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Papers by Anne Kraybill

Research paper thumbnail of Welcome to Gallery 5: An Immersive Digital Art Experience

International Journal of Education and the Arts, 2018

Unfortunately, many schools have suffered budget cuts, heeded employer and state demands for incr... more Unfortunately, many schools have suffered budget cuts, heeded employer and state demands for increased STEM education, and faced increased pressure to prepare the children in their care for high stakes standardized exams, making art as an academic discipline an afterthought. To help bridge this gap, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, in Bentonville, Arkansas, partnered with Virtual Arkansas to author high-quality digital courses for public high school students in Arkansas. The course includes extensive use of Gallery 5, an immersive, 3D online experience in which students curated their own art collection. This paper provides qualitative analysis of a pilot study of one of the courses, Art Appreciation: The American Identity. Qualitative data was examined, considering themes that inductively emerged from data collected using interviews and a focus group. Finally, recommendations are presented that should lead to learning design improvements.

Research paper thumbnail of Learning from Live Theater

Research paper thumbnail of Inside the Black Box: What Happens on a One-Time Field Trip?

Journal of Museum Education, 2014

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened on November 11, 2011. Located in Bentonville, Arkan... more Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened on November 11, 2011. Located in Bentonville, Arkansas, it was the first art museum of its size in the region. Since few students had ever been to a museum, this situation provided an opportunity to causally measure the impact of a one-time art museum field trip upon student outcomes through the implementation of a random control trial experiment. Conducted by researchers at the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, the research found gains in cognitive and non-cognitive domains in students who received the treatment versus the control group. This article provides background about the programmatic conditions in which the evaluation was conducted, which may have played a significant role in the outcomes. Crystal Bridges Museum of Art School Visit Program Art museums have a long history of providing tours to K-12 students and field trip programs are considered a staple offering. As early as 1907, a concerted effort was underway to connect the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston with colleges and public schools. While the general aim was to enhance studies, the larger purpose was to "prepare the younger among us for the message of the future by leading them to receive that of the past" and to "awaken or stimulate attention rather than to teach." 1 This philosophy is at the heart of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art's school visit program. The museum wanted to ensure that the region had the resources to realize this aim and through the generosity of the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation,

Research paper thumbnail of Developing a Model for Technology-Based Museum School Partnerships

Journal of Museum Education, 2015

Abstract In 2012, The New York Institute of Technology and the Albany Institute of History & ... more Abstract In 2012, The New York Institute of Technology and the Albany Institute of History & Art collaborated to increase the capacity of museum educators and classroom teachers to develop successful partnerships and deliver new programs through the use of web-based technologies. The project aligned the content expertise of museum educators from throughout the United States with the needs of New York State K-12 teachers to develop, test, and implement content rich classroom lessons that integrated Common Core Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics using three web-based distance learning tools: Safari Montage, BlackBoard Collaborate, and Moodle. This article addresses the successes as well as the challenges, from technical glitches to issues in pedagogical approach faced by participants, and suggests directions for the future of web-based museum program delivery.

Research paper thumbnail of Building Capacity and Sustaining Endeavors

Journal of Museum Education, 2015

Abstract In this article, institutional capacity and sustainability is considered. The authors ex... more Abstract In this article, institutional capacity and sustainability is considered. The authors explore a case study from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art as an example of how museums can leverage not only online technologies to reach more learners regardless of geography, but to increase their reach through strategic partnerships.

Research paper thumbnail of Going the Distance: Online Learning and the Museum

Journal of Museum Education, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Welcome to Gallery 5: An Immersive Digital Art Experience

International Journal of Education and the Arts, 2018

Unfortunately, many schools have suffered budget cuts, heeded employer and state demands for incr... more Unfortunately, many schools have suffered budget cuts, heeded employer and state demands for increased STEM education, and faced increased pressure to prepare the children in their care for high stakes standardized exams, making art as an academic discipline an afterthought. To help bridge this gap, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, in Bentonville, Arkansas, partnered with Virtual Arkansas to author high-quality digital courses for public high school students in Arkansas. The course includes extensive use of Gallery 5, an immersive, 3D online experience in which students curated their own art collection. This paper provides qualitative analysis of a pilot study of one of the courses, Art Appreciation: The American Identity. Qualitative data was examined, considering themes that inductively emerged from data collected using interviews and a focus group. Finally, recommendations are presented that should lead to learning design improvements.

Research paper thumbnail of Learning from Live Theater

Research paper thumbnail of Inside the Black Box: What Happens on a One-Time Field Trip?

Journal of Museum Education, 2014

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened on November 11, 2011. Located in Bentonville, Arkan... more Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened on November 11, 2011. Located in Bentonville, Arkansas, it was the first art museum of its size in the region. Since few students had ever been to a museum, this situation provided an opportunity to causally measure the impact of a one-time art museum field trip upon student outcomes through the implementation of a random control trial experiment. Conducted by researchers at the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, the research found gains in cognitive and non-cognitive domains in students who received the treatment versus the control group. This article provides background about the programmatic conditions in which the evaluation was conducted, which may have played a significant role in the outcomes. Crystal Bridges Museum of Art School Visit Program Art museums have a long history of providing tours to K-12 students and field trip programs are considered a staple offering. As early as 1907, a concerted effort was underway to connect the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston with colleges and public schools. While the general aim was to enhance studies, the larger purpose was to "prepare the younger among us for the message of the future by leading them to receive that of the past" and to "awaken or stimulate attention rather than to teach." 1 This philosophy is at the heart of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art's school visit program. The museum wanted to ensure that the region had the resources to realize this aim and through the generosity of the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation,

Research paper thumbnail of Developing a Model for Technology-Based Museum School Partnerships

Journal of Museum Education, 2015

Abstract In 2012, The New York Institute of Technology and the Albany Institute of History & ... more Abstract In 2012, The New York Institute of Technology and the Albany Institute of History & Art collaborated to increase the capacity of museum educators and classroom teachers to develop successful partnerships and deliver new programs through the use of web-based technologies. The project aligned the content expertise of museum educators from throughout the United States with the needs of New York State K-12 teachers to develop, test, and implement content rich classroom lessons that integrated Common Core Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics using three web-based distance learning tools: Safari Montage, BlackBoard Collaborate, and Moodle. This article addresses the successes as well as the challenges, from technical glitches to issues in pedagogical approach faced by participants, and suggests directions for the future of web-based museum program delivery.

Research paper thumbnail of Building Capacity and Sustaining Endeavors

Journal of Museum Education, 2015

Abstract In this article, institutional capacity and sustainability is considered. The authors ex... more Abstract In this article, institutional capacity and sustainability is considered. The authors explore a case study from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art as an example of how museums can leverage not only online technologies to reach more learners regardless of geography, but to increase their reach through strategic partnerships.

Research paper thumbnail of Going the Distance: Online Learning and the Museum

Journal of Museum Education, 2015