Exam 1 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Story
The interpretive presentation-as a work of art-should be designed as a story that informs, entertains, and enlightens.
Wholeness
Interpretation should present a complete theme or thesis and address the whole person.
Educational
Benefit of Interp
Decreased depreciative behavior- Vandalism, poaching, littering, etc.
Management benefits
NAI definition of Interp
Interpretation is a mission-based communication process that forges emotional and intellectual connections between the interests of the audience and meanings inherent in the resource.
Provocation
The purpose of the interpretive story is to inspire and to provoke people to broaden their horizons.
Kr
Knowledge of the resource
Climate Change
Difficult issues
Passion
Passion is the essential ingredient for powerful and effective interpretation- passion for the resource and for those people who come to be inspired by it.
Revelation
The purpose of interpretation goes beyond providing information to reveal deeper meaning and truth.
Recreational
Benefit of Interp
Spark
Interpreters must relate the subject to the lives of the people in their audience.
Tilden’s definition of Wholeness
Interpretation should aim to present a whole rather than a part and must address the whole man rather than any phase.
The Process of Interpretation
(Kr + Ka) + AT = IO
Growth Needs
Love, Esteem, Self-actualization
AT
Appropriate technology (media)
IO
Interpretive opportunities
Benefits of Interp
Educational
Recreational
Inspirational
B&C definition of Wholeness
Interpretation should present a complete theme and address the whole person.
Tilden’s definition of Interp
An educational activity which aims to reveal meanings and relationships through the use of original objects, by firsthand experience, and by illustrative media, rather than simply to communicate factual information.
Inspirational
Benefit of Interp
Enhance public support of the agency and its mission
Management benefits
An educational activity which aims to reveal meanings and relationships through the use of original objects, by firsthand experience, and by illustrative media, rather than simply to communicate factual information.
Tilden’s definition of Interp
Ka
Knowledge of the audience