Alaska Science Communication Workshop

ppi将为职业生涯早期和中期的极地研究人员举办一个讲习班，目的是提高北极研究人员的沟通技巧，使他们能够有效地向农村和阿拉斯加土著听众传达他们的研究目标和结果。这些居民已经敏锐地意识到西方科学对北极政策制定的影响，但他们经常感到与在他们后院工作的研究人员脱节。阿拉斯加科学传播（ASC）培训将帮助在阿拉斯加工作的nsf资助的研究人员更好地将他们的研究传达给居住在阿拉斯加的人们，并更好地与阿拉斯加社区建立联系，从而加强对未来工作至关重要的关系。这个为期三天的研讨会将把西方科学方法与土著知识结合起来，作为理解和交流北极环境变化的综合工具。科学传播培训计划将侧重于为科学家提供演讲的实用技能，与阿拉斯加社区合作和在阿拉斯加社区内工作的方法，以及使用讲故事的技巧在当地社区传播科学。研讨会将由一个综合小组领导，包括阿拉斯加科学传播专家、阿拉斯加土著记者、北极自然科学家和文化人类学家。研讨会将包括阿拉斯加居民和阿拉斯加原住民的参与。该研讨会将于2016年秋季与科学家经常参加的锡特卡鲸鱼节一起举行。包括8名科学家的旅费，但最多可容纳20名科学家。Sitka的环境将受益于靠近Mt. Edgecumbe高中，为参与者提供实践经验和反馈，以便在公立的Sitka寄宿学校向学生传授科学，该学校历史上为来自阿拉斯加90多个村庄的学生提供中学教育。该预算包括为两名学生实习生提供资金，让他们与nsf资助的研究人员在该领域合作。这些学生将在研讨会结束后通过包括PI、研讨会参与者和阿拉斯加土著长老在内的选拔过程选出。

The PIs will host a workshop for early and mid-career polar researchers with the goal of improving the communication skills of Arctic researchers so that they can effectively convey the goals and results of their research to rural and Alaska Native audiences. These residents are already keenly aware of the influence of western science over policy-making in the Arctic, yet often feel disconnected from the researchers working in their back yards. The Alaska Science Communication (ASC) training will help NSF-funded researchers working in Alaska to better convey their research to people living in Alaska and to better connect with Alaskan communities, thereby, strengthening relationships critical for future work.This 3-day workshop will dovetail western science approaches with Native knowledge as integrated tools for understanding and communicating environmental change in the Arctic. The science communication training program will focus on providing scientists with practical skills for presentations, approaches for working with and within Alaska communities, and using storytelling skills for communicating science in local communities. The workshop will be led by an integrated team, including an Alaskan science communication expert, Alaska Native journalist, Arctic natural scientists and a cultural anthropologist. The workshops will include participation by Alaska residents and Alaska Natives. The workshop will be held in the Fall 2016 in conjunction with the Sitka Whale Fest, which is often attended by scientists. Travel funding for eight scientist participants is included, but up to twenty scientists will be accommodated. The Sitka setting will benefit from the proximity of Mt. Edgecumbe High School, providing participants with hands-on experience and feedback for communicating science to students at the state-operated Sitka boarding school, which has historically provided secondary education to students from over 90 villages across Alaska. The budget includes funding for two student interns to work with NSF-funded researchers in the field. These students will be selected following the workshop via a selection process that includes the PI, workshop participants and Alaska Native elders.