The Challenges of Public Engagement – Going to Where the People Are
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Grades: 9 - 12
Video Description: Laurna Godwin, Emmy award winning journalist and Founder/President of Vector Communications, shares an example of how important it is to overcome the digital divide in order to best engage the public on an issue of public importance.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Communications-4**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in conjunction with a student activity/project that has them engaging the public in research on a specific subject.
- Invite a public engagement facilitator to class to answer student questions about the process for creating public engagement events and show this video in advance to help students develop questions to ask.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
