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

该基金探索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，并使公众了解当前科学研究的过程和发现。数字技术的进步和全球大流行病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。了解不同受众对一系列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服务的群体中。此外，该项目将评估如何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，以提高下一代STEM专业人员的科学传播技能。该项目将使用远程和现场录像，将采访镜头、现场录音和科学讲座与动画、音乐和其他后期制作元素结合起来，充分利用视频制作技术讲述科学故事。最终成果包括：与教育工作者合作开发的面向生物学本科生的视频和课程资源，面向更广泛受众的短片，以及面向不同背景的早期职业研究人员的科学传播培训。视频产品和培训将与评估相匹配，包括经过验证的调查、焦点小组和研究团队开发的新评估工具。评估不同受众的参与和学习将有助于确定通过科学视频进行有效交流的基本原则。这项建议得到了国家普通医学科学研究所的资助。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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.