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TALATERRABrad McLain, Designing Transformative ExperiencesToday we get to learn again from Dr. Brad McLain.You might remember my conversation with Dr. McLain about identity theory and the professional identities of informal science educators.In this episode, we pick up the conversation where we left it and talk about Dr. McLain’s new book called Designing Transformative Experiences.In his book, Dr. McLain leads experience designers through the methodology he developed through years of working with employees, students, corporations, museums, and nonprofit organizations like Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots.While you may recognize a transformative experience when...2023-06-1251 min
TALATERRABrad McLain, Professional Identity of Informal Science EducatorsDr. Brad McLain is a social scientist interested in the nature and psychology of identity development, learning, and leadership.He is the Director of the Center for STEM Learning at the University of Colorado Boulder, and a Senior Researcher and Director of Corporate Research at the National Center for Women in Information Technology,I reached out to Dr. McLain after reading a chapter he wrote about identity construction in informal science educators.In this episode, we discuss identity theory. We discuss what informal science educators have in common with independent environmental education professionals...2021-12-0443 min