Public Engagement for Scientists: Effective Communication
Master scientific communication for diverse audiences. Learn textual and visual strategies for impactful engagement.
Master scientific communication for diverse audiences. Learn textual and visual strategies for impactful engagement.
This comprehensive course equips scientists with essential strategies for engaging diverse audiences with scientific information. Students will learn to communicate complex knowledge through both textual and visual methods, tailoring their approach to various contexts. The curriculum covers key communication challenges, data visualization techniques, writing for different audiences (from peers to the general public), and ethical considerations in scientific communication. Practical assignments and exercises enhance understanding of the scientist-audience relationship, preparing participants for effective communication in various professional settings.
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What you'll learn
Explain key strategies for communicating scientific information to diverse audiences
Analyze communicative situations to determine audience needs
Design effective visual and textual forms of scientific communication
Prepare documents using appropriate formatting, style, and graphics
Implement data visualization techniques using R
Tailor communication for different professional contexts (peers, researchers, general public)
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
5.87 Hours PreRecorded video
36 assignments
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There are 9 modules in this course
This course provides scientists with comprehensive strategies for effective public engagement and scientific communication. It covers a wide range of topics, from understanding the challenges of communicating complex information to diverse audiences, to mastering data visualization techniques and tailoring communication for different professional contexts. Students will learn how to translate complex scientific concepts, create impactful visual representations of data, and construct persuasive arguments for various audiences, including peers, other professionals, and the general public. The course emphasizes both theoretical understanding and practical application, with a focus on ethical considerations in scientific communication.
Scientists and Everyone Else: Key Communication Challenges
Module 1 · 7 Hours to complete
Foundations I: Translating Tough Material
Module 2 · 6 Hours to complete
Foundations II: Data Visualization, Part 1
Module 3 · 6 Hours to complete
Foundations II: Data Visualization, Part 2
Module 4 · 5 Hours to complete
Communicating Science to Researchers
Module 5 · 7 Hours to complete
Communicating Science to your Peers
Module 6 · 6 Hours to complete
Communicating Science to other Professionals
Module 7 · 5 Hours to complete
Communicating Science to the General Public
Module 8 · 7 Hours to complete
Summative Course Assessment
Module 9 · 3 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Expert in Communication Across the Curriculum at Illinois Tech
Hannah Ringler is an Assistant Teaching Professor and the Director of the Communication Across the Curriculum program at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Her research integrates methods from language studies and natural language processing, focusing on how technology can enhance writing education. In her role, she oversees the university's writing curriculum, ensuring that communication skills are effectively taught across various disciplines. Hannah has experience teaching courses in academic and technical writing, first-year composition, rhetorical grammar, and computational text analysis. Her work emphasizes the importance of writing as a critical skill in today's technological landscape.
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