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News 12 January 2012
The “Open Science Resources” summer school aims to offer to teachers from all over Europe the chance to get acquainted with open educational resources repositories and be trained to use existing materials and relevant tools so as to design top quality educational activities that may be easily retrievable and available at anytime from anywhere.
News 15 December 2011
We would like you be involved in Ecsite’s Nature Group Rio + 20 campaign. Why? Science centres and museums are on the front lines of public education about sustainable development. Keep the momentum by sharing your efforts and ideas with the science communication community.
News 6 December 2011
Book a booth in our Business Bistro or choose one of our Sponsorship packages and show everyone what your company has to offer the world of exhibitions, technology, services and all other things related to modern science communication. The Ecsite Annual Conference runs from 31 May to 2 June 2012 in Toulouse, France.
News 5 December 2011
The OSR Portal is the winner of the Award for Learning Contexts of the OPAL Awards 2011 for Quality and Innovation Through Open Educational Practices. The prize has been awarded during the 2011 edition of the Online Educa Conference which was held recently in Berlin (www.online-educa.com/, 30 November – 2 December). Eleftheria Tsourlidaki from Elinogermaniki Agogi, Greece. as well as Marzia Mazzonetto, Projects Coordinator at Ecsite, and Claudio Dondi from the Menon Network (both based in Belgium) proudly collected the prize.
News 24 November 2011
The Ecsite Directors Forum 2011: Crossing Borders began with a thought-provoking and provocative keynote address from Roland Csaki- an expert in marketing and fundraising for non-profit institutions.
News 22 November 2011
ENGINEER will support the widespread adoption in Europe of innovative methods of science teaching and provide extensive teacher training on inquiry-based methods.
News 17 November 2011
Come to the 2012 conference and benefit from discounted flights by booking online via Air France and KLM Global Meetings. If you buy your ticket via the Air France & KLM Global Meetings website, your electronic ticket will carry a special mention which justifies the application of the preferential fares.
News 16 November 2011
Open Science Resources has been selected by an international jury as winner of the 2011 Open Educational Quality (OPAL) Awards for Learning Contexts.
News 14 November 2011
In this issue of the Ecsite Quarterly Newsletter, find out how Experimentarium in San Francisco, California, successfully integrated research on gender equity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), into a geometry exhibition.Hear from two science centre directors who are both tackling the gender issue in their institutions and follow the evolution of the Towards Women in Science and Technology (TWIST) as it challenges visitors across Europe to reconsider their gender biases about women in science.
www.ecsite.eu/news_and_events/quarterly_newsletters/gender-issue
News 4 November 2011
In collaboration with Ecsite and ASTC, the Noyce Leadership Institute is actively seeking participants for the 2012–2013 Fellowship. Potential applicants are invited to participate in an audio conference which provides an overview of the program on November 16 2011 at 18:00 CET.
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