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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
Spokes resource
Surveying the citizen science landscape
January 2014 - A 2014 article by Andrea Wiggins and Kevin Crowston Published on "First Monday"
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
citizen science, cs
Book or article
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. Photo Gugenheim Museum
Spokes resource
Design, broadly speaking
December 2013 - Design, just as art, has multiple definitions. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated. A feature article by Maarten Okkersen published in Spokes#2, Winter 2013.
Keywords:
design, definition, sustainability, design thinking
Book or article
A focus group during the VOICES project
Spokes resource
Raising voices - Ushering in a new era for science centres and policy making
December 2013 - EU-finded projects like VOICES are a big part of science centres' evolution towards forums where visitors can learn, discuss and even deliberate about matters related to science, technology and society. A feature article by Andrea Bandelli published in Spokes#2, Winter 2013
Category:
EU and governance
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

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