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In this section you will find useful documents and information on science engagement in general, and Ecsite activities in particular. Browse through articles, toolkits, reports, websites...

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Resources

Practical guide or toolkit
Spokes resource
Report on methodologies for parent education
December 2013 - A series of recommendations for the design and development of activities aimed at facilitating adult engagement alongside their children in topics of science and technology within a museum or science centre setting. By Heather King. Produced in 2013 as part of EU-funded FEAST project.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
recommendation, adults, parents, methodology, adult education, families, feast, engagement
Material for workshops and exhibitions
Spokes resource
Materials for training and design of family workshops
December 2013 - Materials for five workshops, developed to assist museum educators who wish to further develop their ability to support parents and carers in their role as educators of their children. Produced in 2013 as part of EU-funded FEAST project.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
workshops, families, explainers, adults, aeronautics, robots, fluids, mechanics, sound
Practical guide or toolkit
Spokes resource
Bibliography: adult education methodologies
December 2013 - A 2012 literature review by Heather King and Justin Dillon. Produced as part of EU-funded FEAST project.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
bibliography, adults, methodology, adult education, families, feast, engagement
Report
Spokes resource
Horizon Report - 2013 Museum Edition
October 2013 - What is on the five-year horizon for museums? A publication by the New Media Consortium
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
trends, policy, strategy, museums, nmc
Book or article
Spokes resource
VOICES at a Glance
October 2013 - The VOICES consultation process gathered opinions and ideas about urban waste from citizens across the EU. It used science centres and museums as powerful spaces for public engagement. The results were fed back to policymakers in order to influence the direction of EU research policy.
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
voices
Practical guide or toolkit
The VOICES focus group approach
Spokes resource
VOICES Focus Group Approach
October 2013 - How can I use VOICES? The results of the VOICES consultation directly affected the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 calls for research funding. As such, VOICES is a model for incorporating citizens’ voices into RRI. But the project outcomes can also be used by other stakeholders on a local and national, as well as European level. For practical information on how to implement a consultation like VOICES, download the following documents.
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
voices
Book or article
Visitors answer a question at the Natural History Museum, London, UK
Spokes resource
Proving it
October 2013 - A beginner's guide to measuring the impact of science centres and museums An interview with Marie Hobson published in Spokes#1, Fall 2013
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
evaluation, impact, Spokes
Book or article
Anne Glover at the 3rd PLACES conference, Torino, Italy, June 2013. Photo by Silvia Pastore
Spokes resource
Science communication for the 21st century
October 2013 - A June 2013 interview with Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Union. Interview published in Spokes#1, Fall 2013
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
anne glover, EU, citizenship, science engagement, scientists, PLACES, voices
Book or article
Overlooking Bucharest, Romania - photo by Stefan Tuchila
Spokes resource
A wild and fertile ground
October 2013 - Romania searches for footing in public science engagement. Feature article by Miruna Amza and Iris Opris published in Spokes#1, Fall 2013
Keywords:
Romania, science centre, science engagement
Practical guide or toolkit
Spokes resource
DESIRE REACH OUT TOOLKIT
October 2013 - – A GUIDELINE ON HOW TO REACH YOUR STEM EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS EFFICIENTLY The Reach Out Toolkit is based on two years research and is intended to project managers and project coordinators running initiatives to improve learning and teaching of STEM in formal education (schools) and informal education (science centres, museums, fairs, events). It gives information on how to plan and implement dissemination and exploitation strategies.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
Dissemination, communication, policy, makers, teachers, project managers, science communicators, science centres, museums, promotion, education, results
Report
Spokes resource
Ecsite Annual Report 2012: Collaboration, engagement, impact
July 2013 - This is Ecsite’s first-ever annual report and it delivers a thorough portrait of what the network has accomplished in the past year and shows how its members support Europe’s science communication field as a whole.
Category:
Ecsite corporate documents
Keywords:
annual report, 2012
Book or article
Professor Susan Greenfield
Spokes resource
Are digital technologies changing our minds?
May 2013 - What will happen to the human mind if the external world changes in unprecedented ways, for example with an all-pervasive digital technology? Feature article by Susan Greenfield published in Spokes#0, Spring 2013
Category:
Topics in science
Keywords:
digital technologies, neuroscience, brain, impact, susan greenfield

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