The abstract of the NSF proposal to secure funding for STEM Media Producers Consortium & Conference. Continue reading
Science Media
Public Engagement in the UK
A set of initiatives in the UK to promote Public Engagement in Science or PES.
New UK Report on “Science and the Media”
As part of the UK “Science for All” deliberations, the Science and the Media expert group have released Science and the Media: Securing the Future.
This report outlines a number of actions and recommendations. Continue reading
Planning for an ISE Media Convening
The CAISE ISE Media Convening, held on July 12-13, 2011, produced three primary action steps the first of which is to “Build a field/practice of science media professionals.” Continue reading
Post Convening – Next Steps
One of the intended outcomes for the CAISE Media Convening was to identify and prioritize critical issues faced by ISE media producers, and then to develop a set of shared objectives around which we could collectively begin to organize ourselves.
Participant Reflections & Questions
Summary of discussions by project evaluatorsValerie Knight Williams and Liz Bandy. Continue reading
CAISE Meeting Planning Notes
Overview of the CAISE Media Initiative, a set of topics and issues the media field/CAISE could take action on.
CAISE Media Convening 2011
The Center for the Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) organized a series of meetings with creators of science media. A two-day gathering of ISE media principal investigators was held in Washington D.C. to develop a shared new research agenda for science media projects; and plan for follow-up products and related activities to be disseminated via the CAISE website, professional networks, conferences and the 2012 PI Summit.
Richard C Hudson 