de Lima, J., Adnađević, T., Barstad, J., Georgiou, M., Holm, S., Kenig, B., Martinelli, L., Nogueira, T., Savkovic, U., Tsopoglou-Gkina, D. & Milosevic, T. (2023) Developing non-formal learning activities focused on increasing evolutionary knowledge and scientific literacy. 63 pp. DOI:10.5281/ZENODO.7711038.
Non-formal learning activities have an important role in continuous education of the general audience, and thus provide an essential element in increasing evolutionary knowledge and scientific literacy for European citizens, beyond the formal schooling. This guide brings together explanations of how non-formal learning can be designed, with special emphasis on evaluating the activities. The guide describes common activity types and examples encountered in our scoping conducted via surveys, personal contacts, and literature and internet search. Additionally, it provides both general guidelines on designing non-formal evolution-themed activities, as well as specific suggestions to consider when designing workshops, educational trails or nature paths, exhibitions / exhibits / info boards, citizen science projects, games, MOOCs, art activities, and public outreach events. It also provides reflection points for practitioners (activity designers, educators, science communicators) to embed evaluation as a form of engaging activity participants, as well as a tool to assess the impact and improve practice.
Teresa Nogueira Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics
