Service-Learning OpportunitiesAt — Agriculture Museum
Students have the opportunity to work with Marketing, Development, Curatorial, Education, Collections, Visitor Experience, and Administrative departments. Examples of projects include:
1) Research Library and Archives – As the County's historical repository, the Library has an obligation to collect and interpret the history of all communities. Projects may encompass historical research related to underrepresented populations and oral history collection development. Help develop English-to-Spanish translation of historical documents for online access, bilingual signage, graphics, gallery guides, or other materials.
2) Education - Museums, as informal learning spaces, are uniquely positioned to help both teachers and parents encourage the socio-emotional development of students whose social learning experience has been severely impacted by the isolation brought on by COVID school closures. Conduct a research project to determine the best way for MVC to help fill this need for educators and families. Develop Family Learning Guides for individual galleries or gardens.
3) Marketing/Communications – Create short-form videos, using Museum collections, to create engagement with county history, exhibits, and art, via the Museum’s social media channels. Topics should include the broad diversity of communities and subjects in Ventura County. Develop social media campaigns for a program or exhibition.
The Agriculture Museum is also interested in working directly with faculty from varied disciplines to build service-learning projects that support course outcomes.
Depending on the project, students should have a better understanding of the important educational role Museums play in our society. They will have gained real world experience developing social media content to drive engagement, while also learning about local history. In the Library, students can expect to gain a better understanding of how our society records our history, as well as gaining understanding of the diverse history and culture of the county's diverse communities. Additionally, if working to survey teachers, students should learn how to develop a project plan and then execute in order to gather useful information for decision making.
Students will be trained by a professional in all aspects of any project they are assigned. They are given a museum orientation followed by specific task instruction.
| Hours | Duration |
|---|---|
| 20 | hours per academic term |