Effectively Communicating Science Workshops (2018-2020); Saint Paul, Minnesota

有效传播科学研讨会（2018-2020）；

• 批准号: 1822444
• 负责人: John Sonsteng
• 金额: $ 49.95万
• 依托单位: Mitchell Hamline School of Law
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-05-01 至 2021-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1822444&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Effectively; Communicating; Science; Workshops; 2018

This award support three annual "Effectively Communicating Science" Workshops on the topics of weather modification and hydraulic fracking to help scientists in communicating and teaching complex Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) concepts effectively and ethically. The premise of the Workshops is that scientists must not be advocates for one side or the other, but must be able to convey the quality and accuracy of their work. There is a significant societal impact in helping scientists better communicate and teach their expertise. There are thousands of scientists in geoscience-related fields who are teaching, researching, publishing, and communicating with colleagues in the STEM community and the public at large. These scientists, and their work, will become increasingly important in future scientific and public discussions on complex STEM concepts.The project team will build on the success of previously-funded Workshops; expand the number of participants who benefit from the Workshops; further refine the Workshop materials and methodology; and implement and evaluate new materials to reach more participants in other STEM disciplines. Each Workshop includes a diverse group of approximately twenty-four science participants, an equal number of law students (law students are not supported with NSF funds), and an experienced cadre of practicing lawyers, judges, and legal educators.The Workshops will include simulations where participants communicate and teach complex STEM concepts to non-scientists in a range of challenging settings. During the workshops, participants learn and practice the role of both scientists and non-scientists to: 1) develop and build upon skills necessary to effectively communicate their expertise; 2) understand the culture and perspectives of non-scientists; and 3) develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the different challenges in communicating and teaching complex STEM concepts to non-scientists. Workshop faculty provide individualized feedback and coaching along the way.The potential Broader Impacts involve creating a diverse cadre of scientists who are better prepared to teach complex Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) concepts effectively and ethically. All Workshop alumni become informal "Fellows" of the program which preserves, encourages, and continues to build a network of scientists who have, in turn, developed informal mentorships, collaborative relationships, and support of each other as they work to better communicate and teach STEM concepts.Participants in Workshops in previous years have included academic geoscientists familiar to science programs across the wider NSF as well as participants from industry and with ties to various government agencies. Weather modification and hydraulic fracking are issues of increasing interest in science and policy circles. Some previous scientist participants in the Workshop are now actively engaged in research, application, and policy aspects in these fields and have benefited from exposure to the culture of the law and regulation. It is the Paleoclimate Program's judgement that exposure to such trans-cultural experiences enhances the public discourse on knotty technical and policy issues.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该奖项支持三届年度“有效传播科学”研讨会，主题为人工影响天气和水力压裂，以帮助科学家有效、合乎道德地传播和教授复杂的科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 概念。研讨会的前提是科学家不得成为某一方的拥护者，而必须能够传达其工作的质量和准确性。 帮助科学家更好地交流和传授他们的专业知识会产生重大的社会影响。有数千名地球科学相关领域的科学家正在从事教学、研究、出版工作，并与 STEM 社区的同事和广大公众进行交流。这些科学家及其工作将在未来有关复杂 STEM 概念的科学和公众讨论中变得越来越重要。项目团队将在先前资助的研讨会的成功基础上继续发展；扩大从讲习班中受益的参与者人数；进一步完善讲习班的材料和方法；实施和评估新材料，以吸引更多其他 STEM 学科的参与者。 每个研讨会包括大约 24 名科学参与者、同等数量的法学院学生（法学院学生不受 NSF 资金支持）以及经验丰富的执业律师、法官和法律教育工作者骨干队伍。研讨会将包括模拟参与者在一系列具有挑战性的环境中向非科学家交流和教授复杂的 STEM 概念。在研讨会期间，参与者学习并练习科学家和非科学家的角色：1）发展和建立有效交流其专业知识所需的技能； 2）了解非科学家的文化和观点； 3) 更深入地理解和认识向非科学家传达和教授复杂的 STEM 概念时面临的不同挑战。研讨会教员一路上提供个性化的反馈和指导。潜在的更广泛的影响包括创建一支多元化的科学家队伍，他们为有效且合乎道德地教授复杂的科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 概念做好了更好的准备。 所有研讨会校友都成为该计划的非正式“研究员”，该计划保留、鼓励并继续建立一个科学家网络，这些科学家在努力更好地沟通和教学时，反过来发展了非正式的指导、合作关系和相互支持STEM 概念。往年研讨会的参与者包括熟悉整个 NSF 科学项目的学术地球科学家，以及来自工业界和与各个政府机构有联系的参与者。 人工影响天气和水力压裂是科学和政策界日益关注的问题。 一些以前参加研讨会的科学家现在积极从事这些领域的研究、应用和政策方面的工作，并从接触法律和法规文化中受益匪浅。 古气候计划认为，接触此类跨文化经验可以增强公众对棘手技术和政策问题的讨论。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。