http://insci.org Dedicated to advancing and improving the practice of informal science education Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:07:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As Wendy Pollock mentioned in her last post, one of the first CAISE Inquiry Groups is examining the topic of “Public Participation in Research.” Specifically this group is examining the many informal science education programs, projects, and activities that have been developed over the past two decades to involve the ... http://insci.org/2008/05/27/public-participation-in-research-input-desired/ As CAISE gets up and running, we're working with what we call Inquiry Groups to harvest insights about the impact of informal science education (ISE) and lessons we're learning together about good practice. CAISE Inquiry Groups are composed of people working in and studying the ISE field. They are organizing ... http://insci.org/2008/05/02/inquiring-about-informal-education/ In March 2007, NSF held a two-day workshop on evaluating the impact of projects supported by its Informal Science Education (ISE) program. The workshop attendees included highly experienced evaluators from all of the areas of ISE support, including museum exhibitions, community group projects, films and television, but it also attracted ... http://insci.org/2008/02/20/unmeasurable-no-more/ Welcome to the development blog for the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE). CAISE is being created with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Environments. Over the coming months, we will use this blog to post news about ... http://insci.org/2007/10/08/help-shape-the-center-for-advancement-of-informal-science-education/