This Knowledge Base article was written collaboratively with contributions from Cat Scharon and Sarah Cohn. This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview Informal Science Education programs are designed for a wide variety of audiences with a wide variety of intended … Read more
This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview Frameworks for thinking about visitors, audiences, and participants vary across fields and purposes. Recognizing the different ways we conceptual visitors can be informative as part of the front-end development of programs as … Read more
This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview With the rising ubiquity of mobile technologies, mobile tools and platforms for learning are also growing. At present, there are myriad mobile apps for teaching and learning (e.g., KidGrid helps teachers track … Read more
This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview Informal science education (ISE) is considered learning about science as well as technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) outside of the formal school setting (Bell et al, 2009; NSF, 2015; . A 2011 … Read more
This Knowledge Base article was written collaboratively with contributions from Rachel Bonnette and Christina Restrepo Nazar. This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview What does equity in making mean and for whom it is equitable? The maker movement … Read more
Overview Through personally meaningful and emotional connections and experiences, zoos strive to inspire their visitors to become stewards for the natural world and care for animals (both in the zoo and the wild). Research has shown that people are more knowledgeable about and interested in conserving animals and the natural world after a zoo … Read more