Informal Learning Environments Research (ILER) is a Special Interest Group (SIG) within the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Its mission is to further educational research in informal learning environments such as science centers, museums, zoos, aquariums, and nature centers, and to promote a community of practice interested in establishing and maintaining informal learning environments conducive to better understanding of teaching and learning.
InformalScience.org supports the ILER-SIG community online by hosting news and events, archiving ILER-SIG research, and giving members an opportunity to network by creating their own member profiles.
ILER-SIG News
Barbara Rogoff Receives ILER Award
At the 2009 AERA Annual Meeting, Doris Ash presented colleague, Barbara Rogoff, with the Second Annual ILER Award for outstanding contributions to the field of informal learning. Barbara's work explores cultural variation in learning processes and settings, with a focus on communities where schooling has not been prevalent.
ILER-SIG Holds AERA 2009 Reception At San Diego Museum Of Art
AERA attendees had the opportunity to explore Balboa Park before a fun-filled reception at the San Diego Museum of Art.
Special thanks to the Museum Educators of Southern California (MESC)'s for presenting their Action Research program for museum professionals to the group.
Be sure to attend next year's conference in Denver to experience an ILER-SIG event for yourself!
Volunteer To Be An AERA 2010 Proposal Reviewer
Sign up to review ILER-SIG proposals on the AERA homepage. With your help, we can continue to provide compelling poster sessions, papers, and presentations for the informal learning community. If you have any questions, contact Doris Ash at dash5@ucsc.edu.
Start A Discussion With The ILER-SIG Community
The ILER-SIG now has a forum to talk about pressing issues and new ideas important to the field of informal learning. Click here to subscribe to the ILER-SIG listserv today.
Contribute To The Fall Newsletter
Submit your ideas, questions and suggestions for the Fall/Winter 2009 issue to Nicole Migliarese at nicole_migliarese@berkeley.edu
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To join the Informal Learning Environments Research Special Interest Group (ILER-SIG), you'll need to become a member of the American Educational Research Association and indicate which SIGs you'd like to be a part of.
Meet ILER-SIG members with profiles on InformalScience:
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Camellia Sanford, Graduate Student |
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Leah Melber, Director of Student and Teacher Programs |
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Dean Grosshandler, Research Assistant Professor and Associate Director |
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Jrene Rahm, Associate Professor |