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Leading and Managing the NISE Network: Practical Solutions for Creating a Flexible National Network

Professional development guide for educators, researchers, and network leaders from the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network

DESCRIPTION

The Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) created a national community of researchers and informal science educators dedicated to fostering public awareness, engagement, and understanding of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology ("nano"). This NISE Network guide was created to share what the leadership of the NISE Net did to create this national supportive network whose scope and scale were unprecedented in the science museum field. It focuses on 1) enduring values upon which the Network was built, 2) ongoing changes in structure and activities that were essential to developing the Network's capacity, and 3) some of the practical processes and tools used to run the Network.

Suggested citation:

Bell, L  and Olney, V. (2017) Leading and Managing the NISE Network: Practical Solutions for Creating a Flexible National Network. NISE Network: Museum of Science. https://nisenet.org/catalog/leading-and-managing-nise-network-practical-solutions-creating-flexible-national-network

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  • Leading and Managing the NISE Network booklet photo cover on green background featuring a large group of educators

DESCRIPTION

The Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) created a national community of researchers and informal science educators dedicated to fostering public awareness, engagement, and understanding of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology ("nano"). This NISE Network guide was created to share what the leadership of the NISE Net did to create this national supportive network whose scope and scale were unprecedented in the science museum field. It focuses on 1) enduring values upon which the Network was built, 2) ongoing changes in structure and activities that were essential to developing the Network's capacity, and 3) some of the practical processes and tools used to run the Network.

Suggested citation:

Bell, L  and Olney, V. (2017) Leading and Managing the NISE Network: Practical Solutions for Creating a Flexible National Network. NISE Network: Museum of Science. https://nisenet.org/catalog/leading-and-managing-nise-network-practical-solutions-creating-flexible-national-network

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Credits

YEAR CREATED
2017
OWNING INSTITUTION

Museum of Science, Boston

FUNDING

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.

PERMISSIONS

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

NISE Network products are developed through an iterative collaborative process that includes scientific review, peer review, and visitor evaluation in accordance with an inclusive audiences approach. Products are designed to be easily edited and adapted for different audiences under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. To learn more, visit our Development Process page.