A POSSIBLE DIALOGUE BETWEEN

RESEARCHERS AND SOCIETY:THE

“I’M SCIENTIST. GET ME OUT OF

HERE” CASE.

Sandra Paggetti16/10/2014 EDUCAFE, METID – Politecnico di Milano

WHAT IT IS

A free online event where school students

meet and interact with scientists.

Since 2011

HOW IT WORKS

Students can:

• ask

• chat

• vote

The most voted scientist

win £ 500,00 to be used

for a science

communication project

FORMAT

Format

• Online live text-based chat

• Webmedia answers

texts, images, YouTube videos

TIMING

Duration

• Single live chat session: 30 minutes

Schedule

• No more than 3 chats a day

THE MAIN ACTORS

Learning actors

Primary school

• teachers

• students (5 -13 years)

Staff

Back Office

• Organization equipment

• Moderator chat room

Scientists

Supporters

2. outside

1. inside

1

1

2

2

WHO DOES WHAT

TeachersEstimated working time: 2/4 hours

1 introductory lesson (Prepare students)

1 homework of reading more about the scientists

and submitting questions (Deepings)

1 lesson of live chat with the scientists (Get in touch with

the tool)

WHO DOES WHAT

ScientistsEstimated working time: 2/4 hours

A short summary about their own job

1 lesson of live chat

Answering student questions

WHO DOES WHAT

Staff

Lesson plans

Guides

Calendar

Evaluation

Dissemination

Updating website

FUNDERS

Main funder: Wellcome Trust

Key Zone funders

• Science & Technology Facilities

Council (STFC)

• Royal Society of Chemistry

• Stimulating Physics Network

• e-Bug

More info

DIFFUSION

http://about.imascientist.org.uk/about/teach

er-and-scientist-map/

WEB TOUR

http://imascientist.org.uk/

HOME TEACHERS SCIENTISTS ABOUT CONTACT

FOLLOW-UP

Let’s see what some winners did with their

money prizes

http://about.imascientist.org.uk/category/prize-winner/

CONNECTION WITH

FLIPPED CLASSROOM

SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS

SOCIAL MEDIA DISSEMINATION

WHAT POLITECNICO COULD DO

MAYBE, MORE INTERACTIVE MOOCS ….

MAYBE, A MORE STIMULATING WEBINARS

MAYBE , AN INNOVATIVE DISSEMINATION AS

LEARNING ACTION

MAYBE, A “SIMPLE” FLIPPED CLASSROOM AS SPECIAL

SESSIONS

Final greetings

Bye, bye.

Thank you for your attention and

patience.