Science Educational Outreach Programs That Benefit Students and Scientists.
Both scientists and the public would benefit from improved communication of basic scientific research and from integrating scientists into education outreach, but opportunities to support these efforts are limited. We have developed two low-cost programs--"Present Your PhD Thesis to a 12-Year-O...
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doaj-0e97d812ad054c42b313afd3f693afaf2021-07-02T08:00:09ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852016-02-01142e100236810.1371/journal.pbio.1002368Science Educational Outreach Programs That Benefit Students and Scientists.Greg ClarkJosh RussellPeter EnyeartBrant GraciaAimee WesselInga JarmoskaiteDamon PolioudakisYoel StuartTony GonzalezAl MacKrellStacia RodenbuschGwendolyn M StovallJosh T BeckhamMichael MontgomeryTania TasneemJack JonesSarah SimmonsStanley RouxBoth scientists and the public would benefit from improved communication of basic scientific research and from integrating scientists into education outreach, but opportunities to support these efforts are limited. We have developed two low-cost programs--"Present Your PhD Thesis to a 12-Year-Old" and "Shadow a Scientist"--that combine training in science communication with outreach to area middle schools. We assessed the outcomes of these programs and found a 2-fold benefit: scientists improve their communication skills by explaining basic science research to a general audience, and students' enthusiasm for science and their scientific knowledge are increased. Here we present details about both programs, along with our assessment of them, and discuss the feasibility of exporting these programs to other universities.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4742226?pdf=render |
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Science Educational Outreach Programs That Benefit Students and Scientists. |
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Science Educational Outreach Programs That Benefit Students and Scientists. |
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Science Educational Outreach Programs That Benefit Students and Scientists. |
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Science Educational Outreach Programs That Benefit Students and Scientists. |
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Science Educational Outreach Programs That Benefit Students and Scientists. |
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science educational outreach programs that benefit students and scientists. |
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Both scientists and the public would benefit from improved communication of basic scientific research and from integrating scientists into education outreach, but opportunities to support these efforts are limited. We have developed two low-cost programs--"Present Your PhD Thesis to a 12-Year-Old" and "Shadow a Scientist"--that combine training in science communication with outreach to area middle schools. We assessed the outcomes of these programs and found a 2-fold benefit: scientists improve their communication skills by explaining basic science research to a general audience, and students' enthusiasm for science and their scientific knowledge are increased. Here we present details about both programs, along with our assessment of them, and discuss the feasibility of exporting these programs to other universities. |
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