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Adapting for remote delivery during COVID-19: Insights from a science engagement project

Hartley, Jackie; Hobbs, Laura; Stevens, Carly

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Jackie Hartley

Carly Stevens



Abstract

Science Hunters is an established outreach program using the computer game Minecraft to engage children in science. Before the pandemic, Science Hunters regularly delivered sessions schools but ceased delivering face-to-face sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online remote delivery was trialed in eight schools, with 201 children age 9-11 and 21 schoolteachers and classroom assistants. This paper aims to evaluate the success of making the change from face-to-face to remote delivery. Children‟s feedback indicated they were as positive about Science Hunters online sessions as those previously delivered in-person. Teachers rated the session organisation, delivery and student benefit on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest); mean scores of 4.47-4.76 were returned and 100% would repeat the session. The study found that pre-session discussions with teachers covering expectations, training and technical set-up were key to running session successfully. Using activities to run alongside Minecraft sections made the session more immersive and videos at the start of the activity were particularly successful and were carried forward to face-to-face sessions.

Citation

Hartley, J., Hobbs, L., & Stevens, C. (2023). Adapting for remote delivery during COVID-19: Insights from a science engagement project. Natural Sciences Education, 52(1), Article e20108. https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20108

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 21, 2023
Online Publication Date Mar 6, 2023
Publication Date Jun 1, 2023
Deposit Date Mar 8, 2023
Publicly Available Date May 15, 2023
Journal Natural Sciences Education
Electronic ISSN 2168-8281
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 52
Issue 1
Article Number e20108
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20108
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10508025
Publisher URL https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/nse2.20108

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