Broadening the voice of science: Promoting scientific communication in the undergraduate classroom.

ABSTRACT: Effective and accurate communication of scientific findings is essential. Unfortunately, scientists are not always well trained in how to best communicate their results with other scientists nor do all appreciate the importance of speaking with the public. Here, we provide an example of how the development of oral communication skills can be integrated with research experiences at the undergraduate level. We describe our experiences developing, running, and evaluating a course for undergraduates that complemented their existing undergraduate research experiences with instruction on the nature of science and intensive training on the development of science communication skills. Students delivered science talks, research monologues, and poster presentations about the ecological and evolution

SUBMITTER: Cirino LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5723632 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature