Design for Informal Learning

What is this project? This is a proposed new design to revitalize the School of the Environment (geology and environmental sciences) and the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy entry exhibits. Designs students used behavioral observations to understand user interaction in the entry gallery with the existing interpretive displays and hands-on exhibits. Less than 10% of visitors to the entry gallery visited the exhibits. The purpose of this design is to attract the attention of visitors in the space, as well as use the cases to tell a story moving from the larger picture of the Big Bang down to the small scale of the Palouse and WSU. Students collaborated in large teams to determine the programmatic components and interpretive proposals. They met with content experts from geology and physics to determine the 'big idea' for the exhibits. If you are on the WSU-Pullman campus stop by Webster Hall and look at the proposals. We welcome your feedback!