April 4, 2022

Just published:

Morais, C., Moreira, L., Aguiar, T., & Teixeira, A. (2022). A avaliação da comunicação de ciência em espaços não-formais: Perspetivas do projeto I SEA. In I. Lara & J. Vargas (Eds.), Um museu interativo e a educação em ciências e matemática: Algumas propostas de ensino com pesquisa (pp. 183-208). ediPUCRS.

February 7, 2022

Just published, a paper about a non-obtrusive evaluation method of science communication in the Journal of Science Communication.

Summary:

This paper focuses on developing and assessing a non-obtrusive and transformative method, based on virtual reality, to evaluate science communication projects in science centres. The method was tested using deep-sea cutting-edge scientific content. We applied a mixed design, with 72 adult participants randomly assigned to experimental conditions (with/without exhibition exposure). Results showed that the exhibition promoted a better understanding of science. The non-obtrusive measures on awareness and engagement were positively related with questions posed via questionnaire and interview. The study adds theoretical and empirical support to the design and implementation of non-obtrusive and transformative evaluation experiences in science exhibitions in science centres and museums

Reference:

Morais, C., Moreira, L., Teixeira, A., Aguiar, T., Coelho, A., Pereira, V., Jacinto, A., Varzim, M., Paiva, J. C., & Rosa, M. (in press). Visitors come to experience science: Towards a non-obtrusive evaluation method based on immersive virtual reality. Journal of Science Communication, 21(01), A04. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.21010204

January 11, 2022

Coming soon...

A paper about a non-obtrusive evaluation method of science communication to be published in the Journal of Science Commucation.

Morais, C., Moreira, L., Teixeira, A., Aguiar, T., Coelho, A., Pereira, V., Jacinto, A., Varzim, M., Paiva, J. C., & Rosa, M. (in press). Visitors come to experience science: Towards a non-obtrusive evaluation method based on immersive virtual reality. Journal of Science Communication.

December 6, 2021

Coming soon...

A talk on Bruno Latour's actor network theory to be delivered on January 25, 2022 at Instituto de Sociologia - Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto.

https://sigarra.up.pt/flup/pt/noticias_geral.ver_noticia?p_nr=134763

Summary (in Portuguese)

Pretende-se nesta sessão de trabalho expor sumariamente a proposta teórica de Latour e discutir as suas implicações para as ciências sociais e humanas. Contra uma sociologia do social, Latour propõe uma sociologia das associações. Trata-se de reconhecer, por um lado, as fontes de incerteza que interferem com a tarefa de rastrear o social e, por outro, os movimentos que tornam as associações novamente rastreáveis (relocalizar o global, redistribuir o local, ligar os locais). Incisiva e pertinente, a proposta latouriana desemboca num paradoxo. Será possível respeitar o espírito da crítica latouriana usando a teoria-ator-rede?

December 2, 2021

Invited by Professor Pedro Quelhas Brito, I delivered a talk about my PhD in a course of the Digital Media Program at the Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto. Rather than advising, and knowing that advices are of little use when come from others, I focused on the research process. It was an engaging experience with stimulating questions and observations from the audience.