SGER-ISE-PUR: Internet-based Informal Science Education to Increase Public Understanding of Research -- A Small Grant for Exploratory Research (SGER)

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The Exploratorium is testing new methods of using Internet-based programming to increase the public understanding of current scientific research. Exploratorium staff, working with a group of advisors, will assess the current status of projects that focus on conveying information about research. They then will develop and test a prototype website. The exploratory research will examine such questions as:What information about research is important and critical to convey to the public?How do you build a Web presence that can rapidly accommodate new findings?What is an appropriate oversight process to assure inclusion of appropriate research?What are sufficient update intervals?How does such a Web site build an audience?How can the Web effort be coordinated with other PUR projects?How can the Web site provide opportunities for public input and discussion?How do you develop buy-in and participation from researchers?Is the additional interpretation/annotation sufficient to give the public a deeper level of understanding?These planning and prototyping efforts will be coordinated with other simultaneous Public Understanding of Research planning projects.