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Engaging Visitors in Nanotechnology & Society

Discover engaging activities, conversations, and improv exercises to spark conversations about nanotechnology and society. Develop skills for meaningful conversations and explore the impact of nanotechnology on society. This presentation is supported by the National Science Foundation.

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Engaging Visitors in Nanotechnology & Society

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  1. Engaging Visitors in Nanotechnology & Society www.nisenet.org

  2. Agenda • “Red Ball” and “What’s in the Box?” improv exercises • Big Ideas for nano and society • Conversations with visitors • Developing skills for conversation • “You Decide!” activity

  3. Improv Exercise Red Ball What’s in the Box? What skills are we practicing in these activities?

  4. Nano & Society Sprinkles Courtesy Tracey Wilhelmsen, Tracey’s Culinary Adventures

  5. Baking in Nano & Society Courtesy Tracey Wilhelmsen, Tracey’s Culinary Adventures

  6. Goals for Conversations Educators and visitors participate in open-ended, engaging conversations. Educators and visitors have distinct, equally important roles in the conversation. Participating in a conversation is a meaningful learning experience for visitors. Facilitating a conversation is a valuable interpretive method for facilitators.

  7. How is this Different? • Demonstration • Scientist/educator has knowledge and expertise to share • Visitors discover phenomena and laws of nature • The facilitator communicates facts • Visitors ask questions and receive answers • Public understanding • Use this approach to explain the Bernoulli Principle to visitors • Conversation • Everyone has their own values and perspective to share • Visitors form opinions and explore ideas • The group considers facts and values • Facilitators and visitors ask questions and receive responses • Public engagement • Try this approach to engage visitors in nano and society

  8. Improvisation • Staff training technique • Motivate staff and create buy-in • Learn key concepts • Build confidence and skills for conversations • Asking open-ended questions • Listening to visitor responses and building on them • Following visitors’ interests • Recognizing and accepting visitors’ opinions • Suggesting new ways visitors might think about technologies and society • Raise energy level • Strengthen team cohesion

  9. Conversations about Nano & Society Exploring Nano & Society—You Decide

  10. This presentation is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Nos. 0940143 and 0937591. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.

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