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How does one long-term, statewide field trip program influence a community's learning ecosystem?

This presentation "Revealing Impacts: How does one long-term, statewide field trip program influence a community's learning ecosystem?" was shared as showcase at the 2021 Connected Learning Summit (https://app.clowdr.org/conference/clsummit2021/) held virtually from July 7-30, 2021. In the showcase session, we shared details of an NSF funded collaborative project between the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Oregon State University and TERC to understand how a longstanding, statewide field trip program, LabVenture, influences a community’s learning ecosystem. The project uses the construct
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TEAM MEMBERS: Kelly Riedinger Kim Preston Amanda Dickes
resource research Public Programs

Aligning Your Agendas with Those of Your Visitors: Lessons Learned from Zoos and Aquariums

Why Zoos and Aquariums Matter (WZAM3) conference presentaiton slides for the 2018 ASTC Annual Conference (Hartford, CT) and the NAAEE 2018 Annual Conference and Research Symposium (Spokane, WA).
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TEAM MEMBERS: Martin Storksdieck John Fraser Joe E Heimlich Kelly Riedinger Mary Ann Wotjon Rupu Gupta John Voiklis
resource research Media and Technology

Mystery at the Museum - A Collaborative Game for Museum Education

Through an iterative design process involving museum educators, learning scientists and technologists, and drawing upon our previous experiences in handheld game design and a growing body of knowledge on learning through gaming, we designed an interactive mystery game called Mystery at the Museum (the High Tech Whodunnit), which was designed for synchronous play of groups of parents and children over a two to three hour period. The primary design goals were to engage visitors more deeply in the museum, engage visitors more broadly across museum exhibits, and encourage collaboration between
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TEAM MEMBERS: Eric Klopfer Judy Perry Kurt Squire Ming-Fong Jan Constance Steinkuehler
resource research Public Programs

Public Engagement on Genetically Modified Organisms: When Science and Citizens Connect: Workshop Summary

The National Research Council's Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences held a 2-day workshop on January 15-16, 2015, in Washington, DC to explore the public interfaces between scientists and citizens in the context of genetically engineered (GE) organisms. The workshop presentations and discussions dealt with perspectives on scientific engagement in a world where science is interpreted through a variety of lenses, including cultural values and political dispositions, and with strategies based on evidence in social science to improve public conversation about controversial topics
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TEAM MEMBERS: Holly Rhodes Keegan Sawyer