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1. A POSSIBLE DIALOGUE BETWEEN
RESEARCHERS AND SOCIETY:THE
“I’M SCIENTIST. GET ME OUT OF
HERE” CASE.
Sandra Paggetti
16/10/2014 EDUCAFE, METID – Politecnico di Milano

2. WHAT IT IS
A free online event where school students
meet and interact with scientists.
Since 2011

3. HOW IT WORKS
Students can:
• ask
• chat
• vote
The most voted scientist
win £ 500,00 to be used
for a science
communication project

4. FORMAT
Format
• Online live text-based chat
• Webmedia answers
texts, images, YouTube videos

5. TIMING
Duration
• Single live chat session: 30 minutes
Schedule
• No more than 3 chats a day

6. THE MAIN ACTORS
Learning actors
Primary school
• teachers
• students (5 -13 years)
1. inside
Scientists
Staff
Back Office
• Organization equipment
• Moderator chat room
Supporters
2. outside
1
1
2
2

7. WHO DOES WHAT
Teachers
Estimated working time: 2/4 hours
1 introductory lesson (Prepare students)
1 homework of reading more about the scientists
and submitting questions (Deepings)
1 lesson of live chat with the scientists (Get in touch with
the tool)

8. WHO DOES WHAT
Scientists
Estimated working time: 2/4 hours
A short summary about their own job
1 lesson of live chat
Answering student questions

9. WHO DOES WHAT
Staff
Lesson plans
Guides
Calendar
Evaluation
Dissemination
Updating website

10. FUNDERS
Main funder: Wellcome Trust
Key Zone funders
• Science & Technology Facilities
Council (STFC)
• Royal Society of Chemistry
• Stimulating Physics Network
• e-Bug
More info

11. DIFFUSION
http://about.imascientist.org.uk/about/teach
er-and-scientist-map/

12. WEB TOUR
HOME TEACHERS SCIENTISTS ABOUT CONTACT
http://imascientist.org.uk/

13. FOLLOW-UP
Let’s see what some winners did with their
money prizes
http://about.imascientist.org.uk/category/prize-winner/

14. CONNECTION WITH
FLIPPED CLASSROOM
SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS
SOCIAL MEDIA DISSEMINATION

15. WHAT POLITECNICO COULD DO
MAYBE, MORE INTERACTIVE MOOCS ….
MAYBE, A MORE STIMULATING WEBINARS
MAYBE , AN INNOVATIVE DISSEMINATION AS
LEARNING ACTION
MAYBE, A “SIMPLE” FLIPPED CLASSROOM AS SPECIAL
SESSIONS

16. Final greetings
Bye, bye.
Thank you for your attention and
patience.