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With NCRR SEPA Phase I funding, the Exploratorium developed a microscope imaging station (MIS) for public use in the museum. At this facility, visitors explore living things using research-grade equipment....
DATES: September 25th, 2005 - June 30th, 2007
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This article takes a critical look at three pervasive urban legends in education about the nature of learners, learning, and teaching and looks at what educational and psychological research has...
DATE: July 1st, 2013
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Today educational activities take place not only in school but also in after-school programs, community centers, museums, and online communities and forums. The success and expansion of these out-of-school initiatives...
DATE: March 1st, 2015
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This study examines broader impact activities that are used to fulfill National Science Foundation's (NSF) broader impact criterion (BIC). While there have been many studies that discuss the merits and...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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Intuitive Company researchers and evaluators assessed four components of the DUST Alternate Reality Game for potential reusability: 1) QTE Environment during Collapse, 2) Brain/Health Scanner Mobile App, 3) Microbe Web...
DATE: June 1st, 2015
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The goal of the study was to identify current issues for navigating and finding relevant information; evaluate the look and feel of the website in relation to its main purpose;...
DATE: December 17th, 2014
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Family groups comprise a significant percentage of the museum visitor population, and many programs are created specifically for young learners (Borun, 2008). One such learning environment is that of planetaria,...
DATE: January 1st, 2013
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The Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency's National Digital Stewardship Residency in New York (NDSR-NY) addresses the library profession's lack of staff who are trained to successfully acquire, manage, and...
DATES: June 13th, 2013 - May 31st, 2016
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Education and Community Engagement is one of three program directorates in the UNAVCO. Our primary areas of focus include: (1) Professional development/training: We broaden the community using UNAVCO-supported tools, data,...
DATES: March 1st, 2013 - February 28th, 2015
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There are a growing number of informal science education (ISE) programs in Native communities that engage youth in science education and that are grounded in Native ways of knowing. There...
DATE: March 1st, 2012
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A NOAA scientist-ÂinÂâresidence program at the Exploratorium was evaluated to determine impacts on frontâline staff (Explainers), visitors, and the scientists involved. A model for hosting scientists at a museum was...
DATE: December 1st, 2012
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Increasing numbers of museums and galleries worldwide have developed an array of working practices that might be termed 'participatory' or 'co-creative', which seek to involve visitors, non-visitors, community and interest...
DATE: April 1st, 2015
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This piece builds on the blog post "How do Museums Adapt to What's Changing Around Us?" It reflects on the role of citizen science in establishing a dialogue and public...
DATE: March 27th, 2015
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The Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM)--in collaboration with scientists at the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy and Academic Health Center; the Minnesota Department of Health,...
DATES: September 27th, 2004 - July 31st, 2009
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This report presents findings from interviews conducted with staff from CAST and the Boston Museum of Science about their collaboration on the Engagement and Thinking in Designed Informal Science Learning...
DATE: July 14th, 2015
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As providers of informal STEM education, including libraries, grapple with the issue of offering inclusive programs and meeting the needs of their specific communities, potential program facilitators seek knowledge and...
DATE: August 1st, 2015
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The article focuses on a study guided by identity theory and a model of interest development to assess the use of comic books for conveying science information. The study employs...
DATE: December 1st, 2013
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This report, prepared by Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. (RK&A) presents evaluation findings for the final year of the Environmental Exhibit Collaborative (EEC)âmade up of the EcoTarium, The Discovery Museum...
DATE: January 1st, 2015
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How can professional learning for outÂâofÂâschool staff be organized to promote equity in STEM learning? This is the question a group of out-ofâschool educators and educational researchers gathered to discuss...
DATE: March 1st, 2015
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Informal science education creates opportunities for the general public to learn about complex health and science topics. Tissue engineering is a fast-growing field of medical science that combines advanced chemistries...
DATE: September 1st, 2011
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The United Nations Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 is a key initiative within global efforts to halt and eventually reverse the loss of biodiversity. The very first target of this...
DATE: March 1st, 2015
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As interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education grows (Olson & Riordan, 2012), the need for professionals to clearly communicate sophisticated concepts associated with these areas also increases...
DATE: April 21st, 2015
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The fifth annual Invent It. Build It. event, sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Girl Scouts of the USA, WGBHâs Design Squad Global, the ExxonMobil Foundation, and Techbridge...
DATE: March 2nd, 2015
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National Engineers Week Foundation (EWeek) hired Concord Evaluation Group (CEG) in 2011 to conduct an independent evaluation of the Future City program (http://futurecity.org). Future City has been operating since 1992....
DATE: May 1st, 2012
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NOVA Labs (www.pbs.org/nova/labs) is a web-based platform designed to engage teens and educators with authentic data, scientific games, tools, and opportunities to communicate with and assist working scientists. The present...
DATE: April 10th, 2015
