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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">9 Dec 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin</a></h4> </div> <p>Crowdsourcing can build virtual community, engage the public, and build large knowledge databases about science and culture. But what does it take, and how fast can you grow? For some insight, we look at a crowdsourced history site: Historypin is an appealing database of historical photos, with dates, locations, captions, and other metadata. It’s called History <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">18 Nov 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Dinovember: Creative literacy starts young</a></h4> </div> <p>“Uh-oh,” Refe Tuma heard his girls whisper. “Mom and Dad are not going to like this.” It’s Dinovember, and his family’s plastic dinosaurs have been getting into mischief all month. Every year, Tuma and his wife devote the month of November to “convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: dissemination</h1> </div> <div class="post-2846 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications category-strategy tag-audience tag-culture tag-dissemination tag-education tag-google tag-outreach tag-public-relations tag-visitors tag-volunteer tag-wikipedia" id="post-2846"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/08/09/reaching-the-public-via-wikipedia/" rel="bookmark">Reaching the public via Wikipedia</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/08/09/reaching-the-public-via-wikipedia/" rel="bookmark">August 9th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2908" title="Wikipedia" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Screen-Shot-2011-08-09-at-7.12.17-PM.png" alt="" width="120" height="145" />Wikipedia, the free, online encyclopedia that “anyone can edit,” is a useful way to deliver scientific and cultural knowledge to the public. Wikipedia is the <a href="http://www.google.com/adplanner/static/top1000/">5th most visited</a> web site, with <a href="http://stats.wikimedia.org/reportcard/RC_2011_04_detailed.html">400</a>–<a href="https://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_profile#siteDetails?uid=domain%253A%2520wikipedia.org&geo=001&lp=false">450</a> million unique visitors per month.</p> <p>It’s not “merely a larger audience, but a different audience,” says Sara Snyder, webmaster for the Smithsonian Institution’s <a href="http://www.aaa.si.edu/">Archives of American Art</a>, who has recently started to use Wikipedia more. She says, “Our main website is geared towards an academic-minded or university-level student, researcher, curator, or professional art historian. Yet we have information and collections that may inform or appeal to a broader set of folks, such as younger students and art enthusiasts. Wikipedia is a platform for trying to start serving those researchers too, without overhauling the current way we do business or our existing website.” <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/08/09/reaching-the-public-via-wikipedia/#more-2846" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Reaching the public via Wikipedia">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/08/09/reaching-the-public-via-wikipedia/#comments">4 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/culture/" rel="tag">culture</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google/" rel="tag">google</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/public-relations/" rel="tag">public relations</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/volunteer/" rel="tag">volunteer</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/wikipedia/" rel="tag">Wikipedia</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-916 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-interactivity category-strategy tag-apple tag-apps tag-costs tag-data tag-dissemination tag-ebooks tag-ipad tag-iphone tag-mobile tag-scientist tag-solar-system" id="post-916"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/21/making-of-science-apps-not-the-usual-suspects/" rel="bookmark">Making of science apps: Not the usual suspects</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/21/making-of-science-apps-not-the-usual-suspects/" rel="bookmark">February 21st, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-920" title="Screen shot of a science app on the iPad" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-18-at-2.20.36-AM.png" alt="" width="209" height="145" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-18-at-2.20.36-AM.png 209w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-18-at-2.20.36-AM-150x104.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px" /> On the screens of millions of iPad and other mobile devices, moons and stars, elements and molecules swirl beneath our fingertips. Developer Mike Howard says he wants to “make you feel like you are actually there in orbit.” Theodore Gray wants you to look at the periodic table and be transported to the world of Harry Potter, feeling as “if you checked out a magical version of The Elements from the Hogwarts library.”</p> <p>Apps represent a shift in how students and the public learn about science. Currently, the best science apps are<strong> not</strong> being created by museums, traditional publishers, or curriculum developers — They are being created by enthusiastic solo developers, research centers, and new software companies with a penchant for science and public education. We’ll look at what motivated these app creators, what it took to make the apps, and how successful they have been. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/21/making-of-science-apps-not-the-usual-suspects/#more-916" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Making of science apps: Not the usual suspects">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/21/making-of-science-apps-not-the-usual-suspects/#comments">10 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/costs/" rel="tag">costs</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ebooks/" rel="tag">ebooks</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ipad/" rel="tag">IPad</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/scientist/" rel="tag">scientist</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/solar-system/" rel="tag">solar system</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-111 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-strategy tag-digital-divide tag-dissemination tag-emerging-markets tag-mobile tag-mobile-phone" id="post-111"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/06/01/when-is-good-enough-more-than-enough/" rel="bookmark">When is good enough more than enough?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/06/01/when-is-good-enough-more-than-enough/" rel="bookmark">June 1st, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Stepping into emerging markets with informational infrastructure. An “obsolete” computer in the West might be useful and well-received by poorer communities.  Problem The digital divide that exists between those with access to technology and those without is exacerbated by the constant improvements – revisions and upgrades – generated by software developers and hardware manufacturers in</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/06/01/when-is-good-enough-more-than-enough/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/digital-divide/" rel="tag">digital divide</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/emerging-markets/" rel="tag">emerging markets</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile-phone/" rel="tag">mobile phone</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-344 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications tag-content-management tag-dissemination tag-navigation tag-user-interface" id="post-344"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/site-difficult-to-update/" rel="bookmark">Site difficult to update</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/site-difficult-to-update/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Implementing a web-based content management system helps keep your site fresh. Since we are not all born technical geniuses, we often rely on other to update our sites… a recipe for stagnation and delay. Problem It’s so difficult to update web content that the site becomes stale and visitors don’t return. Solution A web interface</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/site-difficult-to-update/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/navigation/" rel="tag">navigation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/user-interface/" rel="tag">user interface</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-342 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications category-learning tag-dissemination tag-personalization" id="post-342"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/user-needs-are-unmet/" rel="bookmark">User needs are unmet</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/user-needs-are-unmet/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Personalizing web content helps ensure that users’ needs are met. Not everyone wants the same cabbage. Not every user needs the same content. Problem A website can’t effectively meet the needs of users because it isn’t adaptable to their individual needs. Solution Develop multiple versions of web pages in a variety of formats and allow</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/user-needs-are-unmet/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/personalization/" rel="tag">personalization</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-339 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications category-interactivity tag-dissemination tag-navigation tag-user-interface" id="post-339"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/difficulty-of-navigation/" rel="bookmark">Difficulty of navigation</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/difficulty-of-navigation/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Organizing content into a logical system makes your site easier to navigate. Pointing users in the right direction is critical to delivering relevant information to users. This signpost from the M*A*S*H television series let the 4077th know which way was home. Problem Your website is difficult for users to navigate, making it next to impossible</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/difficulty-of-navigation/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/navigation/" rel="tag">navigation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/user-interface/" rel="tag">user interface</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-337 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-communications category-technology tag-content-management tag-dissemination" id="post-337"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/expense-of-web-design/" rel="bookmark">Expense of web design</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/expense-of-web-design/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Separating a site’s design from its content makes a re-design less costly. Problem It’s expensive to pay for the services of a web designer, and doubly expensive if you decide to change the site’s design at some point during the site’s life cycle. Solution Separate a website’s content, design, and structure, so the design can</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/expense-of-web-design/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-335 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-communications category-technology tag-content-management tag-dissemination" id="post-335"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/accumulating-outdated-content/" rel="bookmark">Accumulating outdated content</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/accumulating-outdated-content/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Technological tools can routinely prune obsolete web site content. Problem As a website grows, it tends to accumulate outdated content that detracts from the site’s effectiveness. Like wilted sunflowers, outdated content can detract from the attractiveness and usefulness of your web site. Solution Content management software allows a project to set content expiration dates and</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/accumulating-outdated-content/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-330 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-communications tag-content-management tag-dissemination" id="post-330"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/expense-of-maintaining-a-website/" rel="bookmark">Expense of maintaining a website</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/expense-of-maintaining-a-website/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Utilizing common tools and hosting solutions can minimize web site expenses. The technical complexities of running web servers can be costly – but you do not need to do it yourself. Problem Hosting and maintaining a website is expensive and can be cost-prohibitive for many projects. Solution Utilize remote hosting and a content management software</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/expense-of-maintaining-a-website/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-320 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-communications tag-authoring tag-content-management tag-dissemination" id="post-320"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/authors-lack-technical-expertise/" rel="bookmark">Authors lack technical expertise</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/authors-lack-technical-expertise/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>WYSIWYG user interfaces enable non-technical personnel to publish site content. With a simple, web-based interface, project directors need not deal with complex, impenetrable code. Problem The design of the website may look wonderful, but the project director can’t effectively place or update online content. Solution A simple, web-based interface allows project directors and authors to</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/authors-lack-technical-expertise/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/authoring/" rel="tag">authoring</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="navigation pagination" role="navigation"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current='page' class='page-numbers current'>1</span> <a class='page-numbers' href='https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/page/2/'>2</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/page/2/">Next page</a></div> </nav> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="page-nav"> <ul> <li id="menu-item-4498" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4498"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4497" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4497"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/about/">Mission & history</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4499" class="popup menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4499"><a title="popup" class="js-btn-show-popups" href="#wrapper">Browse topics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4666" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4666"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/contact/">Contact IDEA</a></li> <li>Copyright © 2024 <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog">IDEA</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </footer> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.idea.org\/blog\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/themes/ideaorg/js/jquery.main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y68B45MT0H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y68B45MT0H'); </script> </html>