Learning to Love ‘Boring’ Objects
As museum and tour guides, we want participants on our tours to look closely at objects. However, research has shown that the average time spent… Read More »Learning to Love ‘Boring’ Objects
Claire Bown
Tips & Tools: Using Notebooks for Activities on Guided Tours
In praise of the humble notebook… I have hundreds of tips and tools in my head that I could share with you, but today I’ve… Read More »Tips & Tools: Using Notebooks for Activities on Guided Tours
Tips & Tools: How to use a Viewfinder to Look Closely
A viewfinder is a tool that enables artists to frame or crop a particular scene to arrange their composition. It is usually a square or… Read More »Tips & Tools: How to use a Viewfinder to Look Closely
A Brief Guide to Thinking Routines
Interested in thinking routines but not sure where to start? Focusing on thinking routines is one of the easiest and most accessible ways to start… Read More »A Brief Guide to Thinking Routines
10 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Asking Questions
We spend our days asking questions, but most of us never actually spend any time honing our questioning skills. For some people questioning comes easily.… Read More »10 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Asking Questions
Visible Thinking Routine of the Week: Beginning-Middle-End
⭐️VISIBLE THINKING ROUTINE OF THE WEEK ⭐️ BEGINNING-MIDDLE-END I absolutely love this routine. It has always been a STAR ⭐️ for me with groups of… Read More »Visible Thinking Routine of the Week: Beginning-Middle-End
How to Ask Brilliant Questions that Get Results
How can you easily make your guided tours, educational programmes and online sessions more engaging and more interactive? By asking brilliant questions that get results.… Read More »How to Ask Brilliant Questions that Get Results
Thinking Routine of the Week: Headlines
THINKING ROUTINE OF THE WEEK: HEADLINES HEADLINES is a thinking routine that helps to capture the essence or heart of something being discussed. It is… Read More »Thinking Routine of the Week: Headlines
Stuck in a Tour Rut? 6 Tips to Refresh your Guided Tour
Are you looking forward to leading your tours again in 2020? Are you getting excited by the thought of the new season starting? If… Read More »Stuck in a Tour Rut? 6 Tips to Refresh your Guided Tour
Thinking Routine of the Week: Step Inside
Step Inside is a wonderful thinking routine to explore different perspectives, open up thinking and imagine things, events, problems, or issues differently. This routine works… Read More »Thinking Routine of the Week: Step Inside