Dotik Experimental School
Trieste, September, 12th - 16th 2005

Monday, September 12
The science, the science centre and me

Morning (9h00-13h00)
SISSA Classroom E
• Introduction to Dotik Experimental school (Paola Rodari, ICS, SISSA, Italy) (1h)
· Ice breakers
· (each partner for a 1 min "explainers' welcome")
· Overview of the summer school structure
· Pre-evaluation of 2005 summer school: expectations, opinions on different topics

• Science and science centres (Ben Barker, At-Bristol, UK) (1h)

• Exchange results: presentations of the outcomes of the explainers exchange programme
· Presentations of the 3 centres (15' each)
· Summary

Afternoon (14h30-18h30)
SISSA Classroom E
• Focus group: me and the science (Focus group leader: Federica Manzoli, ICS, SISSA Italy) (90’ )

Followed by:
· Focus group as a method of public engagement (Federica Manzoli),ICS, SISSA Italy
· Who’s the explainer: presentation of the current knowledge, and results of previous researches (Federica Manzoli, ICS, SISSA Italy, and Leonardo Alfonsi, Perugia Science Festival) (30’)
· Discussion (facilitators: Federica Manzoli, ICS, SISSA Italy, and Leonardo Alfonsi, Perugia Science Festival) (30’)

Tuesday, September 13
What am I doing? Engaging visitors

Morning (9h00 – 13h00)
Immaginario scientifico

• Workshop: Tips and tricks for involving people (Miha Kos, Hisa Eksperimentov, Lubiana, Slovenia) (90’)
• Reactions: more tips and tricks...

• Taking science to people (Frank Burnet, University of West England, UK) (1h)

• Discussion (Facilitator: Paola Rodari, ICS, SISSA, Italy)

Afternoon (14h30-17h30)
SISSA Classroom E

• Citizensscience – Engaging visitors with controversial science issues (Ben Barker e Rebeca Medrano, At-Bristol, UK) (45’)

• Experiences of participation and engagement in science centres (Matteo Merzagora, ICS, SISSA Italy) (45’)

• Discussion (Facilitator: Matteo Merzagora, ICS, SISSA Italy)

Wednesday, September 14
Who are our visitors? Knowledge and skills

Morning (9h00 – 13h00)
Immaginario scientifico

• Introduction to evaluation – How are they useful to science centres? How can they help structuring participatory initiatives?
o Presentation on basic evaluation principles (Francesca Conti, ICS, SISSA Italy) (30’)

• Practical evaluation session (Francesca Conti, ICS, SISSA Italy)

Afternoon (14h30-18h30)

SISSA Classroom E

• Presentation on visitor studies (Paola Rodari, ICS, SISSA Italy) (30’)

• Learning styles (Rebeca Medrano Arnaez, AT-Bristol, UK) (90’)

• Discussion (1 h) (Facilitator: Paola Rodari, ICS, SISSA Italy, Rebeca Medrano Arnaez, At-Bristol, UK)
·Meeting visitors’ agendas - our experiences
·How to react to complex visitors’ behaviours

• Practical session on questioning skills (Rebeca Medrano Arnaez, At-Bristol, UK) (1h)

Thursday, September 15
Next steps… science centre and participation

Morning (9h00 – 13h00)
SISSA Classroom E

• The Decide project - Designing games to create shared responses to topical issues (Andrea Bandelli, freelance, Amsterdam) (2h)

• What is governance? (Andrea Bandelli, freelance, Amsterdam) (1h)

• Discussion (Facilitators: Matteo Merzagora, ICS, SISSA Italy

Afternoon (14h30 – 17h30)
SISSA Classroom E

• Science communication models in theory and practice (Matteo Merzagora and Nico Pitrelli, ICS, SISSA Italy) (45’)

• Self-evaluation, how well am I doing? (Maria Xanthoudaki, Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia, Milano) (1h)

• Discussion on different topics arisen during the week – A chance for items that have cropped up during the week to be further explored (Facilitator: Matteo Merzagora, ICS, SISSA, Italy)

Friday, September 16th
Further items to discuss and programming for the next year

Morning (9h00 – 13h00)
SISSA Classroom E


• Planning the experimental activities in the partners’ science centres and suggestions for the European School 2006 (Facilitator: Paola Rodari, ICS, SISSA, Italy)

• Post-evaluation of the 2005 summer school