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Forest Science Dialogues: Final Evaluation Report

RMC Research designed evaluation activities to provide formative and summative feedback to the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF) on their NSF Pathways project, Forest Science Dialogues (FSD). FSD consists of a plan to engage with scientists at the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study and with the surrounding community using the Hubbard Brook Roundtable dialogue process in order to facilitate mutual learning. The purpose of this engagement was to increase public knowledge, understanding, and awareness of ecosystem science in the Northern Forest in order to enrich local dialogue surrounding
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TEAM MEMBERS: RMC Research Sarah Garlick
resource evaluation Public Programs

National Living Laboratory: Creating Communities of Learners for Informal Cognitive Science Education [Summative Evaluation Report]

This summative evaluation report details the Broad Implementation of the Living Laboratory model--an initiative to promote partnership between museums and cognitive science researchers in order to promote professional learning and involve the public in scientific research. The evaluation investigated the extent of the dissemination effort’s depth, spread, sustainability, and shift in ownership, based on Coburn’s criteria for scale-up (2003). Evaluators collected data from surveys, interviews, focus groups, document review, and observations. Findings about depth suggest that adopters fully
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TEAM MEMBERS: Katherine Todd Sarah Pfeifle Lorrie Beaumont Marta Biarnes Becki Kipling
resource evaluation Media and Technology

Evaluation of FieldScope: A Geospatial Collaboratory for Informal Science Education

Over the last decade, the National Geographic Society (NGS) has been developing and supporting FieldScope, a web-based science information portal. Through an interactive mapping platform, citizen scientists have access to a wide range of tools that enable them to document and understand the world around them. By 2008, two major citizen science projects were using FieldScope, but the range of tools and the flexibility of projects were limited. NGS sought additional funding to expand the capabilities of FieldScope. In September 2010, NGS received a award from the National Science Foundation
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TEAM MEMBERS: Audrey Kremer Ardice Hartry Xiaoxue ‘Vera’ Zhang
resource evaluation Public Programs

Laurel Clark Earth Camp Experience: Using NASA Data to Teach Teens, Teachers, and the Public about Planet Earth through Programs and Interactive Displays Final Educational Activity Report

This is the final evaluation report on the Laurel Clark Earth Camp Experience, a multi-component program to incorporate NASA satellite data into summer field programs for teens, environmental and water education for teachers, environmental after-school clubs and Earth Science exhibits at the Arizona- Sonora Desert Museum.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Debra Colodner