We have dealt a lot with communication over the past couple of days. Looked at it from many angles, tackled many different ways to improve it and its delivery to very diverse target audiences. Awesome. Quick question: do these audiences know we are trying to actually connect with them? Do we have to do it [...]
Diminishing Degrees Of Separation: Developing Collaborative Approaches Across Sectors
The spider’s web of collaboration: Are you weaving the threads, dodging the spider or getting caught in the web? Everyone appreciates a good system, but how do we get there? For the complex endeavors of science communication, engagement and research uptake, collaboration among various stakeholders is the key to success. At present, there are various [...]
Engaging All Australians – Moving Beyond Children And Education
The ‘It’s a Two Way Street – Engaging all Australians in the Sciences’ workshop focused on the challenge of creating programs, strategies and mindsets to allow engagement for all Australians with science. Sitting in small groups, the usual discussions arose amongst the participants when considering barriers to engaging with wider audiences and ‘non-traditional’ groups. Examining [...]
Turning Data And Evidence Into Education
During the first morning of the Big Science Communication Summit hosted by ScienceRewired (and what a morning it was!), one of the key points that was repeatedly touched on by the speakers was science in education; educating regarding age, the impression and message given, the approaches taken to education, and the medium used for educating. Craig Cormick [...]
Participative Science: Encouraging The Best In Citizen Science
A quick introduction from Will Grant, Peta Ashworth and John Le Salle kicked this workshop off; we could see butchers paper, post it notes, pens and a whiteboard at the ready. To get us focused, Will asked: How can platforms of citizen science better engage people in science? What have been the failures and successes; [...]
Evaluating Our Evaluation – Data At Work
How we can develop the evidence base to guide future action? Our workshop session is kicked off by moderator by Rob Thomas, as participants work in smaller round table groups. Rob asks, where do we want to go? What does the future look like for evidence based science communication? As group discussion starts, our table [...]
It’s A Two Way Street: Engaging ALL Australians In Science
Imagine the year is 2050… Kids in rural schools will be doing just as well as those in private colleges. Aboriginal communities will be driving the process of community improvement, not scientists. Government will employ science communicators to help spread important messages. This is the dream of Jenni Metcalfe – Director of Econnect communication. The [...]
So You Think You Can Spin? – Craig Reucassel Featuring Dr Matt Cahill, Sally-Ann Williams And Professor Lincoln Wood
So you think you can spin… but can you? Or should you? Craig Reucassel – of the Chaser and more recently the Checkout fame (or infamy!) – chairs a panel discussion to see if we can get to the bottom of science ‘spin’. The panelists come from a variety of backgrounds, including agriculture (Dr. Matt [...]
A Pint And A Periodic Table? Engaging ALL Australians In The Sciences
With over 6000 pubs in Australia it’s pretty hard to walk the streets of any city or town without wandering past a local or two. The pub holds a special place in the heart of many Australians – and its pull on our other organs can’t be ignored either! Its schnitty (schnitzel –preferably the size of the plate or larger) sings to our stomachs, the footy and conversation takes care of our eyes and ears, and our noses are inevitably filled with that (not always pleasant) pub aroma. But while at the pub, are we neglecting one of our most important organs – our brain?
Register to Participate and Watch the Summit Online
Register to participate online during the Big Science Communication Summit – it’s completely free and you’ll be able to watch both days of the Summit and participate online with other science communicators, policy makers, business leaders and educators. Just complete the form, and we’ll send you the details by email. ScienceRewired are hosting the live [...]