Tennessee Explorers: Partnering With Public Television to Tell the Stories of the STEM Explorers Who Live Among Us

这个CRPA项目试图让田纳西州的居民了解范德比尔特大学正在进行的STEM研究，以及正在进行这项令人兴奋的工作的科学家。《田纳西探险家》是一部两集的电视连续剧，它采用采访的形式，将科学家们呈现为真人和研究专业人士。向科学家提出的问题包括他们在哪里长大，他们小时候做过什么，以及他们是如何成长为一名有成就的科学家的。此外，每个科学家或工程师将讨论他们的研究和相关的过程，传达科学的探索性本质。纳什维尔公共电视台(NPT)将播出两个30分钟的节目，每个节目有3名NSF资助的科学家。这些节目将在全州播出10次，并将在线提供给教师和普通公众使用。这是《核不扩散条约》获得艾美奖的工作人员和大学研究人员之间的独特合作。这是一种真正的合作伙伴关系，每个人都贡献自己的专业知识，向公众介绍尖端科学研究。显然，在所有这些想法中，都存在着一种潜流，即年轻人将在模特和职业生涯方面受到鼓励，成为未来的科学家。虽然目标受众是纳什维尔地区，但附属的PBS电视台将在第一年向全州约10万人播放采访。电视连续剧和随后的探险家访谈将通过新的田纳西州数字学习图书馆提供，而DVD将应要求分发给学校和科学博物馆。如果如广泛的评估研究所判断的那样成功，该计划很可能会被扩展为全国模式。

This CRPA project seeks to inform Tennessee residents about STEM research that is occurring at Vanderbilt University and the scientists that are undertaking this exciting work. Tennessee Explorers is a two-part television series which uses an interview format to present scientists, both as real people and as research professionals. Questions for the scientists include where they grew up, what they did as children, and how they progressed to the stage of being an accomplished scientist. Moreover, each scientist or engineer will discuss their research and associated processes, conveying the exploratory nature of science.Two 30-minute programs will air on Nashville Public Television (NPT) featuring 3 NSF-funded scientists on each show. The programs will be broadcast 10 times throughout the state and will be available online for subsequent use by teachers and the general public. This is a unique collaboration between the Emmy-award winning staff at NPT and university research faculty. It is a true partnership with each contributing their expertise to inform the public about cutting-edge scientific research. Obvious in all of the ideas, there is the undercurrent that youth encouragement will be generated in terms of models and careers to become future scientists.While the intended audience is the Nashville area, affiliated PBS stations will broadcast the interviews across the state reaching an estimated 100,000 individuals in the first year. The television series and subsequent explorer interviews will be made available through the new Tennessee Digital Learning Library, while DVDs will be distributed to schools and science museums upon request. If successful as judged by the extensive evaluation studies, this program will likely be expanded as a national model.