APS Survey 2015

APS Forum on Outreach and Engaging the Public (FOEP)

Survey on Activities of FOEP Members

FOEP wishes to have an overview of the outreach activities of its members. These are separate from education activities, so direct teaching and related activities are not considered outreach here.

Your email
Email addresses will only be used to eliminate duplicate responses.
May we contact you if we want more information?
Yes

No
What is your Position?
Faculty

Govt. Lab staff

Informal science professional

Private sector staff

Other staff

Retired Faculty/staff

Grad Student

Postdoc

Other student

Other...
Are you a member of FOEP?
Yes

No

I don't know
Have you engaged in outreach activities (see below) in the last 5 years?
Yes

No
Concerning outreach activities, your department/institution:

Encourages them Discourages them

Mildly encourages them

Is neutral or indifferent or you don't know

Mildly discourages them
Audiences. Does your outreach primarily target one or more of these:
Please check all that apply.

All of the below Media Students (K-5)

Teachers (K-5) Teachers (6-12) Students (6-12)

Undergraduates Graduate Students Faculty / Scientists

Family General Public Other...

* Only check these if your outreach is designed for these audiences.

* Women

* Minorities

* Policymakers
Activities
Please check all that apply.

Public talks and/or public demos Open Houses Masterclasses Classroom Presentations Podcasts Posters

Speakers Bureau
Summer Institutes Websites Books Brochures Other...

Cafes Scientifique, Physics Slams, etc. Virtual tours Guided Tours Social media (incl. Blogs, Twitter, Facebook)

Ask-a-Scientist programs
Lectures Science festival participant Scout Programs Videos/movies
Would you consider giving a ten-minute contributed talk on outreach at an APS meeting? (Please note that APS allows contributed talks on outreach in addition to talks on your science).

Yes

No

Maybe
If there was a peer-reviewed scholarly journal with articles written by and for scientists, specifically focused on outreach, would you be interested in submitting articles?
Yes

No

Maybe
How would you like FOEP to serve you in your outreach efforts?
Please check all that apply.

Encourage support for outreach

Provide ideas for outreach

Build community among those interested in outreach

Other...
Please add here any of the following:
1) comments
2) descriptions of your outreach projects with URLs of any websites.