Broader Impacts and ISE (2015)
In April 2015, CAISE convened representatives from NSF-funded centers and large facilities with ISE professionals, evaluators and social science researchers for two days of exploration of the needs, opportunities and challenges of those researching, designing and evaluating education, engagement and broader impacts strategies. Participants also included leaders from the National Alliance for Broader Impacts (NABI) the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). The presentations that framed and informed the working meeting included:
Dyad Presentations
- Collaborative Center Networks & Large Facilities, Monya Ruffin, Emory University and William Katzman, Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) Science Education Center
- Perspectives from 15 Years Fostering Collaborations Between Science Museums and NSF-Funded Research Centers, Carol Lynn Alpert, Museum of Science Boston
- Working with ISE Institutions and Networks , Dennis Schatz, Pacific Science Center
- From the front lines of the science of science communication, Jessica Sickler, Lifelong Learning Group
- What does the "science of science communication" tell us? John Besley, Michigan State University
- ISE Learning Research and Evaluation, John Falk, Oregon State University and Karen Peterman, Karen Peterman Consulting
Discussions and ideas generated at the convening informed a white paper on existing and potential strategies and collaborations that link outreach, engagement and broader impacts work with informal STEM education.
This Venn diagram represents the (sometimes overlapping) roles that convening participants identified playing in the broader impacts, communication engagement and education landscape.
Related Readings
- Broadening and Deepening the Impact: A Theoretical Framework for Partnerships Between Science Museums and STEM Research Centers
- Centers for Chemical Innovation - Informal Science Education Partnerships
- Broader Impacts: Toward a Strategic Approach for Oregon State University
- A Scientist's Guide to Achieving Broader Impacts Through K-12 STEM Collaboration
- How Broad are Our Broader Impacts? An Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Ecosystems Studies Program and the Broader Impacts Requirement
- Perspectives on Broader Impacts
- Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places and Pursuits
- Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments
- CAISE Convening on Broader Impacts and ISE Front-End Report
- Making Judgments About Grant Proposals: A Brief History of the Merit Review Criteria at the National Science Foundation
- Informal Science Education: Lifelong, life-wide, life-deep
- Broader Impacts 2.0: Frequently Asked Questions About Revisions to NSF's Broader Impacts Criterion
- Collaborating Across the University/Informal Boundary: Broader Impacts Through Informal Science Education
- Communicating Chemistry in Informal Settings
- Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning: A Consensus Report