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Engaging Visitors in Nanotechnology & Society

This resource, available at www.nisenet.org, provides an agenda and tools for engaging visitors in nanotechnology and society. It includes an improv exercise, an introduction to team-based inquiry, and tools for reflecting on visitor interactions. The resource also explores data collection and observation methods.

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Engaging Visitors in Nanotechnology & Society

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  1. Engaging Visitors in Nanotechnology & Society www.nisenet.org

  2. Agenda • “Questions” improv exercise • Intro to team-based inquiry • Tools for reflecting on visitor interactions • Practice observing and collecting data

  3. Improv Exercise Questions What skills are we practicing in this activity?

  4. Scientific Inquiry 4

  5. Professional Inquiry 5

  6. Team-Based Inquiry Team-based inquiry allows us to gather and use the information we need, when we need it, in order to improve our educational products and practices.

  7. “Horton Hears a Who” Does the program engage young children? How could it be improved? Data collection • Observations of participants • Surveys with caregivers and parents • Debrief with program developers • Lessons learned • Program works best for ages 3-5 • Prompt participation during the story

  8. NanoDays 2012 Posters Are educational posters worth including in the NanoDays 2012 kit? Data collection • Interviews with 30 visitors at three museums • Informal observations by team • Debrief with educators • Lessons learned • Visitors liked the graphics and suggested improvements • Educators felt graphics attracted attention and defined space

  9. Nano and Society TBI 4. Identify successful strategies and develop new techniques. 1. What strategies support engagement and learning? 3. Review the logs with others and identify patterns. 2. Use the conversation log to document interactions.

  10. Conversations

  11. Conversation Log

  12. Data Reflection Resources

  13. Practice TBI Exploring Nano & Society—You Decide

  14. This presentation is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Nos. 0940143 and 0937591. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.

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