PROFILE

Joyce Ma

Principal Researcher

Exploratorium

About informal science

Projects

Seeing Scientifically: Developing Smart Microscope Exhibits That Support Authentic Visitor Observation and Scientific Inquiry of Living Microscopic Organisms Advancing the Design of Visualizations for Informal Science Engagement Visitor Interactions in Microbiology: A New Genre of Science Museum Exhibits

Living Liquid: A Pathways Project Visualizing the Ocean's Microbes and Their Impact on Our Planet Collaborative: Full-Scale Development: Living Liquid: Creating Interactive Visualization Tools to Explore Large Ocean Datasets EAGER: An Indoor Positioning System for Informal Learning Experiences Outdoor Exploratorium: Experiments in Noticing and Understanding Seeing Scientifically: Scaffolding Observation of Complex Visual Phenomena

Research

2023 AISL Awardee Mini-Poster: 2005893 2021 Poster - Seeing Scientifically: Scaffolding Scientific Observation Developing Interactive Exhibits with Scientists: Three Example Collaborations from the Life Sciences Collection at the Exploratorium

Indoor Positioning System EAGER Project Public Outcomes Report Poster - EAGER: An Indoor Positioning System (IPS) for Informal Learning Experiences Design considerations for learning with data visualizations

Evaluation

Open Conversation - An IPS-Roundware Application Three Drops Formative Evaluation Visualization Laboratory – Formative Evaluation Spiral Zoom on a Human Hand

Scale Ladders: Communicating Size and Scale - Design-based Research Study Visitors’ Drawings of Small Front-End Evaluation Visitors’ Interpretations of Images of the Nanoscale Front-End Evaluation Living Liquid Exhibit Cluster: East Gallery Formative Evaluation Visitors' Prior Knowledge and Interests in Marine Microbes and Metagenomics Outdoor Exploratorium: Front End Study - Open-Ended Exploration with a Noticing Toolkit at the Palace of Fine Arts Illustration: Zoom into a Butterfly - Formative Evaluation