Informal Learning Experiences, Inc. provides a wide range of services to organizations and government agencies involved in informal (out-of-school) and recreational learning in both nonprofit and for-profit venues.
- We develop resources for the field of informal learning.
- We encourage communication and collaboration among organizations.
- We assist with management issues and program development and evaluation.
Our specific services include:
- Working with individual clients on institutional and project feasibility and planning studies, development of exhibits and educational programs, identifying funding sources, assisting with the preparation of funding proposals, and project evaluation.
- Providing specific topical and educational content for exhibits and programs.
- Working with individual clients on strategic planning, organizational development, and other management issues.
- Publication of a bi-monthly newsletter, The Informal Learning Review, which informs the field on current trends and issues; program development, funding and evaluation resources; new products; and other matters of interest to informal learning.
- Development and maintenance of an online, searchable Traveling Exhibitions Database, containing complete information on almost 600 traveling exhibitions currently available or in preparation.
The firm's principal, Dr. Robert "Mac" West, is a former museum director with more than twenty-five years' experience in informal learning and education. ILE is based in Washington, DC, enabling us to work directly with federal agencies, professional societies and educational organizations.
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