Dotik

Dotik European Training School for Young Scientists and Museum Explainers Trieste, August 28 - September 2, 2006 The Dotik training school is a European masterclass for explainers in science centres and museums. It is aimed at enhancing the role of explainers in promoting the dialogue between science and society. Home • The programme • The speakers • The participants (see PDF version)
MONDAY, August 28
*When*	*Where*	*What*	*Who* (session leader/speaker/catalyst)
	SISSA main hall	Arrivals and meeting	Cristina Fernetti, Matteo Merzagora, Federica Sgorbissa, et al.
10,00 – 11,00	SISSA main hall	Official opening: Welcome address Informal opening: Science adventure	Stefano Fantoni (Director, SISSA) Miha Kos (Director, Hisa Eksperimentov)
11,00 – 11,40	SISSA main hall	Get together: please bring a piece of your local, typical food or drink!
11,40 – 12,40	SISSA main hall	Introduction: the DOTIK project and the organisation of the school	Paola Rodari, Luka Vidic, Rebeca Medrano Arnaez, Miha Kos, Rachel Willis, Cristina Fernetti
12,40 – 13,30	IS	Visit of the science centre
13,30 – 14, 30	Adriatico guesthouse	Lunch (the lunch is distributed from 12,30 to 14,00, but our reserved turn is 13,30)
14,30 – 16.30	5 groups: ACC and IS	Focus groups: Science, science centres and me	Federica Manzoli
16,30 – 16,45	ACC– Aula Giambiagi	Coffee break
16,45 – 17,45	2 groups: ACC - Aula A and Aula Giambiagi	Workshop: Travelling through Europe – Role and professional status explainers	Paola Rodari and Matteo Merzagora
17,45 – 18,30	ACC– Giambiagi	Reports from groups; presentation of the DOTIK survey and discussion	Paola Rodari and Matteo Merzagora
19,00	ICTP restaurant	Welcome dinner


TUESDAY, August 29
*When*	*Where*	*What*	*Who* (session leader/speaker/catalyst)
9,00 – 10,00	ACC – Aula Giambiagi	Presentation Spaces to communicate: How design can (or can't) stimulate exchanges and encounters between visitors	Orna Cohen and Mikko Myllykoski
10,00 – 11,00	2 groups: ACC	Workshops	Orna Cohen and Mikko Myllykoski
11,00 – 11,30		Coffee break
11,30 – 12,30	2 groups: ACC	Workshops	Mikko Myllykoski and Orna Cohen
12,30 – 13.00	ACC	General discussion	Mikko Myllykoski and Orna Cohen
13,30 – 14, 30		Lunch
14,30 – 15.30		Presentation: Engaging the visitors	Frank Burnet
15,30 – 16,30	2 groups: ACC	Workshop: facilitating discussion using drama techniques	Frank Burnet
16,30 – 17,00		Coffee break
17,00 – 18,00	2 groups: ACC	Workshop: devise your own scenario / role play.	Frank Burnet
18,00 – 19,00		General discussion
19,30	ICTP restaurant	Dinner
AFTER DINNER	IS	Science demonstrations from the participants	Rachel Willis

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WEDNESDAY, August 30
*When*		*Where*	*What*			*Who*
9,00 – 10,00		3 groups: ACC	Workshops: Citizen science: new models of activities to involve the public in discussions and debates			Rebeca Medrano Arnaez, Ondia Gillette, Rachel Willis
10,00 – 10,30			Coffee break
10,30 – 12,00		3 groups: ACC	Workshops: Citizen science: new models of activities to involve the public in discussions and debates			Rebeca Medrano Arnaez, Ondia Gillette, Rachel Willis
12,00 – 13,00		ACC	General discussion			At-Bristol (short talk by Luka Vidic)
13,30 – 14,30			Lunch
14,30 – 15,30		ACC	General presentation: What is governance? From popularisation to participation, from 'science and society' to 'science in society'			Massimiano Bucchi
15.30 – 16,00		ACC	General presentation: Explainers as best supporting actors: giving the visitor the leading role			Antonio Gomes da Costa
16,00 – 16,30			Coffee break
16,30 – 18,00		2 groups: ACC	Group A: Workshop: Inverting the roles; Group B: presentations from participants			Antonio Gomes da Costa / Miha Kos
			Group A: presentations from participants; Group B: Workshop: Inverting the roles
18,00 – 18,30		ACC -Giambiagi	General discussion and/or swimming session
19,30			Dinner
AFTERDINNER		IS	Demonstr. from Burnet’s workshop

THURSDAY, August 31
*When*	*Where*			*What*	*Who* (session leader/speaker/catalyst)
9,00 – 10,00	ACC– Aula Giambiagi			Presentation: Culture Matters: using research to inform practice and practice to inform research.	Sally Duensing (short talks by Cristina Fernetti and Francesca Conti)
10,00 – 11,00	Small groups: IS			Workshop. Techniques for evaluating our action / Key ideas on visitors studies: possible roles for the explainers.
11,00 – 11,30				Coffee break
11,30 – 12,30	Small groups: IS			Workshop (cont’d)	Sally Duensing
12,30 – 13.00	ACC– Aula Giambiagi			General discussion
13,00 – 14, 30	Departure for Ljubljana
14,30 – 15.30				Lunch in buses
15,30 – 19,00	Hiša Eksperimetov			Science adventure in Hisa Eksperimentov; visit to the science centre and practical workshop on visitors observations. Visit of the town.	Miha Kos and Luka Vidic (with Francesca Conti)

19,30	Ljubljana			Dinner
22,00	Departure for Trieste


FRIDAY, September 1
*When*	*Where*	*What*	*Who* (session leader/speaker/catalyst)
9,00 – 10,00	ACC– Aula Giambiagi	Presentation: Europe, best practices in participation and governance	Philippe Galiay
10,00 – 10,30	ACC– Aula Giambiagi	Presentation: DElibrative CItizens DEbates (www.playdecide.org)	Andrea Bandelli
10,30 – 11,00		Coffee break
11,00 – 12,30	8 groups: ACC and IS	Workshop: play DECIDE	Andrea Bandelli
12,30 – 13,00		General discussion	Andrea Bandelli, Philippe Galiay and Sally Duensing
13,30 – 14,30		Lunch
14,30 – 15,00	ACC– Aula Giambiagi	Presentation: Controversial issues in science and technology enter science centres and museums	Guglielmo Maglio
15,00 – 16,30	2 groups: ACC and IS	Workshop: Identifying actions to stimulate debate and participation in controversial issues	Guglielmo Maglio
16,30 – 17,00		General discussion	Guglielmo Maglio
FREE EVENING

SATURDAY, September 2
*When*	*Where*	*What*	*Who*
9,00 – 9,30		Friday night’s recovering coffee
9,30 – 11,00	Small groups: SISSA	Final debates: What do we take home? How to involve institutions? Where to go next? Preparing for “explainer’s lobbying activities”
11,00 – 12,00	SISSA Main Hall	Report from groups, final discussion and adios

what is Dotik? the partners activities documents

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