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  • Introduction: let's know each other (7 October 2021)

  • What is science communication


    T | There is no research without communication
    T | The need of a dialogue between science and society

    T | The public role of researchers
    T | Your impact without and outside the academy: the relevance for your career

    T | Science communication as a practice
    T | Science communication as a research field
    T | Science communication as a job
    T | We are not alone: conferences, associations, networks.



  • The three models of science communication

    • FROM THE DEFICIT MODEL TO PARTICIPATION File PDF

      T | Science and society
      T | The deficit model in science communication
      T | The dialogue model in science communication
      T | The participation model in science communication.

      Reading suggestion: An inclusive history of science communication

      https://app.us.lifeology.io/viewer/lifeology/scicomm/a-brief-history-of-science-communication?fbclid=IwAR3VrESAy1oGKoGR0-x-rx5WtvAxBnrg8PxePMiBVzvxi_2o6jfSurxji04#d510d52a4c41

  • Us and them: public perception of science

    • Us and them: public perception of science File PDF

      T | Who the public is, or, better, who are the publics are 

      T | What people think of science and scientists

      T | Special publics and special needs

      T | Schools and open schooling

      T | The Trieste Local Educational Cluster of the PHERECLOS project

  • Public speaking

    • Public speaking and story telling in science File PDF

      T | The key factors to create an engaging story T | The ingredienti of a good story
      T | Example of good science journalisms
      T | The inverted pyramid

      P | Some examples
      P | How to transform a research into a news

      T | What a public presentation is and what isn’t T | Four fundamental questions
      P | From idea to delivery:

      a) Brainstorming b) Grouping
      c) Storyboarding d) Production

      e) On stage


      Further reading:

      Nancy Duarte (2008), slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, O’Really Media, ISBN 978-0596522346

      Garr Reynold (2011), Presentationzen. Simple ideas on presentation design and delivery, New Riders, ISBN 978-0321811981

      Todd Reubold (2014), Top Tips for Superstar Presentations,

  • Science journalism

    • Science journalism File PDF


      T | The key factors to create an engaging story T | The ingredienti of a good story
      T | Example of good science journalisms
      T | The inverted pyramid

      P | Some examples
      P | How to transform a research into a news.


  • Places and tools of science communication

    • Places and tools of science communication File PDF

      T | Exhibitions, science centre, museums
      T | Theatre, art, festivals
      T | Alternative places
      T | Citizen science, science shop, maker, DIY, board game, tinkering.

      Note: If you are interested in the English Pronunciation in a Global World, you may want to watch this performance of the Tate Modern on language diversity: 

      The course I mentioned is the following:

      https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/english-pronunciation


       

  • How to bring mathematics to schools

    • How to bring mathematics to schools File PDF

      T | Formal and informal learning

      T | Open schooling

      P | Ice breaking activity and other games

      T e P | How to manage your public: how to engage, select volunteers, how to make the public ask questions, how to silence a school class, etc.

      P | Some examples from around the world

      T and P | How to close an activity.

    • Examples of maths in schools (videos) File PDF

      Here you find the links to the videos of young mathematicians introducing modern mathematics to junior high schools.

  • Controversial issues in science

    • Controversial issues in science and discussion based education File PDF

      T | Definition of controversial issues
      T | Controversies inside the scientific community
      T | How to deal with complex issues
      T | Technological applications and ethical implications

      T | Definition of discussion games

      P | Let’s explore your favorite controversial issue
      T | A bit of history: from Democs to Playdecide and beyond
      P | How to play Playdecide
      P | Other formats: priority game
      P | Other formats: discussion continuum
      P | Other formats: the emotions of cinema
      P | Other formats: from the news to discussion
      T | Discussion based learning: how to use discussion game at school



    • DISCUSSION BASED COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION File PDF

      P | Let’s create our game 1: basic rules
      P | Let’s create our game 2: the ingredients
      P | Let’s create our game 3: how to set the space and manage the time P | Let’s create our game 4: language and images
      P | Let’s create our game 5: facilitation
      P | Let’s create our game 6: let’s play your games.


    • Diversity and inclusion: can science be a tool for social inclusion? File PDF

      T | Science is still an élite: pale male and stale
      T | The diversity wheel
      T | Science capital
      T | The international situation through figures and statistics T | Women in science

      T | The key words to act: recognition, respect, valorization
      P | Some examples: the Children’s Universities and other beautiful things P | What we can do.


    • Your communication project File PDF

      How to plan a communication activity or program.

    • Form: your communication project File DOCX

  • Wrap up and evaluation

    A brief excursus through the entire courses. Introduction to evaluation: front end evaluation, formative evaluation, summative evaluation. 

    Evaluation of our experience: comparison between expectations and results. Creation of a zine.

  • Inclusion and participation

    Our guest Vanessa Mignan facilitates a workshop on inclusion and participation to make us reflect on the broad range of opportunities people from different walks of life can get in our societies.