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Holliman, Richard and Curtis, Vickie (2014). Online media. In: Gunstone, Richard ed. Encyclopedia of Science Education. Springer Reference, (In Press). Available from: http://oro.open.ac.uk/35981
Keywords:
internet; World Wide Web; information and communications technology; educational media; media convergence; customization; information literacy; accessibility; open educational resources; enabling technologies; personalisation; online citizen science; collaboration; participation
Brief description:
This chapter provides a definition of online media for informal and formal science learning. It was written for an online encyclopedia of science education.
Some time ago me and my colleague Marianne Fernagut prepared a survey on the use of graphics (charts, maps, diagrams) to communicate environment and sustainable development.
science journalism, digital storytelling, information literacy, public engagement
Brief description:
The globalised digital media ecosystem can be characterised as both dynamic and disruptive. Developments in digital technologies relate closely to emerging social practices.
Exploring the implications of ‘climategate’ for science journalism and public debate in the digital age
Publication citation:
Holliman, Richard (2011). Advocacy in the tail: exploring the implications of ‘climategate’ for science journalism and public debate in the digital age. Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, 12(7), pp. 832–846. Select http://oro.open.ac.uk/29462 for further details.
Keywords:
news media; science journalism; digital age; climate science; blogging; fourth estate; consensus and controversy; openness and transparency; scientific governance
Brief description:
This paper is part of a special issue of Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism.
Mahony, Nick; Newman, Janet and Barnett, Clive eds. (2010). Rethinking the Public: Innovations in Research, Theory and Politics. Bristol: Policy Press. For further details, see: http://oro.open.ac.uk/22827
Keywords:
publics, public sphere, public action, public engagement, mediated communication, globalisation
Brief description:
This book rethinks the public, public communication and public action in a globalising and mediated world.
This guide will help any expert think through the issues that arise when they want to talk about their work to non-experts. It is principally targeted at scientists, engineers and technologists.
