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Worldwide Distribution Via Your Local Repository, Paul Royster
Worldwide Distribution Via Your Local Repository, Paul Royster
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
We operate the UNL Digital Commons institutional repository (IR) 87,130 Total Papers, 37,790,242 Total Downloads (since 2005), 6,746,500 Downloads in the past year.
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So free scientific research gets lots of exposure, but ... Free educational resources get even …
The Role Of Design Thinking In Scientific Research & Communication, Colleen Syron
The Role Of Design Thinking In Scientific Research & Communication, Colleen Syron
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Design thnking: Research: • Interviews with designers • Observations and case studies • Experimental studies • Simulation • Reflection and theorizing
Designing is not a search for the optimum solution to the given problem, but that it is an exploratory process. The creative designer interprets the design brief not as a specification for a solution, but as a starting point for a journey of exploration,…
“Deduction proves that something must be; Induction shows that something actually is operative; Abduction suggests that something may be.” Charles Pierce
The main point of difference is that of timing. Both artists and scientists operate …
Why We Need To Help Youth Develop A Stem Identity, Saundra Frerichs
Why We Need To Help Youth Develop A Stem Identity, Saundra Frerichs
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Favorite Toys
Developing Identity
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Simple Techniques For Behavior Change, Lisa Pennisi
Simple Techniques For Behavior Change, Lisa Pennisi
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Myths: •People just need to know the facts •People just need to be aware of the issues & consequences •People just need to see the $$ •Attitudes lead to behavior
Does knowledge lead to behavior?
•Knowledge correlates with behavior True
•Education increases knowledge True
•Increasing knowledge leads to behavior change False
What motivates behavior?
•Awareness campaigns can produce the opposite of goal –they use norms describing undesired behavior •boomerang effects –can cause the opposite effect as some conform with perceived social norms
The problem is WE are the evaluator of potential success based on what works for us. But we …
Networking With Researchers And Farmers To Tackle Herbicide-Resistant Weeds, Melinda K. Yerka
Networking With Researchers And Farmers To Tackle Herbicide-Resistant Weeds, Melinda K. Yerka
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Outline •Crop breeding technology •Regulation of crop technologies •Issues related to crop-to-weed gene flow •Need for landscape-level studies
GMO •Genetically Modified Organism •Most commercial traits facilitate crop production –Insect resistance (Btcorn) –Herbicide resistance (Roundup) •General scientific consensus that they are safe •Public concerns persist
GM…..Oh? •GMOs are regulated substances by USDA-APHIS –$80 to $150 million per genotype to get to market •USDA-APHIS: Which biotech traits do we regulate? •Commodity groups: Will we be regulated???
The special case of sorghum: Massive international development as a biofuel •Better drought tolerance than corn •Needs herbicide resistance to compete
Evolution of herbicide resistance in …
Training Undergraduates To Sell It: #Scicomm In An Ecology Course, Teresa Bilinski
Training Undergraduates To Sell It: #Scicomm In An Ecology Course, Teresa Bilinski
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Stop. Being. Boring.
Science: Soft Skill? No.
Essential Transferable Skill: “Students would be better served by an education that is integrated with the job market they will encounter post-graduation, and one that provides not only technical skills but also the soft skills that are most in demand by employers such as communication…”
#SciCommin a senior Ecology course: Course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE). Ecosystem services at the wildland-urban interface: involving undergraduates in ecological investigations
Pre- assignment “Summarize the Results of an ecological research project related to the effects of urbanization on ecosystems. The research summaries will be presented orally to the …
Science Communication Strategies In The K-12 Classroom, Andrew Ising
Science Communication Strategies In The K-12 Classroom, Andrew Ising
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
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Why is science literacy important to you? Why is science literacy important to me?
Situation #1: Peer Review -- Scientists talking to other Scientists; Making Science Research More Accessible: Poster Sessions [KABT Miniposters]
Situation #2: Informal Science -- Scientists telling science stories Common sources: Blogs, science magazines, newspapers, etc. Documentaries Social Media Why students like this: Narrative… Drama… Fewer long latin words
Situation #3: Community Outreach -- Scientists talking as experts to an audience “A scientist seen is a scientist trusted” Be/Become someone’s “BROADER IMPACTS”! Citizen Science Projects (Scistarter, YourWildLife, IMP, Great KS Tardigrade Hunt, …
Eight-Legged Encounters: Using Organismal Biology To Bring Science Education To Families & Communities, Eileen A. Hebets
Eight-Legged Encounters: Using Organismal Biology To Bring Science Education To Families & Communities, Eileen A. Hebets
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Path of the Predators: A Journey Through the Living Arachnids. Illustrations by Pawl Tisdale
WHAT IS AN ARTHROPOD?
CREATE A CHELICERATE
ASSEMBLE AN ARACHNID
TISSUE PAPER FLOWER
MICROSCOPE MADNESS
Eight-Legged Encounters Impact
Change in interest in learning about scientific discoveries among adult respondents (n = 63).
Youth’s interest in science activities (n = 42). Respondents were 50% female, 50% male and ranged in age from 4 – 14 with a mean of 7.7.
Help Me Help You: Working With Public Information Officers, Scott Schrage
Help Me Help You: Working With Public Information Officers, Scott Schrage
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Why work with public information officers? Should I reach out to a PIO? Tips for working with a PIO. Multimedia. Draw in lay readers. Illustrate concepts. The interview. When the PIO sends you the first draft… Be prepared to speak with external media.
Public Perceptions Of Drones Used For Weather-Related Purposes, Lisa M. Pytlikzillig, Janell C. Walther, Carrick Detweiler, Adam L. Houston
Public Perceptions Of Drones Used For Weather-Related Purposes, Lisa M. Pytlikzillig, Janell C. Walther, Carrick Detweiler, Adam L. Houston
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
The CLOUDMAP Team -- Collaboration Leading Operational UAS Development for Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. An EPSCOR grant funded by NSF
Responsible Innovation & Trust
Public Perception Studies to Date
Some Major Findings • You can call a drone whatever you want without changing people’s support • Purpose matters • Trust matters…
And More Findings • Sensemaking through pop culture, lack of knowledge, questioning, and purpose. • Hopes for societal benefits such as research technology and improved public safety (reduced risk, better forecasting). • Concerns for privacy, public & airspace safety, and pollution. • Recommendations for collaborative regulation creation for safety …
The Engineering Ambassadors Network: Engaging Undergraduate Engineers In P-12 Outreach, Sally Wei
The Engineering Ambassadors Network: Engaging Undergraduate Engineers In P-12 Outreach, Sally Wei
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
In the next few minutes I want to focus your attention on the T and E of STEM. Take a few seconds and think about what in this room is either not engineering and tech itself or does not have any interface with engineering and tech.
So engineering is ubiquitous, how do we teach this across society particularly P12 and how do we create the pipeline?
The Engineering Ambassadors Network is a nationwide network of colleges and universities designed to change the conversation on engineering.
EAN’s mission is two‐fold: to develop engineering leaders as well as impact P‐12 engineering education. …
How To Be A Biologist?, Fernando Mateos-González
How To Be A Biologist?, Fernando Mateos-González
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
http://www.bioblogia.net/p/consejosjovenesbiologos.html
Tips for young biologists-- •How and why study Biology •How to get experience, contacts, and jobs as a biologist •My own troubles/experiences
What do they ask about?
My own goals for SciComm2016…
You Kan: A Graduate Student Perspective On K-12 Outreach In Ks, Nicole Green
You Kan: A Graduate Student Perspective On K-12 Outreach In Ks, Nicole Green
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Science gets interesting at interfaces.
K-12 Outreach in Kansas:
NSF GK-12 EIDROP Fellow (2014-2015) #0841414 Partnership with USD 475 ‘Resident Scientist’, AP Biology
EXCITE! Summer Workshop Series (2015, 2016) KAWSE Office ‘Drosophi-what? Using Fruit Flies as a Biological Model Organism’, 9th-12th grades
4-H SPecial INterest (SPIN) Fall 2015-Spring 2016 After school programming with USD 383, 2nd-5thgrades
Camp R.O.A.R. (Real Observation ARoundUs), Lincoln Elementary School, K-5th grades, funded by ASCB COMPASS Outreach grant
Engaging in outreach is a unique graduate training experience. Successful outreach programs meet students where they are.
If you walk into the classroom with good intentions and a …
Raising Nebraska: Engaging The Public In Ways That They Value, Chuck Hibberd
Raising Nebraska: Engaging The Public In Ways That They Value, Chuck Hibberd
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Raising Nebraska A partnership: •Nebraska State Fair •Nebraska Extension •Nebraska Department of Agriculture With a purpose: •Demonstrate the science and art of Nebraska agriculture •Learn from consumers
Prescribing irrigation –conserving water
Walkable Nebraska map -elevation change, waterways, precipitation and crops/livestock
Trusted Voice Videos –Top 5 & Bottom 5
Interactive Dinner Table -- Dinner Table –Entrée, Drink, & Side Selection
Exit Poll -How many things did you learn today?
Conclusions •Participants are telling us what they want to learn more about •Participant responses provide insight on content offerings •Interactive, digitally-based learning venues are effective
Tell Me A Science Story: Transforming Engagement With Science Using Creative Nonfiction, Janell C. Walther
Tell Me A Science Story: Transforming Engagement With Science Using Creative Nonfiction, Janell C. Walther
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
“I definitely felt more engaged with the first one [creative nonfiction]and less tuned out because I had somebody interpreting their response for me. So when he was like “Oh, I was surprised” then I think “Oh, so was I, I was also surprised by the piece of information.” So I was more engaged with it personally even if I didn't retain all the numbers... “
“[The story] seemed more relatable I guess, as a normal, average, everyday person than a whole bunch of scientists talking about facts. Where the facts were still in here, the way that it was written …
Science Not Communicated Is Science Not Done: Present Your Science Powerfully, Melissa Marshall
Science Not Communicated Is Science Not Done: Present Your Science Powerfully, Melissa Marshall
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Great communication ignites a chain reaction. Discussion: Identify the best presenter of science that you have seen. What made that speaker so effective?
To excel in your presentations, you will need content , passion, and a sharp sense of the audience.
Science not communicated is science not done. Presenting your science powerfully requires mastery of three skills: Be Audience Centered, Filter and focus, Show your science
Becoming an audience focused speaker is one of the most powerful skills you can adopt. Returning to points of common ground satisfies audiences of different technical backgrounds.
Successful technical presentations require you to filter …
How To Talk About Science In The Face Of Religious Mistrust, Clay Farris Naff
How To Talk About Science In The Face Of Religious Mistrust, Clay Farris Naff
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
King Ashoka (268to 232 BCE). Ralph Waldo Emerson. Homer Simpson. Us and THEM. Timothy Gay, UNL Prof. of Physics. Ken Miller, Prof. of Biology, Brown. Richard Dawkins. Ken Ham, Answers in Genesis.
THEM = Truthful Humble Evidential Memorable
Theistic Evolution. Human Babies Barely Fit. The right & left laryngeal nerves take wildly differing paths. Progeria. General Theory of Relativity. Sun’s Gravity Bends Starlight. GPS & Relativity. Sugar vs. Fat. U.S. stock market. Pope. Dalai Lama. Epicurus.