Garry Hoban is Professor in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Wendy Nielsen is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Alyce Shepherd is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
This timely and innovative book encourages us to 'flip the classroom' and empower our students to become content creators. Through creating digital media, they will not only improve their communication skills, but also gain a deeper understanding of core scientific concepts. This book will inspire science academics and science teacher educators to design learning experiences that allow students to take control of their own learning, to generate media that will stimulate them to engage with, learn about, and become effective communicators of science. Professors Susan Jones and Brian F. Yates, Australian Learning and Teaching Council Discipline Scholars for Science Represents a giant leap forward in our understanding of how digital media can enrich not only the learning of science but also the professional learning of science teachers. Professor Tom Russell, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada This excellent edited collection brings together authors at the forefront of promoting media creation in science by children and young people. New media of all kinds are the most culturally significant forms in the lives of learners and the work in this book shows how they can move between home and school and provide new contexts for learning as well as an understanding of key concepts. Dr John Potter, London Knowledge Lab, Dept. of Culture, Communication and Media, University College London, UK