A Novel Lecture Series and Associated Outreach Program in the Environmental and Natural Sciences

To address the low priority given to university-level outreach, the authors created an outreach program that makes it easy for scientists to connect with the public, while at the same time providing effective transfer of scientific research results to the public and the K-12 community. The result is...

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Published inJournal of college science teaching Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 30 - 37
Main Authors Banner, Jay L., Guda, Nelson, James, Eric W., Stern, Libby A., Zavala, Brian, Gordon, Jessica D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon The National Science Teachers Association 01.03.2008
National Science Teachers Association
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Elementary Secondary Education
Environmental science
Geology
Graduate students
Lecture Method
Lectures
Multimedia materials
Natural Sciences
Outreach Programs
Public speaking
Review committees
Science education
Science teachers
Scientific Research
Scientists
Teachers
Texas
Universities
University research
Webcasting
Webcasts
Websites
Texas
United States > US
Austin Texas
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Summary:To address the low priority given to university-level outreach, the authors created an outreach program that makes it easy for scientists to connect with the public, while at the same time providing effective transfer of scientific research results to the public and the K-12 community. The result is a program called the Hot Science--Cool Talks Outreach Lecture Series, a regular event at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) overseen by the university's Environmental Science Institute (ESI). The program combines lectures by scientists with hands-on activities, webcasts, and workshops for teachers, students, and the public. This paper describes the concept for this lecture series, its operation, and its unique outcomes for K-12 outreach. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.)
ISSN:0047-231X
1943-4898
DOI:10.2505/3/jcst08_037_04