Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education: SGER: Leading Edge

WGBH正在进行研究和测试一个创新的科学杂志电视系列，致力于公众对研究的理解。 该节目将呈现突发研究新闻和关于科学潜在趋势和问题的报告。 它还将以长时间的实验或实验室工作，科学家的简介，发明和发现的故事以及更纯粹的娱乐项目为特色。 该项目非常重视与其他媒体开发人员，特别是网络和博物馆展览设计师的合作方式，以加深展览的影响，而不仅仅是直接广播。 在研究阶段，WGBH将召集一组科学家，非正式教育工作者和其他潜在的合作者，以调查合作方法所涉及的参数。 他们还将制作和测试样本程序段，以确定什么格式可能是最有效的。 此外，WGBH将开始寻找在相机上的人才谁拥有的知识和演示能力，进行这样的计划。在研究阶段将研究的问题包括：如何在不同的媒体之间协调研究和制作工作，如何在提供公共服务的不同组织之间共享设施和基础设施， 有关研究的信息，新的电视格式如何定制，以允许当地电视台和科学中心， 将其与当地活动联系起来， 什么样的形式可能最有效地吸引公众，保持他们对多个节目的兴趣， 并传达有关研究的实质性信息。

WGBH is conducting research and testing an innovative science magazine television series dedicated to the public understanding of research. The show will present both breaking research news and reports on underlying trends and issues in science. It will also feature stories that follow experiments or lab work over extended periods, profiles of scientists, stories of invention and discovery, and more purely entertaining items. The project places strong emphasis on a collaborative approach with other media developers, notably web and museum exhibit designers, to deepen the impact of the show beyond its immediate broadcast. During the research phase, WGBH will convene a group of scientists, informal educators and other potential collaborators to investigate the parameters involved in a collaborative approach. They also will produce and test sample program segments to determine what formats may be most effective. In addition, WGBH will begin looking for on-camera talent who has the knowledge and presentation ability to carry such a program. The questions that will be examined in the research phase include: how research and production efforts can be coordinated across different media, how facilities and infrastructure might be shared among different organizations providing public information about research, how the new television format might be customized to allow local television stations and science centers to link it with local events, and what formats may be most effective in engaging the public, holding their interest over multiple programs, and conveying substantive information about research.