UW-MRSEC's Nano 101 Program

Report date: August, 2008

Overview

Evaluation Title:

Date of report:

08/2008

Contact:

Amy Grack Nelson [1]

Permissions

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General Description:

In August of 2008, participants at the Science Museum of Minnesota’s NISE Net Regional workshop provided feedback on the University of Wisconsin MRSEC’s Nano 101 Program for museum educators. A total of 20 participants completed self-administered surveys about the program. This formative evaluation assesses the program’s effectiveness in educating museum educators about the basics of nanotechnology.

Major Findings:

The formative evaluation of MRSEC’s Nano 101 Program showed that the program was effective in teaching basic nanotechnology concepts. A majority of participants felt comfortable enough to explain to the public a majority of the topics covered in the program. Participants felt most comfortable with basic topics such as the definition of a nanometer, and less comfortable with more nuanced topics such as how nanotechnology will affect society.

Categorize

Evaluation type:

formative/remedial
professional

Type of product(s) studied:

Professional development, meetings, workshops

Method(s) of data collection:

surveys

Resources

Documents:

nano101rep_greta.pdf [3]

Author(s):

Murphy Pizza

Amy Graack Nelson

Associated product(s):

Nano 101 for Staff (Greta Zenner version) [4]