Collaborative Research: Hurricane Katrina--What Have We Learned?

摘要路易斯安那州立博物馆和杜兰大学/泽维尔大学生物环境研究中心和罗得岛大学海洋学研究生院，沿着与其他几个研究合作者，设计师，评估员和Times-Picayune报纸合作开发一种多管齐下的方法来教育公众，学童，教师和政府官员对卡特里娜飓风的STEM相关方面及其对新奥尔良和该国其他地区的未来的影响。主要产品将是一个8,500平方英尺的半永久性展览，路易斯安那州地区图书馆的小型展览，一个关于飓风的综合网站，一套关于非正式学习的研究，一个关于科学研究与政策和规划的相关性的公职人员案例研究，教师讲习班，以及为来自全国各地的感兴趣的展览设计师举办的研讨会。该项目通过探索博物馆、大学和他们的社区可以共同努力，提供有意义的学习经验，对解决重要的社区和国家问题至关重要的STEM主题。

AbstractThe Louisiana State Museum and Tulane University/Xavier University Center for Bioenvironmental Research and the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, along with several other research collaborators, designers, evaluators, and the Times-Picayune newspaper are partnering to develop a multi-pronged approach on educating the general public, school children, teachers and public officials on the STEM-related aspects of Hurricane Katrina and its implications for the future of New Orleans and other parts of the country. The major products will be an 8,500 square-foot semi-permanent exhibit, smaller exhibits for Louisiana regional libraries, a comprehensive Web site on hurricanes, a set of studies on informal learning, a case study for public officials about the relevance of science research to policy and planning, teacher workshops, and a workshop for interested exhibit designers from around the country.This project advances the field of informal science education by exploring how museums, universities, and their communities can work together to provide meaningful learning experiences on STEM topics that are critical to solving important community and national issues.