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The
Dotik Project
Animators (explainers, educators, demonstrators
or pilots) represent a very large group of players
in the science/society dialogue. They are essential
in museums, temporary exhibitions, science festivals
and institutional activities such as open days, because
they are the main interface between the container-institution
(museums, research centres, universities) and its public,
and thus often the only reliable source of feedback.
They are in most cases undergraduate or PhD students
in scientific disciplines, and thus will-be scientists.
Through a two-years activity leading
to a School of science communication, this project
develops and tests methodologies for training Animators
for a most effective science/society dialogue. The
project is not intended to replace normal training,
but to devise theoretical knowledge, evaluation techniques
and new tools to enable Animators:
- to increase the
dialogue between science and society in a continuous,
day after day action
- to be involved in the evaluation
practices of their institutions
- to act as ambassadors
of public needs and concerns in the scientific
institution where in many cases
they will continue their career
- to be aware
of sprit and practice of new participatory procedures.
The first year is dedicated to planning
and testing the scheme, involving a small group of
Animators and exchanges of best practices among institutions;
in the second year a Training
School will be organized for 50 Animators from
all over Europe. Special attention will be dedicated
to the new member states. Dissemination actions will
be organized and an e-book published.
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