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A Guide to Building Partnerships Between Science Museums and University-Based Research Centers
Professional development guide for scientists from the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network.
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Small Steps, Big Impact: An Online Guide for Science Museums Developing Partnerships with University-Based Research Centers
Professional development guide for educators, researchers, and network leaders from the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network.
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Talking Nano (6-DVD Video Set)
This 6-part video series provides a basic Nano 101 introduction to nanotechnology, potential applications, implications, and impacts.
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Intro to Nanomedicine video
An exhibit that was part of the Nanotechnology: What's the Big Deal? exhibition that is the introductory component for the Nanomedicine exhibit package; but the video on it's own is also an informative stand-alone media piece for other uses.
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Nanomedicine Explorer Kiosk exhibit
An exhibit that was part of the Nanotechnology: What's the Big Deal? exhibition that is an interactive, updateable multimedia kiosk and media package, that is also available as a component of the Nanomedicine Exhibition.
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Research on Organizational Change in a National Network of Informal Science Education Institutions (2017)
A publication that studied whether and how affiliation with the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) led to change in informal science education organizations’ (ISEs) practices.
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NISE Network Nanoscale Science Public Impacts Summative Evaluation (2012-2015) Executive Summary
Executive summary of several summative evaluation reports providing an overview of the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network's overall impacts on the public.
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NISE Network Nanoscale Science Public Impacts of Nano-Rich Organizations Summative Evaluation (2016)
Summative evaluation report explores how the resources were used by the diverse range of Network partners, and how individual institutions felt that they were doing at providing their publics with positive experiences and learning outcomes.
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Evaluating the NISE Network: Reflections from the Evaluation Workgroup
This NISE Net Evaluation Team document goes into specifics of how we set up our team, what impacts we decided to measure, and what methods we used to collect data on a national scale. It also talks about ethical considerations we took into account and how we shared our work with multiple audiences.
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NISE Net Research on How Visitors Find and Discuss Relevance in the Nano Exhibition (2015)
Publication focused on a study conducted on the Nano exhibition in order to answer the research question: "How do visitors use, interact with, and talk about the exhibit components within the Nano exhibition to learn about the relevance of nano to their lives?"
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