Strategy & vision
Claudia GoebelKatrin VohlandAmparo Leyman PinoFermín Serrano SanzPia Viviani
This session will explore how the Ecsite community can do more quality Citizen Science (CS) through co-operation. It is linked to the pre-conference workshop “Partnering up for Citizen Science” and aims at discussing the results of the workshop...
Research, theory & evaluation
Ana Noronha
In this session we briefly highlight innovative experiences in assessing the public´s behavioural change after taking part in ocean literacy and conservation projects. These assessment strategies and tools can be valuable to the community of...
Exhibit development
Sarah KounavesJens AlvermannNancy HarmonTalila YehielHeather Robbins
The enormous growth of mobile technology as seen in the prevalent use of mobile devices world-wide has implied that museums and cultural spaces adapt to their visitors’ use of this mobile media. Integrating mobile media into exhibitions and...
Strategy & vision
Bart Van de LaarMonique MouritsMikko MyllykoskiIan BrunswickHerbert MuenderPhil WinfieldLAURENT CHICOINEAUAnnette KlinkertAntti LahertoJan ApothekerPaul HixLucy AvraamidouMalvina ArtheauThierry Brassacmichael van der meer
A growing number of science centres aim to invite the public to be part of science itself. This requires science centres to rethink their relations with universities - real love or marriage of convenience? Academia can be a notoriously reluctant...
Research, theory & evaluation
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Research, theory & evaluation
Ilona Iłowiecka-Tańska
This session will discuss new technologies and their use to capture visitor experiences and evaluate exhibits and exhibitions.
Eye tracking, smartwatches, RFID data, EEET - there are many ways of getting accurate data about the way people...
Learning
Ed SobeyEd SobeySarah FunkKim Ludwig-PetschDavid BrostromMaria Bruck
Traditional teaching and learning revolve around one person explaining content to others. This "sage on the stage" approach fails a large percentage of our audience. Research and experience shows that people learn best and want to continue...
Learning
Ryan JenkinsLydia BeallJon HaavieSabina BarcucciSebastian Martin
Our series of hands-on activities at this year’s Ecsite conference MakerSpace will be dedicated to "twisted toys": electronic toys and the wonderful possibilities that they hold for making and tinkering.
On Thursday 9 June we will discover...
Learning
Paul HixSherman RosenfeldLorenz KampschultePedro ReisGiulia Tasquier
Exhibitions provide great insights into scientific topics. But doesn’t being involved in the development of an exhibition provide an even deeper understanding of a question? Shouldn’t we make this experience accessible to young people, thus...
Science ♥ society
All detailed information about this event can be found here.
Marketing & communication
Nicole LössnerGunnar BehrensDesiree VaccariniIrena CieślińskaClaire Pillsbury
The dialogue between science and art is growing. Science museums and centres have discovered art as a medium to convey specialised knowledge and content to a broader public – a popular and still complex trend. By testing ideas and concepts with...
Learning
Isabel ChagasCláudia FariaRita BorgesIsabel BorgesIan RussellPaweł Barczyński
A growing number of studies show the importance of museum explainers during school visits to facilitate a better engagement of students. Numerous teacher courses have also recently been developed on the use of science centres as teaching...