development: Preparation, Definition, Prioritization, Development and Evaluation. We’ll discuss, and practice, strategies for defining project goals and negotiating the creative space to make decisions. Participants are encouraged to arrive…