The truth is ScienceOnline is one of the most inclusive science communities I have ever encountered.? I think it?s because the people who attend this unconference ? where everyone fully participates ? are science communicators in every sense of the word. Whether they tweet or blog or write for mainstream media or author popular science books or textbooks or present formal talks to other scientists/engineers or crack jokes at a bar or stand on a soapbox or teach K-12, undergrad or grad students or work in a museum or moonlight as after-school tutors, every #scio12 attendee has one thing in common: we enthusiastically share science with a world of people who are too often under-exposed to it.
Diversity in Science Carnival
I moderated? a panel Broadening the Participation of Underrepresented Populations in Online Science Communication & Communities and Minority Postdoc was co-piloting the panel. Not only did he quickly post an aggregate of links, the notes, and summary of suggested Action Items at ScienceOnline2012; he?s actually the reason why the discussion was treated to the sage words of Dr. Cynthia Coleman.? She definitely was the highlight of the session, as I share in my summary of the discussion,? #scio12: The Big Takeaway from the Broadening Participation Panel. She also shared her own thoughts and feelings as a first time ScienceOnline attendee at The Science Conversation?Bubble at Musings on Native Science.? North Carolina A&T University Aggie Research Blog wrote up a very nice summary of the session in Broadening participation in the STEM disciplines: Insights from a diverse group at Science?Online.
Madhu Katti of Reconciliation Ecology lead a new panel, Science Writing in & for Developing Nations.? It was a discussion of the whys and hows of writing, blogging, texting, and tweeting? in developing nations. One of the most important points from this discussion was to? be aware of what science outreach and online science communication colleagues in developing nations may already be doing. Plus, it serves as a good way to get an idea of what the technology capabilities and challengers are in different nations. Tim Skellet recorded video of the panel.
This year, we were all treated to something new and dynamic: a hands-on lesson in sketchnoting Science Storyteller and Illustrator, Perrin Ireland.? Science Scribe 2.0 at taught a room of doodlers how to become artists-on-the-fly and take our science communication to new depths.? I gave it a try, but wasn?t nearly as impressive as Katie PhD, I sketched #scio12. Her graphic summary of the Blogging Science While Female was right on.
And speaking of Blogging Science While Female?
#scio12 #BSWF sketch notes by Katie PhD
There were a few sessions that tackled science and science communicating from the female perspective.? First there was the session proper, moderated by Christie Wilcox and Janet Stemwedel.? I didn?t get a chance to attend this session, but Blogging Science While Female ? the Storify at Science Sushi has all of the details of the discussion, prior, during, and post. Kate Clancy of Context & Variation explains that being the voice for others can give you the blues and why the community/network function of blogging is so very important to women in Blogging While Female, and Why We Need a Posse.? I couldn?t agree more.
Next there was session on Sex, Gender and Controversy that had everyone giggling and thinking ? which is exactly what they moderators Scicurious and Kate Clancy had in mind.? Risky topics are a perfect way to attract and engage people into deeper science (education) conversations.? Marissa Fessenden serves up one awesome Storify summary in Duck sex: blogging risky topics. Plus Scicurious and Kate hand in some awesome summary blog posts as well.
Sex, Gender, and Controversy, a #scio12 WRAPUP at The Scicurious Brain
Sex, Gender and Controversy: Scicurious and Kate Clancy?s Science Online 2012 Session at Context & Variation
Finally, there was a session on Writing for Women?s & Men?s Magazines .? It seems these magazines are an ideal outlet for science outreach (and earning pretty nice freelance money) because they boast large, loyal readerships.? The Mother Geek at Science 3.0 gives very good Notes on the #Scio12 women?s magazine session presented by Maryn McKenna and Elizabeth Devita-Raeburn.
In Musings on #Diversity at #Scio12, Guest Post by Daniela Hernandez, Daniela shares personal reflections from a few of the above-mentioned sessions, noting how ?the conversation about diversity?s role in science and science communication?spilled beyond the 60-minute?discussion.?? It permeated the?entire unconference.? It was true and she really articulates how many people really felt.
Diversity means having an open mind and understanding that other people may have a different?but just as valid?worldview.
And no one embodied Daniela?s words more than Kevin Zelnio at Deep Sea News.? I?ve got to call what it is, He brings it home, big time!! In #IamScience: Embracing Personal Experience on Our Rise Through Science, Kevin created a hashtag, a meme, and movement inspiring scientists across the Twitterverse to share their personal stories of overcoming whatever obstacles to stake claim to science, demonstrating the importance of inclusiveness in the science (and academic) experience.
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The next edition of the Diversity in Science Carnival will be our third anniversary of the carnival and celebration of Black History Month hosted at PhD for Life.? Throughout the month of February, write your post, host a guest post of students/colleagues about an African-American Innovator, Educator, and Mentor in any of the STEM fields.? This carnival is open to all: science bloggers, education bloggers, history/political science bloggers, and personal blogs.? This carnival is one of many ways to celebrate science and the people who do science.? Submission deadline is February 25th.? And to help us spread the word, simply snag the Diversity in Science badge and include it in your post as well.
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