Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference

The iDigBio Education and Outreach team has recently resumed open online meetings where invited members of the natural history education community highlight their innovative approaches to STEM programs. Some of the presenters have included members of the Yale Peabody Museum’s EVOLUTIONS (Evoking Learning and Understanding through Investigations of the Natural Sciences, or EVO for short) program and Bishop Museum’s PILSBry (Pacific Island Land Snail Biodiversity Repository) Thematic Collections Network (TCN). The iDigBio Education and Outreach team has also been focusing on incorporating social media platforms as a vital tool for science communication to broad audiences. This presentation will explore the varied new and exciting ways that iDigBio and TCN communities are advancing STEM education and outreach, how science communication can be effectively used in museum settings, the importance of mobilizing and making use of collections data in education, and ways to implement this work at other institutions and programs.

Co-authors: Norine Yeung, Bishop Museum; Elizabeth Ellwood, iDigBio