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Learn about the goals, deliverables, and processes of the Worldviews Network Institute for immersive learning in community dialogues. Explore recent research projects and initiatives fostering public engagement with science and climate change visualization.
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Introductions Worldviews Network Institute – Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Jessica Sickler Senior Research Associate Institute for Learning Innovation Pittsburgh, PA • Evaluator for Worldviews Network • Background in museum education, evaluation, research, and K-6 classroom teaching • Recent research and projects: • Impact of immersion in full-dome planetarium shows • Public Engagement with Science • Motivations and engagement in Citizen Science
Project Inception Deliverables Goals for the Institute Ka Chun Yu David McConville Rachel Connolly Worldviews Network Institute – Wednesday, March 16, 2011
How did we get here? • Digital Universe / Uniview / Geoscope • GeoDome / Earth Systems Education • DMNS Digital Earth • Worldview: Visualizing Climate Change • Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, NorkÖpping, Sweden - http://www.cspr.se/forskning/worldview?l=en • Communicating Global Change • Impacts on biodiversity
Deliverables • Establish a network of ISIs, researchers, NGOs and CBOs (community-based organizations) • Quarterly Bioregional Community Dialogues (BCDs) • Creating advisory group • Event public audience • Future dialogues • Visualization story library and templates • Professional development • Evaluation • Review of http://partners.worldviews.net
Goals of the Institute • Why immersive learning to situate community dialogues • Network partners • Production process • Collective storyboarding • Project timeline • Event schedule • Planning an event • How to facilitate community dialogues • Facilitation processes • Design processes • Where to find the resources • Website resources and use • What to expect from the Evaluation process