Communications Training Courses Across the Leopold Leadership Network
Abstract
For nearly fifteen years, the Leopold Leadership Program has provided science communication training and support to mid-career academic environmental researchers from across North America. There has been an emphasis throughout on effective communication to non-scientific audiences. Increasingly, Leopold fellows have been developing communications courses for their own students, responding to the need for future scientists to be able to communicate well with the public, the media, policy makers and other audiences. At a June 2012 reunion meeting, a group of past fellows and communications trainers conducted a curriculum exchange, sharing experiences and ideas for successful inclusion of communications training in environmental science curricula. This presentation will present case studies from several institutions, including the use of podcasting, web columns, social media, in-person presentation and other presentation styles for connecting general audiences. We will share best practices, challenges and recommendations for curriculum development and institutional acceptance.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012AGUFMED23C0778H
- Keywords:
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- 0800 EDUCATION;
- 0810 EDUCATION / Post-secondary education;
- 0820 EDUCATION / Curriculum and laboratory design