Ryan will join our blog and come to check out our first Exploratorium exhibition on Feb 28. He works in our Tinkering Studio (http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/about) and is an expert facilitator.
In this video Ryan ends up with the ABC7 anchorman on the Musical Bench, an exhibit that since has been recreated on Market street by Shawn Lani's team. It also shows interesting views of our Tinkering Space under construction (about 1 year ago).
About Ryan Jenkins:
In
2006, I got a job as an explainer at the Exploratorium with an interest
in education but little formal background in art or science. Throughout
my time at the museum, I’ve had so much fun learning about all three
from an amazing community of artists, teachers, scientists, and makers.
In the Tinkering Studio I help to prototype a space for people to try
out foolish ideas, get into trouble, and figure out their own creative
solutions to tricky problems. More specifically, I work with explainers,
teachers, and other museum educators to develop and practice a style of
facilitation that supports people’s ability to construct their own
knowledge of how the world works. I feel lucky to have had the chance to
travel to Italy, Sweden, and Saudi Arabia to collaborate with others
trying out this style of teaching and learning at institutions large and
small. And one day I hope to live down the infamous incident of
spilling gallons of bubble solution all over the floor of the exhibit
shop.
