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In this presentation from a workshop on research and practice at the NARST annual conference, presenters presenters discuss: how to identify persistent problems of practice from practitioners' and stakeholders' perspectives;...

About the Author: Laura Bartock is the Community Science Fellow at the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC). ASTC’s Community Science Initiative is comprised of several new and interlinked philanthropically-funded programs to connect and support members in building capacity for their own community science work. CAISE is funded by a cooperative agreement between the National Science Foundation and ASTC.   As ... Read more

Informal science education institutions (ISEIs), such as museums, aquariums, and nature centers, offer more to teachers than just field trip destinations-they have the potential to provide ideas for pedagogy, as...

Within the field of evaluation, there are a limited number of places where evaluators can share their reports. We are fortunate that one such resource exists in the informal learning community − informalscience.org. Informalscience.org provides evaluators access to a rich collection of reports they can use to inform their practice and learn about a wide ... Read more

CAISE has been newly charged with finding potential synergies and connections between the fields of informal science education (ISE) and science communication (SciComm). The need to strengthen, and even re-think, efforts to broaden participation in STEM is central to both fields, so CAISE has formed a task force comprised of 15 experts in both communities to ... Read more

The REVISE Center is excited to announce the new InformalScience.org! Learn more about how we redesigned the website for both equity and accessibility, including hearing from the informal STEM education community about their experiences with using InformalScience.org and suggestions for changes.

Following the launch of the new InformalScience.org, the REVISE team shared how we redesigned the website for both equity and accessibility.

This is a summary of a publication by Michael Alt and Steven Griggs (1989), distributed by the Royal Ontario Museum, which provides a helpful model for others--both in terms of...

In this article, Stephen Bitgood, of Jacksonville State University, discusses summative evaluation and explains what comprises an effective summative evaluation. Specifically, Bitgood presents criteria for summative evaluation measurement stystems....

At the beginning of May, 2018, the European Commission has presented its proposal for Horizon Europe, the framework programme which defines priorities and budget distribution for the future of European...

While most researchers still primarily use emails and simple websites for professional communication, the number of specialised online portals, information services and scholarly social online networks is constantly growing. This...

This is an introduction to four essays in a Commentary that examine contributions of universities to science communication’s development but also challenges in consolidating those efforts....

This formative evaluation tested 3 prototypes for the Introduction to Nanotechnology in March 2006. Of the three prototypes tested Self Assembly continued forward to a final exhibit: Creating Nanomaterials. The...

Presented at the 2008 ISE PI Summit, this presentation from Alan Friedman introduces the Framework for Evaluating the Impacts of Informal science Education Projects....

This is an introduction to the "Visitor Studies" journal by Stephen Bitgood of Jacksonville State University. Bitgood summarizes discussions and highlights important issues from the First Annual Visitor Studies Conference....

The intent of this paper is to offer an introduction to this volume and to (hopefully) place the 1990 Visitor Studies Conference held in Washington, D.C., in the perspective of...

Discover the essence of cooperation in Arctic Indigenous communities with a virtual  blanket toss! This interactive session translates the exhilarating spirit of the Inuit blanket toss into a powerful metaphor for equitable community engagement.

On June 24, 2024, the REVISE Center officially launched the first interest group, “Building Equitable Relationships,” during the Inuit Blanket Toss: A Framework for Community Strength webinar and discussion. Participants explored the essence of cooperation in Arctic Indigenous communities with a virtual blanket toss! This interactive session, guided by Corina Qaaġraq Kramer and Dr. Cana ... Read more

This Communication to Public Audiences proposal from the University of Colorado, Boulder, is based on current NSF-funded research =, HSD 0624344, "The Dynamics of Human-Sea Ice Relationships: Comparing Changing Environments...

The Invaders of Texas Program is an innovative campaign whereby volunteer "citizen scientists" are trained to detect the arrival and dispersal of invasive species in their own local areas. That...

The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History asked Ellen Giusti to evaluate visitor learning in its temporary exhibition, Invasion of the Bloodsuckers: Bedbugs and Beyond! The exhibition, supported by a...

Predicting the spread of non-native organisms in the oceans is difficult. Usually there is not enough data on the introduced species over a large enough geographic scale and for a...

InventEd is hosting the 2022 hybrid InventEd Convening on November 15-17 2022 in Alexandria, VA and online. The theme is “Reconnect, Reimagine, Reinvigorate”. More information is here.  InventEd’s vision is to cultivate the inventive mindset that exists in everyone. In collaboration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, this year’s convening will celebrate progress ... Read more

9355629 Chiss This is a project of the Chicago Children's Museum to develop, evaluate and install a 2,200 square foot permanent exhibit called "Inventing: The Process of Discovery." This exhibit...

This report presents the findings of a summative evaluation of Invention at Play, conducted by Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. (RK&A), for the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention...