kelly borgmann and dylan hayes
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Informing the public through multimedia outlets: How a team of interdisciplinary scientists aided in the understanding of local water quality issues. Kelly Borgmann and Dylan Hayes. Background. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Informing the public through multimedia outlets:How a team of interdisciplinary scientists aided in
the understanding of local water quality issues
Kelly Borgmann and Dylan Hayes
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Background•In November of 2011 Dr. Adam Kuban approached Dr. Lee Florea to talk about the problems between journalism and science.
•In the spring of 2013 they started a Ball State Immersive Learning course through the BBC.
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They interviewed students and put together a team of journalism and science
students to study water quality in Delaware County
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Background
Building Better Communities (BBC)•teams of students work with communities, businesses, and government agencies to develop real-world solutions to real-world problems•engage participants in an active learning process that is student-driven but guided by a faculty mentor
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Background
Our community partner, FlatLand Resources
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Background
Why water quality?
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Methods
What we did:•Field Sampling•Laboratory Analysis•Interviews and Media Production
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Results:Our website
All our data and
publications were
collected and put on a
website.
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Discussion:Why use multi-media
•Accessibility •Use by multiple organizations•Future expansion
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Discussion:Merging Science and Media
•15 students representing 6 majors worked on this project. •Everyone participated in both the scientific and media tasks. •Media students learned about the science behind water quality•Science students learned how to interview and present information in an engaging way.
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Discussion:Community Impact
•Website hosted on the Soil Water Resources webpage•Data collected used by Flatland Resources•Conference presentations•Story on Indiana Public Radio
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Questions?