The College of Education

Announces the Final Examination of

Robert Luther Bradfute

for the degree of

Doctor of Education

October 9, 2015 at 1:00 pm

405 Ball Hall, University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Biographical Sketch

Bachelor of Professional Studies, Commercial Music, University of Memphis

Master of Arts, Radio-Television-Film, University of Texas

Advisory Committee

Lee Allen, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Instruction and Curriculum Leadership, Committee chair

Deborah Lowther, Ph.D., Instruction and Curriculum Leadership

Trey Martindale, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Instruction and Curriculum Leadership

Michael Schmidt, MGD, Associate Professor, Department of Art

Major Field of Study

Instructional Design and Technology

Period of Preparation: 2008 – 2015

Comprehensive Examination Passed: December 2012

Applying Instructional Design to Museum Exhibits:

A Case Study

Abstract

The field of instructional design exists to facilitate learning, and museums promote learning in many ways, including through the design of exhibits and the study of how visitors interact with the museum. By conducting a case study at a major civil rights museum, this study investigated how instructional design was been used in the recent renovation of this museum and its exhibits. The study also intended to investigate the relationship between the museum community and the field of instructional design as it relates to the design and development of exhibits.