Engageme

nt GM decision in BRAZIL BRAZILIAN NATIONAL EXAMS

Country: BRAZIL Period: 1 month (3 to 5 lessons) Topic: GM decision Participants: 1,473 learners 86 teachers 36 scientists and experts 4 research centers: Fortaleza, Salvador, Curitiba, Florianopolis more than 6,000 visitors in 8 states

Outcomes: 2 workshops, 4 videoclips, 9 games, 4 materials, 42 illustrations, 3 poster seminar 1 national exhibition, 28 knowledge maps, 1 sign language for deaf people

GM decision in BRAZIL Engagement

GM – decision Students with expert partners developed various

products to express their informed-based opinions

posternews image Wall board

magazine gameexhibition

Sign language

Outputs

Evidence-based data : (some) pre and post questionnaires (many) photo/video/audio ( public & private) ( a lot of) comments (VLE) before during and after (various) exemplars of project outputs assessed by teachers

GM decision - Impact on students – RRI skills: communicate ideas

Devise questions

Interrogate sourcesRisks, consequences

Justify opinions

Parana: local seminar with posters Salvador: GM - AR game (Flaras): risks / (conversation lead by student and teachers) group discussion lead buy students & scientist

Do we know what we eat? => exhibition (participants: students, families, academics)

Why is the GM icon not displayed on the Brazilian food labels? => images, blogs (participants: students, media, industry)

Why are people very negative about GM in Brazil? => TV program (participants: students, scientists, media )

What are the benefits of GM food to Brazil? What are the risks of GM and no organic GM free to people? What is the evidence that washing corn that has be grown using pesticides removes the chemicals? => posters (participants: students, academics, farmers, scientists)

Why do some people have an allergy to GM food? => Magazine (students, undergraduates, )

Students’ projects

Evidence-based data : hangouts weSPOT data photo/video/audio ( most public ) post-questionnaire

GM decision - Impact on Teachers - pedagogical tools for RRI

Conversation

blended methods Group discussion

with mobile data

Rural Town in Ceara: Florianopolis: hands-on workshop GM using weSPOT mobile data

Can we design a digital game on GM? => Augmented reality Game (Participants: teachers, computer scientist and biologist // educational designer // undergraduates and students)

How can we adapt the claims to Brazil context for a balanced view on GM & GM free and organic food? => new resources (Participants: Educators, academics, undergraduates, students)

How can we assess the learning of GM decision projects? =>new templates (Participants: Lecturers, Phd students and schools coordinators)

Teachers’ questions

Evidence-based data : (a few) post questionnaire (many) photo/video/audio ( public) (some) exemplars of their outputs: TV programme, AR game, blog news, social media

GM decision - Impact on experts - Educators, Scientists & Media

Inclusion

diversity Anticipation

Adaptive change Openness

Responsiveness

Science Media: TV Broadcast, Science-in-the News, videoclips, interviews: science communicators & research leaders interacting with local community (schools and public)

SP, Salvador: computer scientist, biologist educator and students produced a AR game ( PT and EN)

Parana, Florianopolis: multidisciplinary academic team engaged with teachers to adapt GM activity and plan exhibition

Can students and educators change their opinions about GM after their projects? (Biologist academics)

How can citizens be involved in this debate? (Science Communicators )

How can we engage more schools in this type of project? (Educational Researchers)

How can we provide training to help them create their RRI curriculum materials? (CPD academic providers)

What can the impact of this initiative be measured? (RRI academic coordinator)

Can augmented reality and pervasive games help learners and teachers? (Computer scientists)

Scientists’ interests

Contact: skype with 3 research centers to explain GM decision and ENGAGE research emails, confirmation and the course booklet. Planning: 1 FM with everyone to discuss 10 inquiry skills 1 week on weSPOT to share/ review plans Supporting: 1 weekly hangouts with weSPOT 3 blended workshops teachers in various cities 3 video clips Reflection: 1 global hangout to discuss results 1 hangout after exhibitions for impact / publication

Evidence-based outputs: 3 conferences, 2 chapters, 3 journal papers 3 booklets, 2 new bids

GM decision - Impact for The OU-UK - support & partnershipsMentoring

Brazilian PhD student, teacher,presenting at RRI conference in London

Lessons Learned:

1. STRENGTHS: unexpected high impact, evidence-based outcomes for new funded projects fantastic students and general public engagement

2. CHALLENGES: engaging associate partners (coordinators-volunteers) in Brazil managing time and all interactions coaching and support is a crucial requirement – (overload) structured flexibility is essential to minimising coaching commitment from schools, centers and scientists: the key!