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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
The Cosmos exhibition at the Museum of tomorrow. Credits: Byron-Prujansky
Echoes from the World Summit
December 2017 - Interviews published in Spokes #36, December 2017
Seven stories from the Science Centre World Summit that took place in Japan last month | Estimated reading time: 25 minutes (2-5 min per interview)
Keywords:
SCWS, Spokes
Book or article
Photo by Clint Adair on Unsplash
Inquiry, stretched: A new approach to education and learning
December 2017 - Feature article by Maria Xanthoudaki published in Spokes #36, December 2017
Maria Xanthoudaki surveys recent pedagogies | Estimated reading time: 18 minutes
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
21st century pedagogy, Flipped classroom Precision pedagogy Making Integrated teaching Scenario-based learning Design thinking Project-based learning Peer education Experiential learning Technology-enabled active learning Service learning Place-based education Digital learning, education, learning, Spokes
Video
Blade Runner 2049
Spokes resource
Film review
December 2017 - Blade Runner 2049 is an American science fiction film released last October, sequel to the 1982 Blade Runner. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford as protagonists, with Ana de Armas and Jared Leto in supporting roles. K (Gosling) is a replicant himself in charge of hunting down other rogue bioengineered humans like him. Everything changes when he receives the order of exterminating the child of two replicants in order to prevent an uprising. By Suzanna Filipecki, Project Manager at Ecsite.
Category:
Topics in science
Keywords:
Blade Runner 2049, film, science, technology
Report
EU Comission
Spokes resource
Social Innovation as a Trigger for Transformations
December 2017 - The European Commission has created a policy paper that examines the role of Social Innovation in Social Sciences and Humanities research, especially in those research projects funded under FP6 and 7, as well as Horizon 2020.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
EU Commission, social innovation, Social Sciences and Humanities, research
Material for workshops and exhibitions
EU Space Awareness - Space Careers Booklet
Spokes resource
Space Careers - Inspiring a New Generation of Space Explorers
November 2017 - Produced in the context of the Space Awareness project, the Space Careers booklet presents several exciting space-related careers with the aim of inspiring the next generation of space explorers.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
#space, #Careers, #Education, #SpaceAwareness, #SpaceCareers, #STEMeducation
Website
Culture & Creativity
Spokes resource
Culture and Creativity Programme Courses
November 2017 - The EU-Eastern Partnership Culture and Creativity Programme offers a wide range of online free courses for cultural managers.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
Culture & Creativity, EU, online courses, cultural management
Practical guide or toolkit
Public engagement: a practical guide
Spokes resource
Public engagement: a practical guide
November 2017 - At the request of the NIHR, Sense about Science has developed this practical guide for researchers to successfully involve the public in communicating findings.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
public engagement, research, science communication
Book or article
A Facebook post served to recruit models for a photo shooting at Technorama
Trends in online marketing
November 2017 - Interviews published in Spokes #35, November 2017
Four experts share their tips to get the most out of your online communication channels | Estimated reading time: 13 minutes (3-5 min per interview)
Keywords:
Online Marketing, communication, trends, museum, science centre, Spokes
Book or article
A seniors group of the Lagos Ciência Viva Science Centre Science Has No Age programme are introduced to the Dòing Makerspace.
New opportunities for old schoolers
November 2017 - Feature article by Luis Azevedo Rodrigues - Sara Mira published in Spokes #35, November 2017
Senior citizens as a target audience: case studies and lessons learnt | Estimated reading time: 26 minutes
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
senior, science centre, museum, citizen science, Spokes
Material for workshops and exhibitions
Hypatia Project
Spokes resource
Gender-inclusive ways of communicating STEM in Science Centres and Museums: A Toolkit
November 2017 - Hypatia’s toolkit is an accessible, practical and ready-to-use digital collection of innovative activities aimed at teenagers.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
#Hypatia, #expecteverything, #gender, #Toolkit, science café, Meet a STEM professional, #game #Activity
Report
Hypatia
Spokes resource
Criteria For Gender Inclusion
October 2017 - Criteria For Gender Inclusion or critically discusses the reasons present-day science education does not attract the required diversity of youth to STEM study programmes.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
#Hypatia #expecteverything #gender #innovation #Genderinclusion, #STEM #GirlsinSTEM
Book or article
UN stand / UNRIC at European Development Days, 6-8 June 2017, Brussels. 'You are the policy maker' says the campaign banner, reflecting the Sustainable Development Goals' bottom-up approach.
Re-enchanting the Sustainable Development Goals
October 2017 - Interviews published in Spokes #34, October 2017
Why this planetary mobilization is beautiful - and why the science engagement community should care and act. | Estimated reading time: 13 minutes (3-4 min per interview)
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
sustainable development, SDGs, UN, ISCSMD, #SCWS2017, Spokes

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