Virtual Science Museums of China Communicating Science to the Public via CSTNet

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1 Virtual Science Museums of China Communicating Science to the Public via CSTNet Wen Li CNIC, CAS

2 Outline What is VSMC Motivity Current status a WSA winner Work since 1999 Content Application Outreach Collaboration Online demo Conclusion

3 What is VSMC A project initiated by CNIC Opening Ceremony on Oct. 25th, 1999

4 CAS -> CNIC + research institututions -> VSMC

5 VSMC: Organization Chinese Academy of Sciences VSMC Consultants Committee Computer Network Information Center Scientific Database Center Institute of Zoology Institute of Geography & Limnology Institute of Botany. Institute of Hydrobiology Content Group Tech Group Outreach Group

6 Model in Virtual Science Museums

7 Motivity China s s Internet Boost in International Bandwidth, Number of Websites and Internet Users Internet Users:94 million( ) Lack of Internet-based contents for Science Education in 1990s With Scientific Database and China Science and Technology Network, CNIC has priorities in promoting Public Understanding of Science via Internet Therefore, CNIC initiated the Virtual Science Museums of China in 1999

8 Motivity: Meet the demands Internet boosts in China since 1994

9 Meet the demands Most Internet users are young

10 Meet the demands Most Internet users are students

11 Meet the demands Most usages are getting info. via the net

12 Meet the demands Few websites provide S&T content 44.6% users complained cut and copy

13 Current status China s largest cluster of Virtual Science Museums Well-received by the Audience Recognized by the Authorities

14 Virtual Museums 60 Virtual Museums in Chinese and 10 in English Collaborate with 28 CAS institutes, over 80 organizations, and more than 100 scientists 300GB raw data and 30GB data released Initiated the Federation for Internet-based Public Science Education and joined the Union of Internet-based Science Popularization

15 Well-received by Audience 42 million visitors in total by Mar. 31 st 29,495 visitors each day since 2002 Rank high in Alexa among the websites for science communication in China Reports of newspapers and TV programs Letter of recognition from audience

16 Well-received by Audience Reports from domestic newspapers

17 Recognized by Authorities Receive continuous support from National Natural Science Foundation of China and China Association for Science and Technology NSF-funded collaboration with ITS Center of Texas A&M University Selected as one of the most excellent cultural websites by the Organizing Committee for China Internet Manners and Culture Project

18 Recognized by Authorities

19 World Summit Award on e-science Nominated on Sep 2 nd, 2005 Will be rewarded on Nov. 16th in Tunis

20 Work has been done Content Application Outreach Collaboration

21 Content Structure Virtual Science Museum Catalog Museum Exhibit Principle of the Universe Story of the Earth Mystery of lives Discover the Universe Technology Culture & Civilization. Wild animals Plant Dinosaur. amazing economic garden environment

22 homepage

23 Exhibition zone

24 museum

25 Text + Picture

26 Show principle

27 Show process

28 Streaming media

29 webcast

30 bilingual

31 Application is the king Get audience involved not only read Creative Applications for science practice Getting fun Facing challenge Practice Get feedback Contribute Team work

32 Getting fun

33 Facing challenge girl vs. SARS

34 Practice

35 Practice

36 Feedback Curriculum Design based on Virtual Science Museums

37 Contribute Encourage audience to submit their observation and feedback

38 Discuss VSMC Forum:

39 Outreach Organize Face-to-Face Activities for the Public

40 Collaboration HK mirror site Evaluate and promote Integrate and share

41 FIPSE: Opening Ceremony

42 Conclusion Internet begins to serve as an important media for science communication. Science communication practitioners are force at the core and the science community is indispensable. Besides knowledge, method, procedure and social responsibility of science need to be communicated. Network and information technology help build a bridge between the science community and public. Internet-based science communication is on its very early stage, more efforts and pioneers are needed

43 Thank you!