The power of storytelling: creating videos to broaden participation in science, enhance STEM education, and facilitate exchange of scientific information.

该补助金探讨了如何通过各种视频制作技术来传播科学，以教育学生，告知科学界，并让公众参与当前科学研究的过程和发现。数字技术的进步和全球疫情的爆发为通过异步观看视频进行正式和非正式学习创造了新的机会。了解不同受众对各种制作风格和方法的反应将为通过视频提高科学素养提供新的战略，包括在传统上缺乏科学传播和教育的群体中。此外，该项目还将评估培训早期职业科学家，特别是那些来自代表性不足群体的科学家，如何提高下一代STEM专业人员的科学传播技能。该项目将使用远程和现场视频录制，将联合收割机采访镜头，现场录制和科学讲座与动画，音乐，和其他后期制作元素，使用视频制作技术的全部味觉来讲述科学故事。由此产生的产品包括：与教育工作者合作为本科生物学学生开发的视频和课程资源，为更广泛的观众制作的短片，以及为来自不同背景的早期职业研究人员提供的科学交流培训。视频产品和培训将与评价相匹配，包括经过验证的调查、焦点小组和研究小组开发的新评估工具。评估不同受众的参与和学习情况将有助于确定通过科学视频进行有效沟通的基本原则。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This grant explores how communicating science through a variety of video production techniques can be used to educate students, inform the scientific community, and engage the general public about the process and discoveries of current scientific research. Digital technological advancements and the wake of the global pandemic have created new opportunities for formal and informal learning through asynchronous viewing of videos. Understanding how various audiences respond to a spectrum of production styles and approaches will provide new strategies for improving science literacy through video, including among groups traditionally underserved by science communication and education. Furthermore, this project will assess how training early career scientists, particularly those from underrepresented groups, can elevate the science communication skill set of the next generation of STEM professionals.This project will use both remote and in-person video recordings to combine interview footage, on-scene recording, and science talks with animation, music, and other post-production elements to tell the stories of science using the full palate of video production techniques. The resulting products include: videos and curricular resources for undergraduate biology students developed in collaboration with educators, short films for broader audiences, and science communication training for early career researchers from diverse backgrounds. The video products and trainings will be matched with evaluations, including validated surveys, focus groups, and novel assessment tools developed by the research team. Evaluating engagement and learning across diverse audiences will help identify fundamental principles of effective communication through science videos. This proposal was funded with support from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.