Description
Is the science centre about to die - or is it kicking and alive? And if so - what kind of role does it possibly play in our society? And vice versa; how does the society influence the science centre? These are the questions framing this presentation. As a point of departure, we use a Danish example of an innovative exhibition concept facilitated by mobile phones and creating a so-called augmented reality. This exhibition concept represents a change within the science centre field going from providing science to the public in the form of definite truths, to providing a context aiming to scaffold the visitors and facilitate meaning making. On the societal level tendencies seem to point in the same direction, e.g. regarding the emphasized importance of facilitating scientific literacy, and likewise within the formal school system where critics claim that ‘cookbook-like' hands-on experiments are too structured and fails to facilitate reflection. We argue that the relation between the science centre setting and the society/formal school system are linked and also dialectic, but that science centres are enterprising. Thereby, science centres are indeed alive and hold great potential of becoming an important contributor to the educational agenda in the years to come.| Period | 1 Sept 2009 |
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| Event title | New innovative exhibition designs may lead the way |
| Event type | Conference |
| Organiser | ESERA |
| Location | Istanbul, TurkeyShow on map |