We have a lot of things lined up for this weekend. Hubby initially planned to drive to Subic to check out Zoobic Safari and Ocean Adventure. But we have been really busy during this weekend with school stuffs and lots of shopping for my daugther’s school stuff that we end up just hitting the mall instead of going out of town.
But I was happy because I was able to finish all my pending tasks for school. Here is my first post on our discussion board for my Development Communication Subject:
Producing a “Can-do “ Society with Science Communication
Both the paper of Dr. Castillo and the survey done by the Royal Society both recognize the importance of science and how it affects our daily lives. They both recognize that in order for Science to progress, there should be an effort to bring science closer to the society and that is the work of science communicators. Bringing Science closer to society educates the community thus producing a “can-do” society.
In relation to Module 1, Science and Science Communication have something in common in that both should conform to the norms and values of Science like universalism, communalism, disinterestedness, organized skepticism, good work, honesty and simplicity. But I think Science Communicator has a more complex task because aside from adhering to the norms and values of science, they have to simplify these scientific works in order for non-specialist or the public to truly understand it. And once the community understood the value of this scientific work, and then I think it is the only time that they will participate actively and be involved. So this responsibility lies on the hands of science communicators.
Getting the public involve is a win-win scenario for both the scientists and the society. I think all scientific work directly affects humans and to hear the scrutiny of those that will be directly affected by this work will give scientist more knowledge in order to succeed as they will know which directions to take base from the inputs of society. The public on the other hand will be able to voice out their concerns to those dealing with the scientific work.
Dr. Castillo mentioned that Scientist is not highly valued in the Philippines and if we are to go by the content of everyday media, then science is but a tiny blip in our national consciousness. Take for example the global warming issue which is a big global problem. I saw one documentary show where they interviewed a Scientist from UK and he commented that our government is not making that much effort to educate the public on the effects of global warming and on what the people can do to solve the global warming issue. Maybe, our politicians think that common Filipinos don’t even know what global warming means so why would they spend time to educate people if this will not give them votes come election time. But if only our people are well educated about Science, then Global Warming is not that hard a thing to resolve since all we need is to learn how to care for our environment.
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I was quite happy. I was really having a hard time organizing my thoughts that I have to read the two papers and our module several times and I have to do a little research also before I was able to come up with this answer. But I am glad because my FIC (faculty in charge) said that I was able to raise good points.
So kudos to me. LOL. I better start reading my next module and the additional readings as we have another assignment to answer for this week.
But I was happy because I was able to finish all my pending tasks for school. Here is my first post on our discussion board for my Development Communication Subject:
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Producing a “Can-do “ Society with Science Communication
Both the paper of Dr. Castillo and the survey done by the Royal Society both recognize the importance of science and how it affects our daily lives. They both recognize that in order for Science to progress, there should be an effort to bring science closer to the society and that is the work of science communicators. Bringing Science closer to society educates the community thus producing a “can-do” society.
In relation to Module 1, Science and Science Communication have something in common in that both should conform to the norms and values of Science like universalism, communalism, disinterestedness, organized skepticism, good work, honesty and simplicity. But I think Science Communicator has a more complex task because aside from adhering to the norms and values of science, they have to simplify these scientific works in order for non-specialist or the public to truly understand it. And once the community understood the value of this scientific work, and then I think it is the only time that they will participate actively and be involved. So this responsibility lies on the hands of science communicators.
Getting the public involve is a win-win scenario for both the scientists and the society. I think all scientific work directly affects humans and to hear the scrutiny of those that will be directly affected by this work will give scientist more knowledge in order to succeed as they will know which directions to take base from the inputs of society. The public on the other hand will be able to voice out their concerns to those dealing with the scientific work.
Dr. Castillo mentioned that Scientist is not highly valued in the Philippines and if we are to go by the content of everyday media, then science is but a tiny blip in our national consciousness. Take for example the global warming issue which is a big global problem. I saw one documentary show where they interviewed a Scientist from UK and he commented that our government is not making that much effort to educate the public on the effects of global warming and on what the people can do to solve the global warming issue. Maybe, our politicians think that common Filipinos don’t even know what global warming means so why would they spend time to educate people if this will not give them votes come election time. But if only our people are well educated about Science, then Global Warming is not that hard a thing to resolve since all we need is to learn how to care for our environment.
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I was quite happy. I was really having a hard time organizing my thoughts that I have to read the two papers and our module several times and I have to do a little research also before I was able to come up with this answer. But I am glad because my FIC (faculty in charge) said that I was able to raise good points.
So kudos to me. LOL. I better start reading my next module and the additional readings as we have another assignment to answer for this week.
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