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Learn more about Informalscience - the creators, the funders, and future plans... |
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WHO WE ARE
Informalscience seeks to promote and advance the field of informal learning in science and other domains. This site is a place to share knowledge and support a community of learners to inform informal science learning standards and practices.
The website is an ongoing project of the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Learning in Out of School Environments (UPCLOSE) at the Learning Research and Development Center. UPCLOSE is a group of researchers and educators dedicated to building and applying a practical theory of learning and teaching in informal environments. Through creative partnerships with museums and other non-profits, we are exploring new ways to conceptualize and evaluate informal learning.
ADVISORY BOARD
UPCLOSE is working closely with an eleven-member Working Board of Advisors to build the next version of InformalScience.org. The board includes practitioners and researchers who have demonstrated a strong commitment to improving informal learning and strengthening connections between research and practice. Going forward, our advisors will serve as community leaders, active contributors and stewards to help cultivate a vibrant online community of learners for informal science education.
WHO YOU ARE
Online survey results reveal that informalscience.org has a broad base of users. Respondents represented a variety of professions, including educators, evaluators, designers, administrators, students, producers and writers. Site visitors come from museums, university/independent research groups, and other types of organizations involved in informal learning (e.g., multimedia, design firms, afterschool programs).
FUNDING PARTNERS
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering. Today's investments in people, in ideas, and in the exploration of the unknown will help determine the course of the United States in the 21st century.
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