Petrie Schools Programme Goes International Via Skype
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Petrie Schools Programme Goes International Via Skype


Petrie Museum

With photos.

The Petrie has taken its education programme global by conducting sessions via Skype. Tracey, our visitor services officer, armed with a headset and mobile camera has taked students sitting in a classroom in the US on a tour of the collection. Based on the comments of the students, distance learning can work for museums: http://gleexperience.blogspot.com/




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