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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

Report
Spokes resource
September 2016 - In 2016, the Ecsite Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on 10 June, in Graz, Austria.
Category:
Ecsite corporate documents
Keywords:
#AGM, #2016, #Ecsite2016
Book or article
August 2016 - Interviews published in Spokes #21, August 2016
The questions we need to ask ourselves as researchers, education and public engagement professionals | Estimated reading time: 20 minutes (3-5 min per interview)
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
brexit, citizenship, democracy, populism, experts, politics, Spokes
Book or article
Designing exhibitions, a co-creation process between client, designer and visitor - by Expology, Göran Joryd
August 2016 - Interviews published in Spokes #21, August 2016
The questions you need to ask beforehand for good working relationships afterwards | Estimated reading time: 9 minutes (3 min per interview)
Keywords:
design, designers, evaluation, visitor research, testing, collaboration, REV Group, Spokes
Practical guide or toolkit
Exhibit Designs for Girls’ Engagement - A Guide to the EDGE Design Attributes
Spokes resource
July 2016 - The most important design attributes for engaging girls at STEM exhibits, as tried and tested by the Exploratorium, the Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Arizona Science Center.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
exhibition design, gender, girls, Exploratorium, edge
Book or article
Science Museum Group Journal
Spokes resource
June 2016 - This journal defines itself as “a new voice in discussions worldwide about science, its history, material culture, communication and presentation in museums”, inviting readers to join the conversation.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
culture, communication, science, knowledge, history, science museum
Book or article
Spokes resource
June 2016 - This PhD thesis by Andrea Bandelli (2016) examines what happens when the public participates in a science center, how institutions manage participation and how visitor participation is related to scientific citizenship.
Category:
Topics in science
Keywords:
Participation, co-creation, co-development, dialogue, citizenship, policy, trends, Bandelli
Book or article
Spokes resource
June 2016 - Public Understanding of Science is a fully peer reviewed, quarterly international journal covering all aspects of the inter-relationships between science (including technology and medicine) and the public. Visit the journal's home page
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
journal, public understanding of scienc, science communication, media, journalism, technology
Book or article
Spokes resource
June 2016 - research*eu is a European Union research magazine, written by independent professional journalists, which aims to broaden the democratic debate between science and society.
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
research*eu, european union, results, science
Book or article
Spokes resource
June 2016 - JCOM is an open access journal on science communication.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
science communications, journal, community, citizens
Practical guide or toolkit
Spokes resource
June 2016 - The Generic Social Outcomes (GSOs) is a toolkit developed in the United Kingdom by the Arts Council which outlines ways in which museums, libraries and archives impact on social and community themes. It is useful to define and measure learning throughout the informal learning sector.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
learning outcomes, social impact, arts council, GSOs, GLOs
Book or article
Couldn't resist for share this picture from Sergey's project (see below) - it fits so well with the concept of this article "Observation Journal" - (c) Sergey Kischenko & RESANITA
June 2016 - Interviews published in Spokes #20, June 2016
Five interviewees look back on the 2016 Ecsite Annual Conference and take readers "off the beaten conference track" | Estimated reading time: 13 minutes (1-3 min per interview)
Keywords:
#Ecsite2016, conference, lookouts, interview, Spokes
Report
Cover of the 2015 Ecsite Annual report
Spokes resource
June 2016 - Browse through Ecsite's 2015 Annual Report, entitled "Resonances". Look back on 2015 highlights: the 2015 Annual Conference, the creation of the Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards, international collaborations and EU projects, partnerships and more. 
Category:
Ecsite corporate documents
Keywords:
annual report, ecsite, 2015, resonances

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