Informal Science Education: A Practicum for Graduate Students
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Informal Science Education: A Practicum for Graduate Students Wendy C. Crone & Sharon L. Dunwoody & Raelyn K. Rediske & Steven A. Ackerman & Greta M. Zenner Petersen & Ronald A. Yaros Published online: 19 February 2011 # Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Abstract We present results from a course, “Informal Science Education for Scientists: A Practicum,” co-taught to graduate students in STEM-related fields by a scientist/engineer and a social scientist/humanist. This course provides a structured framework and experiential learning about informal science education during a semester-long experience. Wendy C. Crone, Professor in the Department of Engineering Physics and Interim Associate Dean for Physical Sciences in the Graduate School at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, earned her M.S. in Engineering from Brown University and her Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Minnesota. In addition to her teaching and research in mechanics, she also engages in informal science education outreach and research. Sharon L. Dunwoody is Evjue-Bascom Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, as well as Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Education in the Graduate School at the University of WisconsinMadison. She earned the Ph.D. in mass communications at Indiana University and focuses on public understanding of science issues in her research. Raelyn K. Rediske is a student in the Science Education doctoral program at the University of WisconsinMadison, with an interest in science communication. She received her M.Ed. in Science, Technology & Math Education from The Ohio State University. Steven A. Ackerman is Professor in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and the Director of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Colorado State University. Greta M. Zenner Petersen is Director of the Interdisciplinary Education Group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, where she collaborates with scientists, engineers, museum educators, and K-12 teachers to create nanotechnology and science education materials. She received an M.Phil. in History and Philosophy of Science from Cambridge University, United Kingdom, and an M.A. in History of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ronald A. Yaros, Assistant Professor in the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland-College Park, received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on how non-experts seek, select, and share information about science, health and technology. W. C. Crone (*) Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 543 Engineering Research Bldg., 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA e-mail: [email protected] S. L. Dunwoody : R. K. Rediske : S. A. Ackerman : G. M. Zenner Petersen University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA R. A. Yaros University of Maryland, Knight Hall, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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