Saving Species: Socially-Networked Exhibits for Science Inquiry and Public Action

拯救物种：用于科学探究和公共行动的社交网络展览

• 批准号: 1010938
• 负责人: Christopher Myers
• 金额: $ 189.91万
• 依托单位: Miami University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-08-15 至 2016-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1010938&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Saving; Species; Socially; Networked; Exhibits

"Saving Species" will engage large and diverse public audiences in inquiry-based learning and environmental stewardship through a system of exhibits at zoos and other informal science education institutions throughout the U.S. The exhibit system will include more than 70 touch screen interactives and related technological infrastructure being created by Project Dragonfly at Miami University (Ohio). Project partners include the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Brookfield Zoo, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, Denver Zoo, Liberty Science Center, Louisville Zoological Garden, New York State Zoo, Oregon Zoo, Pittsburgh Zoo, Riverbanks Zoo, Santa Barbara Zoo, Shedd Aquarium, Toledo Zoo, The Wilds, Woodland Park Zoo, and Zoo Atlanta. Touch screen exhibit components will be designed for specific programs at partner zoos.The partner institutions in this consortium are establishing exhibits nationwide linked to one of three Saving Species campaigns: 1) the Great Ape Campaign allows families to conduct research on captive ape populations and to help save wild apes by joining the work of experienced field researchers; 2) the Wild Cat Campaign focuses on endangered cat species and allows families to join in conservation efforts along with professionals; 3) the Sustaining Life Campaign builds on widespread interest and growing exhibitry in environmental stewardship, renewable energy, and climate change. The consortium includes a shared library of public inquiry and public-action tools (e.g., cell phone recycling), as well as remote monitoring capabilities that provide real-time measures of station success, facilitating the development of variations of exhibit interactives across the country. More than 500 staff from informal science institutions are participating in "Saving Species" professional development through workshops and graduate courses in major cities and conservation sites worldwide. The formal educational opportunities include two new Master's degree programs co-delivered by Miami University and informal science institutions: (1) the Advanced Inquiry Program, and (2) the Global Field Program.Strategic partners include the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, public television, Conservation International, and the Society of Conservation Biology. Project evaluation by the Institute for Learning Innovation includes specific assessment protocols that are identifying patterns of engagement by gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic class so that disparities can be addressed across these demographics. A planning study and front-end evaluation will inform the future development of personalized, post-visit engagement opportunities on social networking platforms."Saving Species" will achieve broad impact nationally, reaching millions of visitors to the participating institutions annually during the funding period and beyond, fostering the relationship between science inquiry and public action, and building multi-institutional partnerships committed to sustaining life on our planet.

“拯救物种”将通过在美国各地的动物园和其他非正式科学教育机构的展览系统，吸引大量不同的公众参与基于探究的学习和环境管理。展览系统将包括70多个触摸屏互动和相关的技术基础设施，由迈阿密大学（俄亥俄州）的蜻蜓项目创建。项目合作伙伴包括辛辛那提动物园植物园、布鲁克菲尔德动物园、克利夫兰大都会动物园、哥伦布动物园水族馆、丹佛动物园、自由科学中心、路易斯维尔动物园、纽约州立动物园、俄勒冈州动物园、匹兹堡动物园、河岸动物园、圣巴巴拉动物园、谢德水族馆、托莱多动物园、野生动物园、林地公园动物园和亚特兰大动物园。触摸屏展品组件将为合作动物园的特定项目而设计。该联盟的合作机构正在全国范围内建立与三个拯救物种运动之一相关的展品：1）大猿运动允许家庭对圈养猿类种群进行研究，并通过加入经验丰富的实地研究人员的工作来帮助拯救野生猿类; 2）野猫运动关注濒危猫科动物，并允许家庭沿着专业人士加入保护工作; 3）维持生命运动建立在对环境管理、可再生能源和气候变化的广泛兴趣和日益增长的关注之上。该联盟包括一个公共查询和公共行动工具的共享图书馆（例如，移动电话回收），以及远程监测能力，提供对台站成功的实时衡量，促进在全国各地发展各种各样的展览互动。来自非正规科学机构的500多名工作人员正在世界各地的主要城市和保护地点通过讲习班和研究生课程参加“拯救物种”专业发展。正式的教育机会包括由迈阿密大学和非正式科学机构共同提供的两个新的硕士学位课程：（1）高级探究课程，（2）全球实地项目。战略合作伙伴包括动物园水族馆协会，公共电视台，保护国际和保护生物学协会。学习创新研究所的项目评估包括具体的评估协议，这些协议确定了性别，种族和社会经济阶层的参与模式，以便解决这些人口统计数据中的差异。规划研究和前端评估将为社交网络平台上个性化的访问后参与机会的未来发展提供信息。“拯救物种”将在全国范围内产生广泛的影响，在资助期间及以后，每年有数百万人参观参与机构，促进科学探究和公共行动之间的关系，并建立致力于维持地球上生命的多机构伙伴关系。