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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

Book or article
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Ideas for your session at #Ecsite2017
September 2016 - Interviews published in Spokes #22, September 2016
Experienced Ecsite conference “regulars” share their ideas for original session formats | Estimated reading time: 10 minutes (1-3 min per interview)
Keywords:
#Ecsite2017, Ecsite annual conference, session proposals, session format, Spokes
Book or article
Training of researchers at the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci
The researcher as communicator: A competitor or an ally?
September 2016 - Feature article by Sara Calcagnini - Maria Xanthoudaki published in Spokes #22, September 2016
Reflections from two museum professionals training researchers in public engagement | Estimated reading time: 16 minutes
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
researchers, scientists, science engagement, facilitation, training, #scicomm, Spokes
Report
Spokes resource
Minutes Annual General Meeting 2016
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
Brexit - pause and reflect
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
Finding Common Ground between Designers and Museum Practitioners
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
Exhibit Designs for Girls’ Engagement
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
Science Museum Group Journal
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
Contextualizing Visitor Participation: Science Centers as a Platform for Scientific Citizenship
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
Public Understanding of Science
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
research*eu
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
Journal of Science Communication (JCOM)
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
Generic Social Outcomes Indicator Bank for Museums, Libraries and Archives
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

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