Here's a sometimes-updated list of journals I use for Free-choice learning and informal (science) education. AKA nonformal education (See my article Stofer, 2015 for more info on these terms) in the Cooperative Extension world. Please share ... READ MORE
Category:Over the past few weeks, the Geoscience Engagement and Outreach (GEO) students from Santa Fe College have been visiting the labs of the UF mentors in preparation for selecting which mentors they want to work with. We tried this method this year ... READ MORE
Category:A friend just forwarded me the link to the obituary for Vera Rubin by NPR. She faced gender discrimination in her career as an astronomer but also became a trailblazer for women, eventually making a groundbreaking confirmation of the existence ... READ MORE
Category:This article in the Gainesville Sun today really captures the essence of the public engagement I'm trying to do. It was really exciting to have the reporter spend so much time covering this. Thanks again to our sponsors COSEE-Florida (a National ... READ MORE
Category:UF/IFAS Extension and other coastal partners and the Extension Disaster Education Network compiled a list of resources to help hurricane recovery efforts: http://c3po.barnesos.net/~demon/10-10-16HurricaneMatthewRecoveryResources.pdf READ MORE
Category:Bob Bertsch just had me on his program Working Differently in Extension this past Monday. I talked about what I found out through my time as a Citizen Science fellow for eXtension.org. Check out the recordings (with or without video), as well ... READ MORE
Category:My recent publication, When a Picture Isn't Worth 1000 Words: Learners Struggle to Find Meaning in Data Visualizations, got a great press release from UF/IFAS, which was picked up by Science Daily. I got a wonderful email from UF News alerting ... READ MORE
Category:I just wrapped up a year working with eXtension.org as a Citizen Science Fellow, trying to understand and support citizen science efforts throughout Cooperative Extension. Read all about my findings here. You can also go straight to the resources ... READ MORE
Category:I just wrapped up a year working with eXtension.org as a Citizen Science Fellow, trying to understand and support citizen science efforts throughout Cooperative Extension. Read all about my findings here. You can also go straight to the resources ... READ MORE
Category:In science communication/outreach/engagement, I continue to push myself and others to remember we have to value the knowledge in our audiences - they are not blank slates or empty pails waiting for us to fill them up. It's hard, because I grew ... READ MORE
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