DESCRIPTION
The main goal of our project is to examine online discourses about the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) related work by tracking media coverage and discussions online. We are particularly interested in exploring how NISE Net and its products get mentioned in and help inform these online discussions. The findings will allow us to have better understandings of how science centers and museums communicate with their stakeholders and various publics using social media tools, how the public attends to scientific discussions online, and the real world impacts that organizations, such as NISE Net, can have on public communication of science.
Authors:
Dietram A. Scheufele and Leona Yi‐Fan Su, Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin‐Madison
Timeline:
2013-2015
DESCRIPTION
The main goal of our project is to examine online discourses about the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) related work by tracking media coverage and discussions online. We are particularly interested in exploring how NISE Net and its products get mentioned in and help inform these online discussions. The findings will allow us to have better understandings of how science centers and museums communicate with their stakeholders and various publics using social media tools, how the public attends to scientific discussions online, and the real world impacts that organizations, such as NISE Net, can have on public communication of science.
Authors:
Dietram A. Scheufele and Leona Yi‐Fan Su, Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin‐Madison
Timeline:
2013-2015
Credits
University of Wisconsin‐Madison
Developed for the NISE Network with funding from the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 0532536 and 0940143. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
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