Kate Noble

Senior Research Associate: Museum Learning, Fitzwilliam Museum


Kate is the strategic lead on research relating to learning and engagement practice at the Fitzwilliam Museum. She has a particular interest in action research and its’ potential to stimulate change and improve practice. Kate also leads a teacher training programme which encourages creative teaching and learning using objects and images and works with teachers and school groups to help them to make the most out of their visit to the museum.

What do teachers want from a digital museum resource?

by , and | 09.03.17

In January to March 2016 a team of University of Cambridge Museum educators (Kate Noble from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Naomi Chapman from the Polar Museum and Sarah-Jane Harknett from the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) worked on a research project looking at how teachers use collections based and digital resources in the classroom. Their findings will inform the development of… Read full article